Background: Uganda, like many urbanising countries, is facing a challenge of increasing organic waste mainly due to the rapid urbanisation and population growth. This has resulted in improper disposal, open dumping, and burning, which have led to air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution, soil degradation, water contamination, and public health risks. This situation is compo...

The Waste Flow Diagram has been developed to provide a rapid assessment method for low and middle income communities or cities to understand their waste management systems. Tt helps to map and visualise municipal solid waste material flows and quantifies amounts, sources and fates of plastic leakage into the environment....

Environmental contamination due to solid waste mismanagement is a global issue. Open dumping and open burning are the main implemented waste treatment and final disposal systems, mainly visible in low-income countries. This paper reviews the main impacts due to waste mismanagement in developing countries, focusing on environmental contamination and social issues. The activity of the informal secto...

One of the major goals of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is the continuing minimization and, where feasible, ultimate elimination of unintentionally produced POPs. Parties are required to identify,characterize, quantify and prioritize sources of releases of unintentionally produced POPs, and develop strategies with concrete measures, timelines and goals to minimiz...

Plastic pollution is a critical threat to marine ecosystems, particularly in Indonesia, which generates around 7 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, with only 39% collected. Without intervention, ocean plastic leakage could rise by 30% by 2025 and double by 2040, leading to severe consequences.The Indonesian government aims to reduce marine plastic debris by 70% by 2025 and establish a circu...

The open burning of plastic wastes is a practice that is highly prevalent across the globe, toxic to human andenvironmental health, and a critical—but often overlooked—aspect of plastic pollution. Most of the countrieswhere such burning is widespread have laws and policies in place against it; open burning continues nevertheless. In this article, using data from ethnographic fieldwork in urban and...

Crop Residue Burning (CRB) or open burning of vegetation to prepare land for resowing remains a persistent issue globally. This practice is especially prevalent among farmers growing paddy, wheat, sugarcane, and maize (FAOSTAT, 2023).  Between 2003 and 2020, an average of 81 million hectares (Hall et al., 2024) of cropland area was burned annually. Deeply rooted in agricultural traditions, CR...

To create greater and wider impact at a system-level, it is necessary to include a diverse group of people that representa wide range of perspectives and experiences; social, cultural, technical, governance etc. This will increase the likelihood of firsthand connection to issues discussed at the convening.This can be achieved by ensuring meaningful representation of the agricultural system, alongs...

This course focuses on the screening phase of the investment assessment process. It explains what screening and due diligence are and why they are such important policy instruments for governments seeking to attract, promote and regulate responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, and avoid investment that causes or contributes to harm. The course also provides practical information on...

Monitoring public spending devoted to food and agriculture is a critical policy analysis tool to better understand agricultural public expenditure and how it affects agricultural development, food security and economic growth.This course will equip you with the skills to carry out your public expenditure analysis, looking at total amounts and breakdown of spending. This will allow you to better mo...