Two employees were transferred to Kampala in the beginning of 2001 and are now preparing projects. The Ugandan government has requested assistance in the field of quality control of fisheries products, which will be one of the first projects. Three employees of the Ugandan Quality Control Authority have studied at the United Nations University Fisheries Programme in Reykjavik, thus a certain relationship has already been established in that field. It is foreseen that the Nordic countries, Sweden, Norway and Finland will control and fund to a large extent a research project on the bio-diversity of Lake Victoria and Iceland has been offered to participate. Request for assistance have also been submitted for assistance in the social sector, which is also in the preparatory phase.
Special interest is for assistance in health care and education.
Furthermore, there is considerable geothermal energy in the North of Uganda and there is great interest in co-operation in exploring such possibilities.