Source report. The initiatives focus on resilience, visitor management and the communities around two World Heritage sites.
Source: UNESCO. Original source published 8 September 2026. Published on Alder Atlas: 14 September 2026.
Two sites, distinct priorities
Uganda launched two heritage initiatives in Kampala, UNESCO reported on 8 September. One concerns Kasubi Tombs, with Japanese support; the other is a two-year project for the Rwenzori Mountains supported by Norway.
Protection and participation
The Kasubi work concerns resilience and safeguarding at a site that suffered a major fire in 2010 and left the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2023. The Rwenzori initiative includes storytelling, visitor management and community participation.
Launch is the beginning
The projects establish areas of work, not evidence that every intended benefit has already been achieved. Their progress will be clearer through completed activities and the experience of surrounding communities. The different priorities also show why heritage management cannot be reduced to the same intervention at every site.
Sources & further reading
This is an independently worded, source-based report prepared with AI assistance for the Alder Atlas editorial project. It is not first-hand reporting.