OCHA Situation Report
Uganda: Floods
Environmental Risk Identification
11 October 2007


Source: UN Environment Programme

This profile is not a conclusive list. Other risks may be possible from 
sources that are not readily identifiable. The information sources used 
are public websites. All efforts are made to screen the websites for 
accuracy.

Objective:

The objective of the Environmental Risk Identification (ERI) is to alert 
the UN Country Team after the natural disaster to potential secondary 
risks posed by large infrastructure and industrial facilities containing 
hazardous materials located in the affected area. This information can 
be shared with competent local and national authorities as appropriate. 
Any actual secondary risk should be addressed at the earliest possible 
stage.

Event:

The situation in flood-affected parts of Uganda continues to worsen. 
Despite stretches of bright sunshine, the water table in affected areas 
continues to rise due to continued rainfalls, particularly over high 
ground in eastern Uganda, prompting run off to lower lying areas. As the 
ground is saturated, this means that any additional rains or run off 
provokes renewed flooding.


Contact Details:

Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit - Environmental Emergencies Section,
Emergency Services Branch, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), Palais des Nations, Room 224, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland,
Telephone: +41 22 917 3484, Fax: +41 22 917 02 57, Via OCHA 24/7 Emergency
Hotline: +41 22 917 2010, ochaunep@un.org

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