Uganda

Region: Uganda

Uganda:

Projects
13
Resources
10
Stories
48
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Reducing resettlement and relocation risk

Resettlement may reduce urban residents' risk of suffering climate-related disasters, but it can also increase people’s poverty and vulnerability. A CDKN research project investigates which resettlement policies and practices are socially just and truly reduce future climate risks for individuals, urban regions and society.

News
14th May 2015
New research shows that tackling climate change is critical for achieving Sustainable Development Goals New research by HR Wallingford, Metroeconomica and CDKN shows that a high-ambition global climate agreement will be essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Feature
5th March 2015
New approaches needed to tackle water, sanitation and hygiene As the population of a country grows, so too do the complications around safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Climate change will cause greater rainfall variability in many parts of Africa, compounding these problems. Adam Harvey, director of Whave Solutions, looks at work being piloted in Uganda to ensure safe and secure water.
News
29th August 2014
IPCC authors and government give young scientists direction in Kampala Ritah Namisango of Makarere University reflects on the engagement between IPCC AR5 Authors and the university's young scientists during a special event at the Kampala-based university.
Event
11th August 2014
Outreach on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report in Ethiopia and Uganda CDKN is collaborating with the Governments of Ethiopia and Uganda to bring the key messages of the Fifth Assessment Report to audiences at two events in August.
Resource
6th August 2014
REPORT: Changes in tree reproductive phenology: causes and implications in and around Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda This study, Changes in tree reproductive phenology: causes and implications in and around Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, was aimed at gaining a better understanding of the causes and implications in tree fruiting phenology in Budongo Forest and the implications on local communities around the forest.
Resource
4th August 2014
Report : Preparing for the future in Uganda: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at the local level This research report, Preparing for the future in Uganda: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at the local level, by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) seeks to explore how existing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Social Protection and Sustainable Livelihood interventions impact on adaptive capacity at the local level in Uganda.
Resource
4th August 2014
Policy Brief : The national picture: climate trends in Uganda This paper, The national picture: climate trends in Uganda, looks at the climate trends and projections in three specific sites, Bundibugyo, Gulu and Kotido, the impacts of hazards and trends (climate and non-climate), changes in livelihoods and makes recommendations drawing on ACCRA’s research findings.
Feature
4th July 2014
The road to a stronger clean energy sector in Africa Kevin Urama, Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network reviews the achievements of three CDKN-supported clean energy projects and what still needs to be done.
News
27th May 2014
The gender dimension to climate compatible development CDKN's global team discusses the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and the need to include a gender dimension in the planning process for climate compatible development.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Economic assessment of the impacts of climate change in Uganda

This study informed Uganda’s National Climate Change Policy by directing investments where they are most needed to safeguard the Ugandan economy from the adverse impacts of climate change.

Feature
26th May 2014
Africa Water Week Klas Sandström, from NIRAS, argues that climate resilient development in African will require a greater focus on the strategic level, as Africa Water Week kicks off in Dakar, Senegal.