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Acronyms
AEZ
Agro-ecological Zoning
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AKDN
Aga Khan Development Network
AKFED
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
AMCOW African Ministerial Council on Water
CEC
Cation Exchange Capacity
CHOGM
Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting
DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo
DWD
Directorate of Water Development
EAC
East African Community
EIN
Environment Information Network
ENR
Environment and Natural Resources
EROS
Earth Resources Observation and Science
ESRI
Environmental Systems Research Institute
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GHGs
Green House Gas
GoU
Government of Uganda
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IBAs
Important Bird Areas
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
IDP
Internally Displaced People
ITCZ
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
JEEP
Joint Energy and Environment Projects
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MFACOI
Multi Purpose Farmers Community Initiative
MFPED
Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development
MSS
Multi Spectral Scanner
MWE
Ministry of Water and Environment
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NBI
Nile Basin Initiative
NDP
National Development Plan
NEMA
National Environment Management Authority
NFA
National Forestry Authority
NGA
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NGO
Non Governmental Organisation
NILE-COM Nile Council of Ministers
NSOER
National State of Environment Reports
PA
Protected Area
PEAP
Poverty Eradication Action Plan
QENP
Queen Elizabeth National Park
RCMRD
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development
SOCADIDO Soroti Catholic Diocese Integrated Development Organisation
SOE
State of Environment
SOER
State of Environment Report
THF
Tropical High Forests
TM
Thematic Mapper
UBOS
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
UHSBS
Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero Behavioral Survey
UNEP
United Nations Environmental Programme
UNHS
Uganda National Household Survey
UPE
Universal Primary Education
USD
United States Dollar
USGS
United States Geological Survey
UTM
Universal Transverse Mercator
UWA
Uganda Wildlife Authority
UWEC
Uganda Wildlife Education Centre
VIP
Ventilated Pit-Latrine