Climate Change Adaptation in the Mbale region of Uganda (TACC)

Project synopsis
Project details

The Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) is part of a partnership between the United Nations and sub-national governments for fostering climate friendly development at the sub-national level. This partnership is a collaborative effort involving UNDP, UNEP and eight associations of regions.

The TACC Uganda project will support the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into sustainable development planning and programming in developing countries by:

Establishing partnership, coordination and participation platform for climate change planning and programming;
Building capacity to integrate climate change issues into regional development plans and actions;
Formulating an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) for the Mbale region;
Formulating a climate change policy and investment package, i.e., a portfolio of CC adaptation and mitigation policy and investment projects to be implemented by combining and sequencing different financial opportunities; and
Producing and disseminating lessons learned & best practices within and beyond Uganda.'

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Project details

Levels of intervention

National

Source of funds

Decentralized Cooperation

Key implementers

Local Governments
UNOPS

Project partners

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Environment (UNEP)
Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment

Introduction

The TACC Uganda project will support the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into sustainable development planning and programming in developing countries by:

Establishing partnership, coordination and participation platform for climate change planning and programming;
Building capacity to integrate climate change issues into regional development plans and actions;
Formulating an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) for the Mbale region;
Formulating a climate change policy and investment package, i.e., a portfolio of CC adaptation and mitigation policy and investment projects to be implemented by combining and sequencing different financial opportunities; and
Producing and disseminating lessons learned & best practices within and beyond Uganda.'

Click here for more information on the Overall TACC Project.

Project details

The Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) project aims to assist regional and local governments in developing countries in:

Developing integrated climate change strategies and action plans to assess development options that are robust enough to withstand different future climatic conditions.
Strengthening capacity of sub‐national authorities to integrate climate change into sustainable development planning and programming.
Identifying no regrets/negative costs/low‐cost adaptation and mitigation measures that promote long‐ term sustainability and poverty reduction.
Enhancing the capacity of regional and local government to enact regulatory measures, as well as to take advantage of new sources of environmental finance, to implement these no regrets/negative cost/low‐cost options.

Thematic Area

Mainstreaming Adaptation

Area

Infrastructure/Climate Change Risk Management

Level of intervention

National

Key collaborators

Local Governments
UNOPS

Primary beneficiaries:

The beneficiaries of the Down to Earth TACC project are sub‐national authorities who seek technical assistance in understanding and responding to climate change.

Implementing agencies and partnering organizations

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Environment (UNEP)
Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment

Project status

Completed

Funding Source

Decentralized Cooperation

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Key results and output

The overall objective of the project, namely supporting low-carbon and climate change-resilient local development in Uganda, will be achieved by supporting local decision-makers and planners to design integrated climate change (adaptation and mitigation) policies, strategies and formulate concrete actions and investment plans that promote long-term sustainability and poverty reduction in the context of local / regional development.

Output 1. Partnership, coordination and participation platforms for climate change planning and programming established
Output 2. Capacity to integrate climate change issues into regional development plans and actions built
Output 3. Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) formulated
Output 4. Climate change policy and investment package developed
Output 5. Lessons learned and best practices disseminated