Uganda. National Communication (NC). NC 3.
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Category: UNFCCC
Document Type: National Communication
Role: Main
Uganda's Third National Communication reports on the country's climate change impacts, policies, and actions, submitted to the UNFCCC in accordance with its commitments.
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REPUBLIC OF UGANDA Uganda’s Third National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT JULY 2022Uganda’s Third National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change iiFOREWORD The challenge of climate change poses the greatest development threat, not only to Uganda, but the entire globe. There is no longer any doubt that the global climate system is changing. The latest scientific information given by the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that global warming poses serious development and environmental problems with far-reaching social and economic consequences. Uganda faces numerous events associated with the adverse impacts of climate change. Record breaking occurrences of floods, devastating and frequent droughts and erratic rainfall patterns have been experienced. Severe impacts including landslides, loss of biodiversity, land degradation and increased incidences of diseases, pest and vector infestations in both humans and livestock have followed. The recurrent floods in River Nyamwamba in Kasese District on the slopes of The Rwenzori Mountains, and long droughts across the cattle-keeping belt of Uganda are always pointers to the magnitude of the menace. Coincidentally, these events affect those with least resilience and adaptive capacity. Indeed, the country struggles to cope with the demand for support, especially from the rural communities. Thus, attainment of the country’s socio-economic development aspirations as spelt out in the Third National Development Plan and Vision 2040 may be seriously curtailed. In recognition of the problem, Uganda was one of the first countries to sign and ratify the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992 and has continued her commitment to the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and to the Paris Agreement. In accordance with her capacity and capabilities and with the generous support from the wider UN and the specific UNFCCC organs, Uganda has put in place the necessary policy, regulatory and institutional mechanisms to guide and propel the country’s climate change response and actions. Uganda has operationalized a National Climate Change Policy and is enacting a Climate Change Bill. On behalf of Uganda, I therefore have the honour and privilege to present Uganda’s Third National Communication to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The document has been prepared in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, and Article 12, paragraph 1, of the UNFCCC. Hon. Sam Cheptoris MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT Republic of Uganda iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The importance of strengthening the institutional, scientific, technical, and human capacity of a country cannot be over-emphasized as it forms the centrality for the effective implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Support to the country towards meeting its obligations under the Convention is therefore most welcome. Uganda’s Third National Communication (TNC) under the UNFCCC has been prepared based on a series of studies, research and modelling by a multi-disciplinary Task Force of experts appointed by the Ministry of Water and Environment and executed under the direct supervision of the Climate Change Department (CCD). The preparation of this Communication has been made possible with funding from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the UN Environment as the implementing entity. In this respect, the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), expresses gratitude to these agencies. The support received from GEF, UNEP and the Global Support Programme is highly appreciated.
Tags: Adaptation, Adaptation Planning, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Risks, Development, Disaster Risk Management, Environmental Degradation, Finance, Governance, Health, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Land Use, Mitigation, Paris Agreement, Policy, Regulation, Report, Reporting, Water