Uganda Ministry of Health, Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, International Livestock Research Institute, World Resources Institute
This report presents maps and analyses designed to inform the policies surrounding
poverty reduction efforts in Uganda and to help
reach the 2015 national targets on safe drinking water and
Drawing on Uganda’s rich baseline of wetland
data and poverty mapping, this report provides a detailed
examination of the links between ecosystem services and
the location of poor communities and presents practical
lessons for policy-makers across government.
Presents various methods that use ecosystem services—the benefits of nature such as food, fuel, natural hazard protection, pollination, and spiritual sustenance—to enable decision makers to link ecosystems and economic development.