Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)

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environment ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for managing the country’s water resources, environmental protection, and climate-related policies and programs.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) canonical	2
Environment Support Services Department (Uganda)	1
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department (Uganda)	1
Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Department (Uganda)	1
Water Resources Management Department (Uganda)	1
Water for Production Department (Uganda)	1
climate change department of Uganda	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828037 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
Context triple: [Government of Uganda, hasAgency, Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)]

A. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
B. National Environment Management Authority
The National Environment Management Authority is Kenya’s principal government agency responsible for coordinating, supervising, and enforcing environmental policies and regulations nationwide.
C. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
D. Ministry of Environment of Egypt
The Ministry of Environment of Egypt is the government body responsible for formulating and implementing national environmental policies, regulations, and conservation initiatives across the country.
E. UN-Water
UN-Water is a United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism that unites and guides UN efforts on freshwater, sanitation, and water-related sustainable development issues worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for managing the country’s water resources, environmental protection, and climate-related policies and programs.

A. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
B. National Environment Management Authority
The National Environment Management Authority is Kenya’s principal government agency responsible for coordinating, supervising, and enforcing environmental policies and regulations nationwide.
C. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
D. Ministry of Environment of Egypt
The Ministry of Environment of Egypt is the government body responsible for formulating and implementing national environmental policies, regulations, and conservation initiatives across the country.
E. UN-Water
UN-Water is a United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism that unites and guides UN efforts on freshwater, sanitation, and water-related sustainable development issues worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environment ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda) ⓘ Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) ⓘ Ministry of Health (Uganda) ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
hasDivision	Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Environment Support Services Department (Uganda) Forestry Sector Support Department (Uganda) ⓘ Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department (Uganda) Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Department (Uganda) Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Water Resources Management Department (Uganda) Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Water for Production Department (Uganda)
hasPosition	Ministers of State of Uganda ⓘ surface form: Minister of State for Environment (Uganda) Ministers of State of Uganda ⓘ surface form: Minister of State for Water (Uganda)
headquartersLocation	Kampala ⓘ
implements	National Environment Management Policy (Uganda) ⓘ National Water Policy (Uganda) ⓘ Uganda climate change policy framework ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Uganda ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
ledBy	Minister of Water and Environment (Uganda) ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	East Africa Time ⓘ
mandate	coordinate national climate change response in Uganda ⓘ ensure sustainable management of environment and natural resources in Uganda ⓘ ensure sustainable management of water resources in Uganda ⓘ
oversees	Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: climate change department of Uganda environmental regulation in Uganda ⓘ natural resources management policy in Uganda ⓘ water resources regulation in Uganda ⓘ water supply and sanitation policy in Uganda ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Uganda ⓘ
responsibleFor	climate change policy in Uganda ⓘ coordination of climate change adaptation programs in Uganda ⓘ coordination of climate change mitigation programs in Uganda ⓘ environmental protection in Uganda ⓘ formulation of environment sector policies in Uganda ⓘ formulation of water sector policies in Uganda ⓘ implementation of environment sector policies in Uganda ⓘ implementation of water sector policies in Uganda ⓘ water resources management in Uganda ⓘ
sector	environment sector of Uganda ⓘ water sector of Uganda ⓘ
supervises	National Environment Management Authority (Uganda) ⓘ National Forestry Authority (Uganda) ⓘ National Water and Sewerage Corporation (Uganda) ⓘ Uganda National Meteorological Authority ⓘ
website	https://www.mwe.go.ug ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Uganda → hasAgency → Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) ⓘ

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda) → collaboratesWith → Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) ⓘ

Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) → oversees → Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: climate change department of Uganda