Annex: Outcome Document
International Workshop “Legal Instruments for the Effective
Protection and Sustainable Management of Soils”
Organized in cooperation between the German Environment Agency (UBA), the
Konrad-Adenauer Foundation—Climate Policy and Energy Security Program for
Sub-Saharan Africa—Makerere University and Kampala International University
Kampala, Uganda 26–27 September 2017
The Workshop on “Legal instruments for the effective protection and sustainable
management of soils” was held at the Hotel Africana, Kampala, from 26th to 27th of
September, 2017. The Workshop was attended by about 50 experts from African
countries and abroad. Representatives from UNCCD, FAO, IUCN, UNEP, the
African Soil Partnership and GIZ attended the Workshop.
Keynote addresses were provided by;
• Ms. Petra Kochendörfer, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., German Embassy in Kampala;
• Prof. Dr. Oliver C Ruppel, Director of Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (Climate Policy
and Energy Security Program for Sub-Saharan Africa);
• Vincent Frerrio Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Animal
Industry and Fisheries, Government of Uganda.
The Workshop sought to address several thematic issues of key relevance to the
role of international, regional and domestic legal instruments in promoting the
effective protection and sustainable management of soils. Below is a brief summary
of the key content of these discussions.
Sustainable Management of Soils—General Aspects
1. The protection and sustainable management of soils is a precondition for sustainable development and more so for the survival of humankind. Without sufficient
areas of fertile soils, there is no food security and no chance to mitigate climate
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
H. Yahyah et al. (eds.), Legal Instruments for Sustainable Soil Management in
Africa, International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36004-7
213
International Workshop “Legal Instruments for the Effective
Protection and Sustainable Management of Soils”
Organized in cooperation between the German Environment Agency (UBA), the
Konrad-Adenauer Foundation—Climate Policy and Energy Security Program for
Sub-Saharan Africa—Makerere University and Kampala International University
Kampala, Uganda 26–27 September 2017
The Workshop on “Legal instruments for the effective protection and sustainable
management of soils” was held at the Hotel Africana, Kampala, from 26th to 27th of
September, 2017. The Workshop was attended by about 50 experts from African
countries and abroad. Representatives from UNCCD, FAO, IUCN, UNEP, the
African Soil Partnership and GIZ attended the Workshop.
Keynote addresses were provided by;
• Ms. Petra Kochendörfer, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., German Embassy in Kampala;
• Prof. Dr. Oliver C Ruppel, Director of Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (Climate Policy
and Energy Security Program for Sub-Saharan Africa);
• Vincent Frerrio Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Animal
Industry and Fisheries, Government of Uganda.
The Workshop sought to address several thematic issues of key relevance to the
role of international, regional and domestic legal instruments in promoting the
effective protection and sustainable management of soils. Below is a brief summary
of the key content of these discussions.
Sustainable Management of Soils—General Aspects
1. The protection and sustainable management of soils is a precondition for sustainable development and more so for the survival of humankind. Without sufficient
areas of fertile soils, there is no food security and no chance to mitigate climate
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
H. Yahyah et al. (eds.), Legal Instruments for Sustainable Soil Management in
Africa, International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36004-7
213