Uganda National Meteorological Authority
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The Uganda National Meteorological Authority is the government agency responsible for providing weather, climate, and related environmental services in Uganda.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of Meteorology of Uganda | 1 |
| Uganda National Meteorological Authority canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8586529 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uganda National Meteorological Authority Context triple: [Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda), supervises, Uganda National Meteorological Authority]
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A.
Southwestern Uganda
Southwestern Uganda is a region of Uganda known for its mountainous landscapes, rich biodiversity, and famous gorilla habitats.
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B.
Uganda Wildlife Authority
Uganda Wildlife Authority is the government agency responsible for managing and conserving Uganda’s national parks and wildlife reserves.
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C.
Central Region, Uganda
Central Region, Uganda is the country’s most populous and economically significant region, encompassing the capital city Kampala and serving as a major hub for administration, commerce, and culture.
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D.
Northern Region, Uganda
Northern Region, Uganda is a largely rural administrative region in northern Uganda known for its diverse ethnic communities, post-conflict recovery, and agricultural economy.
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E.
Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uganda National Meteorological Authority Target entity description: The Uganda National Meteorological Authority is the government agency responsible for providing weather, climate, and related environmental services in Uganda.
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A.
Southwestern Uganda
Southwestern Uganda is a region of Uganda known for its mountainous landscapes, rich biodiversity, and famous gorilla habitats.
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B.
Uganda Wildlife Authority
Uganda Wildlife Authority is the government agency responsible for managing and conserving Uganda’s national parks and wildlife reserves.
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C.
Central Region, Uganda
Central Region, Uganda is the country’s most populous and economically significant region, encompassing the capital city Kampala and serving as a major hub for administration, commerce, and culture.
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D.
Northern Region, Uganda
Northern Region, Uganda is a largely rural administrative region in northern Uganda known for its diverse ethnic communities, post-conflict recovery, and agricultural economy.
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E.
Western Region, Uganda
Western Region, Uganda is one of Uganda’s four main administrative regions, known for its mountainous landscapes, national parks, and significant agricultural activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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meteorological service ⓘ |
| activity |
issuance of severe weather alerts and warnings
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monitoring of climate variability and change in Uganda ⓘ monitoring of weather patterns over Uganda ⓘ operation of upper-air observation systems in Uganda ⓘ operation of weather radar systems in Uganda ⓘ operation of weather stations in Uganda ⓘ production of seasonal climate outlooks for Uganda ⓘ provision of climate data services to users ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
World Meteorological Organization
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regional climate centers in Africa ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| goal |
protection of life and property from adverse weather and climate events in Uganda
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support to socio-economic development through weather and climate services in Uganda ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of Uganda ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory authority ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Uganda ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda
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linked to:
Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
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| replaced |
Department of Meteorology of Uganda
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linked to:
Uganda National Meteorological Authority
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| responsibility |
archiving of meteorological and climatological data
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climate change monitoring and information services ⓘ collection of meteorological data in Uganda ⓘ issuance of climate outlooks in Uganda ⓘ issuance of weather forecasts in Uganda ⓘ operation of meteorological observation network in Uganda ⓘ provision of aviation meteorological services in Uganda ⓘ provision of climate services in Uganda ⓘ provision of early warning information for severe weather ⓘ provision of marine and lake weather services on Ugandan waters ⓘ provision of weather services in Uganda ⓘ support to agriculture through agrometeorological information ⓘ support to disaster risk reduction through weather and climate information ⓘ |
| sector |
climatology
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environmental monitoring ⓘ hydrometeorology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
agriculture sector in Uganda
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aviation sector in Uganda ⓘ disaster management sector in Uganda ⓘ energy sector in Uganda ⓘ public weather information for the general public in Uganda ⓘ transport sector in Uganda ⓘ water resources sector in Uganda ⓘ |
| shortName | UNMA ⓘ |
| website | https://www.unma.go.ug/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Uganda National Meteorological Authority Description of subject: The Uganda National Meteorological Authority is the government agency responsible for providing weather, climate, and related environmental services in Uganda.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
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supervises
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Uganda National Meteorological Authority
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linked to: Uganda National Meteorological Authority