Policy, Laws and Institutions in Environmental Management

Course Code:

CIV 7263

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

Academic Programs:

Master of Science In Civil Engineering

College:

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

School:

School of Engineering

Department:

Civil And Environmental Engineering

Course Discipline:

law

Course Description & Objectives:

The course provides theoretical background in the policies, laws and institutional framework relevant to environmental legislation, protection and management in Uganda. The course provides an overview of policies, laws and institutions for environmental management; Governance Issues, Rights to a decent environment; Institutions and the law: Local, national and international law and institutions (Transboundary watersheds: hydropolitics, human security, conflicts), The institutional context: roles and responsibilities; Monitoring and enforcement, Productive sanitation and wastewater re-use; Accessible and equitable distribution of Water and Sanitation Systems; Legal concerns of global environmental change: UN and other Conventions. Objective:

To equip the students with theoretical background on policies, laws and institutional framework relevant to environmental legislation, protection and management in Uganda.

Learning Outcomes:

On completing the course the students should be able to:

To interrelate institutions, policies and regulations related to environmental management at local, national, regional and international level.
Describe environmental rights as well as issues of equity as captured in the national, UN conventions and other relevant conventions,
Articulate negotiation issues of transboundary nature in regard to hydropolitics, environmental protection and climate change.