A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala
Rapid urbanisation threatens existing natural areas withincities and the ecosystem services that they provide. This case study forms part of a broader study that investigates the benefits of investing in Green Urban Developmentin African cities. Th...
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okr-10986-264252021-06-14T10:14:46Z A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala Turpie, Jane Day, Liz Gelo Kutela, Dambala Letley, Gwyneth Roed, Chris Forsythe, Kat WETLANDS GREEN GROWTH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS URBANIZATION WATER TREATMENT WATER QUALITY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Rapid urbanisation threatens existing natural areas withincities and the ecosystem services that they provide. This case study forms part of a broader study that investigates the benefits of investing in Green Urban Developmentin African cities. The Kampala case study focuses on the Nakivubo wetland, one of several large wetland systems that occur within and around the city. This wetland has become severely degraded by polluted water from thecity that passes through the wetland before entering Inner Murchison Bay. However, as the city has continued to grow, pollution flows into the wetland have increased significantly, the size and assimilative capacity of the wetland has decreased, and the costs of water treatment have increased. These concerns, as well as the increasing shortage of public open space areas in the city that are available for recreation, haveled to the city’s consideration of the rehabilitation of the Nakivubo wetland, both to restore its functioning and to create the opportunity for a recreational area with associated possibilities for economic development. This study provides a preliminary evaluation of the state of the Nakivubo wetland, the potential costs and benefitsof its rehabilitation and the implications for the city’sexpansion plans. The primary objectives were defined as(1) effecting a measurable improvement of waterquality passing out of the Nakivubo wetland into InnerMurchison Bay, (2) ensuring sustainable management ofthe Nakivubo wetland, (3) reducing water quality impactson human health and (4) opening up opportunitiesfor safe recreational use of the lower wetland. One of the main challenges in achieving the above would be institutional. Greater Kampala extends well beyond the boundaries of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), which originally encompassed the entire city, and unless the KCCA area is adjusted accordingly (as has been done in other countries), the problems that will arise in a growing city will be in areas under multiple other jurisdictions. 2017-04-21T17:31:39Z 2017-04-21T17:31:39Z 2016-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/312131490876911900/Promoting-green-urban-development-in-Africa-enhancing-the-relationship-between-urbanization-environmental-assets-and-ecosystem-services P148662 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26425 English en_US Promoting Green Urban Development in Africa CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: City Development Strategy Africa Uganda |
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WETLANDS GREEN GROWTH GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS URBANIZATION WATER TREATMENT WATER QUALITY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Turpie, Jane Day, Liz Gelo Kutela, Dambala Letley, Gwyneth Roed, Chris Forsythe, Kat A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala |
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Rapid urbanisation threatens existing
natural areas withincities and the ecosystem services that
they provide. This case study forms part of a broader study
that investigates the benefits of investing in Green Urban
Developmentin African cities. The Kampala case study focuses
on the Nakivubo wetland, one of several large wetland
systems that occur within and around the city. This wetland
has become severely degraded by polluted water from thecity
that passes through the wetland before entering Inner
Murchison Bay. However, as the city has continued to grow,
pollution flows into the wetland have increased
significantly, the size and assimilative capacity of the
wetland has decreased, and the costs of water treatment have
increased. These concerns, as well as the increasing
shortage of public open space areas in the city that are
available for recreation, haveled to the city’s
consideration of the rehabilitation of the Nakivubo wetland,
both to restore its functioning and to create the
opportunity for a recreational area with associated
possibilities for economic development. This study provides
a preliminary evaluation of the state of the Nakivubo
wetland, the potential costs and benefitsof its
rehabilitation and the implications for the city’sexpansion
plans. The primary objectives were defined as(1) effecting a
measurable improvement of waterquality passing out of the
Nakivubo wetland into InnerMurchison Bay, (2) ensuring
sustainable management ofthe Nakivubo wetland, (3) reducing
water quality impactson human health and (4) opening up
opportunitiesfor safe recreational use of the lower wetland.
One of the main challenges in achieving the above would be
institutional. Greater Kampala extends well beyond the
boundaries of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA),
which originally encompassed the entire city, and unless the
KCCA area is adjusted accordingly (as has been done in other
countries), the problems that will arise in a growing city
will be in areas under multiple other jurisdictions. |
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Turpie, Jane Day, Liz Gelo Kutela, Dambala Letley, Gwyneth Roed, Chris Forsythe, Kat |
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Turpie, Jane Day, Liz Gelo Kutela, Dambala Letley, Gwyneth Roed, Chris Forsythe, Kat |
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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala |
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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala |
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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala |
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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala |
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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Costs and Benefits of Rehabilitation of the Nakivubo Wetland, Kampala |
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preliminary investigation of the potential costs and benefits of rehabilitation of the nakivubo wetland, kampala |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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