Policy and Strategic Frameworks

National Climate Change Policy

The Climate Change Policy as well as several other studies carried out by different institutions clearly show that climate change affects and will continue to affect us all, through its impacts on different sectors and other crucial aspects of our lives.

Uganda’s National Development Plan II (2016-2021) as well as the Country’s vision 2040 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) already recognise that addressing the challenges of climate change is key to enhancing sustainable economic and social development.

The National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) and its accompanying costed implemented strategy which were approved by Cabinet on 1st April 2015 were intended to guide all climate change activities and interventions in the country. The goal of the policy is to ensure a harmonized and coordinated approach towards a climate-resilient and low-carbon development path for sustainable development in Uganda.

The main objective of the policy is to ensure that all stakeholders address climate change causes and impacts through appropriate measures, while promoting sustainable development and a green economy. This buy-in by all stakeholders is made possible by the fact that the NCCP was developed after a comprehensive and widespread consultation process at both the national and local levels. The process was driven by the Ministry of Water and Environment

Climate Change In Uganda

Strategic Frameworks

  • National Development Plan III (NDPIII) (2020/21 –2024/25)

    The Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) defines the broad direction for the country and sets key objectives and targets for the sustainable socioeconomic transformation. Its goal is to increase household incomes and improve quality of life of Ugandans guided by Sustainable Industrialization for green and inclusive growth, employment and sustainable wealth creation.

    National-Development-Plan-III.pdf

  • Strategic Investment Plan for the Water and Environment Sector (2018-2030)

    The Water and Environment Sector Strategic Investment Plan (SSIP) is a guide to annual investments in the sector in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It is estimated that the Sector will need an average annual budget of about 7.6 trillion UGX over the next 13 years to 2030 which is about nine times the current funding allocated to SSIP investments.

    Water-and-Environment-Sector-Investment-Plan-2018.pdf

  • Uganda Green Growth Development Strategy (UGGDS)

    The 2030 Transformative Agenda on Sustainable Development that is defined by 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) presents an opportunity for Uganda to renew its commitment to sustainable development principles. Sustainable development is a basic principle that runs through the Uganda Vision 2040, the second National Development Plan and the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. 

    Uganda-Green-Growth-Development-Strategy-2017-2030.pdf

  • Uganda Vision 2040

    In 2007, Government approved the Comprehensive National Development Planning Framework which provides for the development of a 30 year vision that will be implemented through: three 10-year plans; six 5-year National Development Plans (NDPs); Sector Investment Plans (SIPs); Local Government Development Plans (LGDPs); Annual work plans; and Budgets.

    Uganda-Vision-2040.pdf

  • Forest Investment Plan 2017

    Uganda’s forests play a key role in reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience to climate change by providing environmental goods and services from forests and protected watersheds, incomes and other forest resource-based livelihoods, and safety nets during extreme changes.

    Uganda-Forest-Investment-Program.pdf

  • Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

    Uganda, is a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and is one of the Least Developed Countries. Through regular participation in the meetings of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC, Uganda is keenly following the events leading to the new Climate Change Agreement to be negotiated in Paris, France during the UN Climate Conference in December 2015

    Uganda-Nationally-Determined-Contributions.pdf

  • National REDD+ Strategy and Action

    The REDD+ Programme is a national undertaking intended to address policy approaches which promote sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks. The programme aims at addressing issues of deforestation and forest degradation and eventually will contribute to the mitigation of climate change impacts.

    Uganda REDD+ Strategy and Action Plan-October 2017.pdf

  • Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR)

    The Government of Uganda recognizes the effects of climate change and the need to address them within the national and international strategic frameworks. This Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) is a framework for addressing the challenges of climate change that impact on the national economy including development of resilience by vulnerable communities

    Uganda-Strategic-Programme-for-Climate-Resilience_May_2017.pdf

  • Uganda's Sustainable Every for All (SE4AII) Initiative action agenda

    Access to modern and clean energy services is a necessary precondition for achieving development goals that extend far beyond the energy sector, such as poverty eradication, access to clean water, improved public health and education, women's empowerment and increased food production. The United Nations (UN) Secretary General launched the SE4ALL Initiative in September 2010 to achieve three inter-related goals by 2030

    Uganda-Sustainable-Energy-For-All.pdf