The relevance of Art in the fight against environmental degradation in Bwaise a Kampala suburb.
Abstract
Kampala is Uganda’s national and commercial capital bordering Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest
lake. Hills covered with villas and trees surrounding an urban center of contemporary skyscraper. Kampala is located in the central region of the country and it has an area of about 2.38 square
kilometers. It is located 0.32 latitude and 32.58 longitudes and it is stated at an elevation 1223
meter above sea level and it has a population of about 1,353,189 making it the largest city in
central region. Geographically Kampala is referred to as a city of seven hills separated by valleys
with swamps and streams also called wetlands. Today the wetlands in this area are on the verge
of extinction as they are being threatened by the increasing population in the city. Apart from
encroaching these wetlands, the other problem has been the inadequate dumping sites for waste
material occurring from the ever increasing population in the city. Apart from encroaching these
wetlands, the other problem has been the inadequate dumping sites for waste material occurring
from the ever increasing population within the city, thus environmental degradation. According
to Harris 1996 degradation is the combination of processes which leads to the land under
consideration being no longer fit for a wide range of uses from natural systems to building sights. This may take the form of geotechnical instability resulting in subsidence of land slips or as
erosion by wind or rain. Mans activities caplet with the increasing population with in the towns
and the cities have had a big impact on waste management and disposal over the first years. The
effects of poor waste disposal are as one of the ways the environment is being degraded is
evident especially in the developing countries like Uganda