May 11, 2024

 

Uganda: to incentivize upscaled use of climate resilient high value crops capable of enhancing both biophysical and socioeconomic resilience, EBAFOSA Uganda has catalyzed mutual partnerships between sorghum & cassava farmers in Kaliro & Namutumba districts in eastern Uganda and suppliers of solar powered pumps for on-farm value addition of irrigation.

Offshoots from EBAFOSA Uganda Cassava Agro-Industrialization in the Buganda Kingdom

Introduction: On 9th and 10th August 2018, the EBAFOSA Uganda organized a progress assessment on key EBAFOSA pillars critical to catalyzing a country-led, demand driven transition to the low emissions development pathway. Accordingly, the assessment focused on three key pillars – the clean energy & Ecosystem Based Adaptation-driven agriculture amalgamation pillar, the market incentives pillars & the policy coherence pillar.

UNEP EBAFOSA/ PEWOSA INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR CLIMATE ACTION LEVERAGING ON  COMMUNAL PEWOSA COOPERATIVE RISK SHARING FACILITY REPORT

Overview Of Access to Finance in Uganda

Access to finance is important for establishing momentum and raising ambition but countries continue to face challenges in securing the financial resources needed to achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets in countries. With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015,

Leveraging Climate Action Solutions of Solar Dryers to drive  NDCs implementation in Uganda

Overview  

Uganda is an agrarian country where farming employs more than 70% of the population. Given the dominance of agriculture as a source of livelihood, agro-industrialization driven using climate  action solutions offers a great opportunity for Uganda to embark on its long-term aspiration of  transitioning into a modern industrial economy. Uganda National Development Plan three goal of  Agro-Industrialization is to increase commercialization and competitiveness of agricultural  production and agro processing.

Affordable, Efficient domestic fuel Briquettes as alternatives to Charcoal and  Firewood use to drive Climate Action implementation of Uganda  

Overview of Uganda 

Uganda has set timeline to achieve several Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)  actions sooner. Uganda seeks to mainstream climate resilience across sectors and develop  early warning systems and robust monitoring systems by 2020, much earlier than originally  planned. Although Uganda’s share of the total global GHG emissions is still insignificant, the  country’s sectors emission profile is growing with Agriculture as a leading source of GHG emissions  and Land Use Change and Forestry (LUCF) as the second most significant source. 

Offshoots from EBAFOSA Uganda Cassava Agro-Industrialization in the Buganda Kingdom

Introduction: On 9th and 10th August 2018, the EBAFOSA Uganda organized a progress assessment on key EBAFOSA pillars critical to catalyzing a country-led, demand driven transition to the low emissions development pathway. Accordingly, the assessment focused on three key pillars – the clean energy & Ecosystem Based Adaptation-driven agriculture amalgamation pillar, the market incentives pillars & the policy coherence pillar.

Offshoots from EBAFOSA Uganda National Day of Resilience and Food Security

On 22nd September, EBAFOSA Uganda commemorated their 1st anniversary since the launch of EBAFOSA in Uganda at the Uganda National Farmers Federation hall, Kampala.

Reshaping Africa’s food security and climate resilience through leveraging Ecosystem based Adaptation Assembly Policy Framework

Offshoots from EBAFOSA Uganda National Branch Launch

UN Environment Ecosystems Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly – EBAFOSA

Logic and Operational Modalities of EBAFOSA and how it is helping to implement UN Environment work.

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