Kampala case study-urban issues (box 2)

Question 1

Why is Kampala one of the fastest growing urban areas in Africa?

Answer 1

• rural-urban migration, people seek education + employment

- Natural increase, there is a huge unmet need for contraception + as a result, women tend to have around 6 children

Question 2

What % of pop live in squatter settlements in Kampala?

Answer 2

-almost 50%

Question 3

How has urban growth created challenges?

Answer 3

• drop out rate is high in schools as children cannot afford materials
• many people work in informal sector=unreliable pay
• high youth unemployment
• traffic congestion=air pollution
• power for cooking mainly comes from charcoal burners=pollution
• waste disposal

Question 4

How have Kampala improved the slums?

Answer 4

-ACTogether, an NGO charity worked w local people to map Kampalas slums so they can improve sanitation + waste disposal

Question 5

How have they dealt with traffic?

Answer 5

• 170km of new roads have been constructed
• proposed an intergrated transport system which sees the Kampala bus rapid transport network connected to cable cars + non-motorised transport