Notice from UNDP

The Government of Uganda with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Support Programme. This is an integrated project that aims to improve livelihoods through climate actions that build national resilience and contribute to the mitigation of climate change. The project aims to support the government of Uganda to achieve transformational change by scaling up public and private investments in climate change actions to deliver long-term sustainable development and promoting low carbon climate-resilient development.

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are central commitments by parties to the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015. Uganda committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 22% through the implementation of mitigation and adaptation actions to reduce vulnerability in priority sectors which include; energy, agriculture and livestock, forestry, infrastructure, water and health. The NDC Support Programme is implemented by Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment/Climate Change Department (MWE/CCD), with funding by the European Union and the governments of Germany and Spain as a contribution to the NDC Partnership, and technical support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Responsible Parties of the project include the National Planning Authority (NPA), Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MOFPED) and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU). CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS NOTICE