The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) implemented the two-year project (2022-2024) “Strengthening Solid Waste and Fecal Sludge Management Capacity of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA)”, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The project aims to improve integrated planning and enhance capacity for sustainable solid waste and fecal sludge management in the GKMA as means of attaining a green growth transition in Uganda’s cities. The project comprises three key components: i) Improved integrated planning for sustainable solid waste and fecal management in the GKMA, ii) Enhanced solid waste management in the GKMA, and iii) Enhanced fecal sludge management in the GKMA.

The project aims to strengthen Solid Waste and Fecal Sludge Management of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.

Rapid urbanization in Uganda growing at 5.2% annually, has increased waste management challenges, particularly in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). In response, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched the ‘Strengthening Solid Waste and Fecal Sludge Management Capacity in the GKMA’ project in 2021. The project, funded by KOICA, focuses on enhancing waste management strategies, implementing plans and bylaws and improving infrastructure such as a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Mukono Municipality. These efforts aim to mobilize financing and support for sustainable socio-economic development in the GKMA.”