Uganda's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).

This Uganda's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is a multi-sectoral policy document at national level for the period of 2015-2030. For mitigation, Uganda is to focus on implementation of a series of policies and measures in the energy supply, forestry and wetland sectors. In the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario the estimated emissions in 2030 will be 77.3 Million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year (MtCO2eq/yr). The estimated potential cumulative impact of the policies and measures could result in approximately 22% reduction of national green house gas emissions in 2030 compared to business-as-usual.
The INDC includes policies and measures of mitigation contribution for Energy (2 measures), Forestry (2 measures), and Wetlands (2 measures). Forestry measures are: Development of enabling environment for forestry management; and Reverse deforestation trend to increase forest cover to 21% in 2030, from approximately 14% in 2013, through forest protection, afforestation and sustainable biomass production measures. Wetland measures are: Development of enabling environment for wetland management; Increase wetland coverage to 12% by 2030, from approximately 10.9% in 2014, through demarcation, gazettement and restoration of degraded wetlands. In addition, Uganda is prepared to undertake additional mitigation activities, contingent upon receipt of sufficient international support, including: Climate Smart Agriculture techniques for cropping; and Livestock breeding research and manure management practices.
The INDC indicates that Uganda’s priority is adaptation. The adaptation actions outlined in the INDC include those to promote more inclusive and efficient agricultural systems: Expanding value addition, post-harvest handling and storage and access to markets, including micro-finances; Expanding research on climate resilient crops and animal breeds; Extend electricity to the rural areas or expanding the use of off-grid solar system to support value addition and irrigation; Encouraging efficient biomass energy production and utilization technologies in forestry; etc.
Other priority adaptation actions for agriculture include: Expanding climate information and early warning systems; Expanding Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA); Expanding diversification of crops and livestock; Expanding rangeland management; Expanding small scale water infrastructure; etc. Actions for forestry: Promoting intensified and sustained forest restoration efforts (afforestation and reforestation programmes, including in urban areas); Promoting biodiversity & watershed conservation (including re-establishment of wildlife corridors); Encouraging agro-forestry; etc. Actions for Risk Management: Mainstreaming climate resilience in all sectors; Developing vulnerability risk mapping based on better data on climate change impacts at sectoral and regional level; Identifying better drainage plans; Building more effective early warning systems; Improving emergency related institutions and establishing a contingency fund to take care of emergency needs following an extreme climate event. Actions for water sector: Ensuring water supply to key economic sectors, especially agriculture, and domestic use, including water harvesting and storage, etc.
The full implementation of actions is conditional on the support of international community coming from both climate finance instruments and international market mechanisms. National sources are assumed to cover approximately 30% of incremental costs of the activities in the next 15 years, with 70% assumed to originate from international sources.