Iceland’s development cooperation with Uganda 2014 to 2017 based on this CSP will focus on fishing
communities at the district level, with Kalangala and Buikwe Districts as its two main development
partners. The linkage between resource depletion and livelihood concerns, necessitates the
introduction of improved fish exploitation, diversification of livelihoods and increased employment
opportunities in fishing communities, as well as improved health (i.e. basic health services,
specifically maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, as well as availability of potable
water and sanitation facilities) and education (i.e. basic primary and adult education in addition to
developing professional expertise through vocational and skills training). Capacity building at district
and central government level will focus on increased administrative and managerial capacity. Gender
equality and environmental sustainability are cross-cutting issues in the CSP and will be taken into
consideration and integrated into all development activities. Even though geothermal development
does not constitute an integral part of this CSP, there is a possibility for geothermal cooperation
between Iceland and Uganda through regional development cooperation such as the Geothermal
Compact partnership, funded by Iceland, the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and the World Bank,
which focuses on all East Africa Rift Valley States (EARS), including Uganda.