ID: 1645
Presenting Author: Moses Mugimba Muhumuza
Session: 660 - Using Digital Tools to Enhance Transparency & Collaboration during Impact Assessments
Status: pending
The dominant changing trends in the digital era require harnessing technology for accurate reliable data for information to promote IA compliance as an ecosystem of stakeholders.
The presentation is from impact assessment of over 50 facilities in the tourism sector in Uganda. It determined the status of IA compliance and interlinkage with tourism business. It puts into perspective motivations, biases and limitations of implementing greening compliance initiatives by the tourism operators in their day to day operations. WorldTours is a self-feed and functioning digital platform where the tourist provides information anonymously. The unbiased information helps the developer to identify general IA compliance gaps and correction opportunities.
The developer is informed about the facility’s status on EHS, Waste Management, Biodiversity Conservation and resource utilization and optimization. The platform connects the developer to Environmental Practitioners in their respective localities to provide environmental management services. This promotes IA compliance and mitigates misinformation.
The author is a certified environmental practitioner in Uganda with 22 years of experience in environmental management. He holds a Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management.