Course Description This course will introduce students to the concepts underpinning a range of ground improvements and soil remediation techniques and an appreciation of how these techniques are applied in practice.  It will cover important design and construction aspects associated with ground improvement techniques including: mechanical methods, hydraulic methods, physical/chemical methods, inclusions and soil remediation...Read More

Course Description This course is intended to make students appreciate the importance of water quality management, physical, chemical and biological character­istics of water and their significance in different water systems; Water quality monitoring and monitoring strategy; sources of contaminants; water quality standards and indicators; Institutional and legal framework regarding water quality in Uganda and Introduction...Read More

Course Description 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...Read More

Course Description The course covers technological and non-technological aspects of solid waste management. Technological aspects include municipal solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, composting, anaerobic digestion, energy recovery, incineration, hazardous waste management and waste disposal on land. Non-technological aspects include policy development, legislation, institutional arrangements, financing, stakeholder involvement, and privatization of solid waste management services and...Read More

Course Description The course provides theoretical background and practical expertise in the field of low-cost decentralised water supply and sanitation alternatives specifically suitable for the small towns, peri-urban areas and urban slums, small island communities, tourist resorts etc. The course begins with a general introduction to water supply and sanitation situations in rural areas, small...Read More