Overall Objective
To achieve an inclusive low emissions economic growth process that emphasizes effective and efficient use of natural, human and physical capital while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide for present and future generations. The envisages outcomes of the UGGDS implementation are: income and livelihoods enhancement, decent green jobs, climate change adaption and mitigation, sustainable environment, and natural resources management, food and nutrition security; resource use efficiency; and social inclusiveness and economic transformation at the sub-national and national levels.
Strategic Outcome Targets
GHG Reductions | Target Setting in Progress |
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Green Jobs | Target Setting in Progress |
Sustainable Services | Target Setting in Progress |
Air Quality | Target Setting in Progress |
Ecosystem Services | Target Setting in Progress |
Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change | Target Setting in Progress |
Themes
Contact
Resource Partner
GGGI Core Funding
European Union
NDC Partnership
Foreign, Commonwealth and Communication Office
Korea International Cooperation Agency
Government Counterpart
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) including the National Designated Authority (NDA)
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD)
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD)
Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE)
Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT)
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)
Ministry of Trade Cooperatives and Industry (MoTCI)
Ministry of Local Government (MoLG)
Climate Change Department (CCD)
National Planning Authority (NPA)
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)
Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA)
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL or UDB)
Plus district and municipal governments (Mbarara, Gulu, Soroti, Jinja, Arua)
Context
Uganda’s primary development strategies – the Uganda Vision 2040 and the National Development Plan II (NDPII, 2015-20) – map out an ambitious growth agenda for the coming decades. Uganda aims to achieve an annual economic growth rate of 8.4% by the year 2025, and attain Upper Middle Income Status by 2040. However, sustainable economic growth is threatened by the country’s vulnerability to climate change as 70% of the labor force is dependent on rain-fed agriculture. The Government of Uganda (GoU), therefore, has adopted a climate-centric economic model through the ongoing process of developing the Uganda Green Growth Development Strategy (UGGDS).
The UGGDS seeks to strengthen the technical and institutional capacity for the development of a GHG national inventory system, nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), and the associated measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems. However, a number of cross-sectoral barriers to a green growth transition have been identified, and need to be addressed as part of a green transition. There have been limited attempts at progressive mainstreaming of green growth into upstream development planning, as well as putting in place a favorable institutional enabling environment. Further, there has been limited integration of the principles of resource use efficiency, sustainability, and resilience into the design of government programs and projects.
In particular, green urbanization poses a challenge to the green transition in Uganda, where the urban population will increase from 6 million in 2013 to over 20 million in 204022. Youth in Uganda make up a large proportion of the country’s demographic profile, with 77% of its population under the age of 30, of which 62% are jobless. Moreover, unemployment in Uganda remains predominantly an urban problem with the unemployment more than three times that of rural areas. The creation and training for green and decent jobs will necessitate both effective urban policy planning, implementation, and private sector development.
News
News • February 18, 2024
Supporting Uganda’s Green Growth Transition
written by Helena McLeod, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Green Growth Planning & Implementation (GGP&I) Division at the Global Green Growth Institute – As I leave Uganda after a week’s mission with Africa Director Dr. Malle Fofana, strategizing how to accelerate the green growth transition, I reflect on my key takeaways. To help meet […]
News • December 11, 2023
Empowering Women to Build Careers in Climate Change through the Women in Climate Change Mentorship Program
Women bear a disproportionate burden due to the impacts of climate change. Their vulnerabilities stem from socioeconomic factors such as poverty, societal norms, and cultural responsibilities. Despite these challenges, women often encounter limited access to resources, opportunities, and decision-making authority. Recognizing this disparity, in 2022, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) took the initiative to […]
News • November 1, 2023
Transforming Sanitation in Mukono Municipality: GGGI’s Collaborative Efforts for a Sustainable Uganda.
Kampala, Uganda, 1 November 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held a dissemination workshop and the final reports detailing the fecal sludge treatment plant feasibility study and detailed technical designs were officially handed over to the responsible government partners – Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), and Mukono […]
News • October 10, 2023
Launch of Gulu and Arua Cities’ Physical Development Plans as Part of the Development of Smart Secondary Cities.
Uganda – 12 and 14 September 2023 – The Physical Development Plans (PDPs) 2022–2040 for the cities of Gulu and Arua were formally launched by the respective city councils, with the support of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). This was in partnership with the National Physical Planning Board (NPPB), National Planning Authority (NPA), Ministry […]
News • September 22, 2023
Accelerating Climate Finance Access for East Africa: A Collaborative Effort
Kampala, Uganda, 20th- 22nd September 2023 – The 2nd East Africa Region Climate Finance Director Level (EARCFD) meeting was held in Kampala. Organized by the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (MoFPED) in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) funded by the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), and the British High […]
News • September 9, 2023
Comprehensive Stakeholder Assessment of the Waste Management Strategies for Mukono Municipality.
Uganda, 19 – 21 July 2023. As a result of fast urbanization and population increase, proper waste management has become a challenge for Mukono. In order to support the municipality, GGGI developed solid waste and fecal sludge management strategies to address the growing concerns about improper waste management. These strategies aim to promote sustainable waste […]
News • August 2, 2023
Uganda’s Rapid Population Growth and Waste Management Challenges: A Look at Mukono Municipality
August 2, 2023 – Uganda is also going through rapid urbanisation at a rate of 5 per cent according to the National Development Plan II. There used to be less than 1 million in urban areas in Uganda in 1960, but in 2020, more than 10 million people were living in urban areas in Uganda […]
News • August 2, 2023
Women Empowerment and Innovative Solutions: A Contribution Towards Combating Climate Change
6th July 2023 – To promote women’s inclusion, equality, and empowerment in the climate change space, GGGI with support from GIZ, Makerere University Business School (MUBS), and the Climate Change Department (CCD) under the Ministry of Water and Environment organized the second annual women in climate change conference at MUBS under the theme of “Accelerating […]
News • June 16, 2023
Building a Sustainable Future: Empowering Green Businesses for a Greener Impact.
Soroti, Uganda May 16, 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with Entrepreneurship for Impact Foundation (E4Impact), have since February 2023 been implementing a capacity-building support project the ‘Business for Green Impact project.’ The project is being implemented in Soroti City, Uganda and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]
News • June 16, 2023
Ugandan Mayors and Urban Planners Embark on a Green Urbanization Learning Mission in Ethiopia.
9th to 11th May 2023 – In order to draw a clearer picture of green urban development, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uganda organized a knowledge exchange mission for the mayors and senior urban planners of Arua, Gulu, Mbarara and Jinja, secondary cities, and the government officials of Ethiopia, from May 9 to May 11, […]
News • April 24, 2023
The Angola Ministry of Environment launches the first Blue Skies & Net Zero 2050 Campaign in Africa
13 April, Luanda, Angola – The Government of Angola and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) successfully launched the first global Blue Skies & Net Zero 2050 Campaign in Africa, aimed at raising public awareness on air pollution and tackling the climate crisis in Africa. The hybrid event was attended by over 40 Angolan and […]
News • April 17, 2023
Makerere University Inter-University Debate on Climate Change.
On the 25th of March 2023, Environmental Activism Week at Makerere University was launched supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with Centenary Bank, National Forestry Authority (NFA), Youth Go Green and Fair Ventures. The launch comprised a number of activities that included a panel discussion, tree planting and an inter-university debate. […]
News • April 17, 2023
Women’s Day: An opportunity to reflect on equality and equity of the Ugandan woman.
All day, every day, around the world a more gender-balanced world is being forged. From grassroots awareness raising to highly visible campaigns with impact, gender parity is being forged. This is one of the talks that transpired on International Women’s Day in Luzira. On International Women’s Day, the GGGI Uganda country representative Ms. Dagmar Zwebe […]
News • April 12, 2023
Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) Mukono Site Feasibility Validation Workshop.
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uganda, in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) of Uganda, received funding from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to implement a project titled, “Strengthening Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Capacity for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA).” On the 17th of March 2023, the project held […]
News • April 12, 2023
Stakeholders visit Mukono-Katikolo Site intended for Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Facility Designs.
The Global Green Growth Institute is implementing the “Strengthening Solid Waste and Faecal Sludge Management Capacity for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA)” project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) of Uganda. To understand the land availability and surroundings of the selected site, the […]
News • March 29, 2023
GGGI Uganda interests financiers in the waste diversion/ transfer stations infrastructure in the Greater Kampala Conurbation
Kampala is on a positive trajectory to fulfilling its vision of a vibrant, attractive, and sustainable city. GGGI Uganda for the past two years, working with DT Global, the consultant, formulated the Solid Waste Management Strategy of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. This strategy offers a high economic rate of return and significant environmental and […]
News • March 29, 2023
GGGI Uganda holds Validation Workshop for the Solid Waste Management Strategy Diversion Centres in Greater Kampala
GGGI Uganda, under the European Union funded Greening of Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization project, hosted a validation workshop with key stakeholders from the government and within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). This workshop aimed to validate and provide input to the feasibility study and master designs for the two waste diversion and transfer stations […]
News • February 27, 2023
Business for Green Impact Project | Call for Applications | Deadline Extension: 31st March 2023
The Global Green Growth Institute Uganda together with the E4Impact Foundation are looking for 25 green building enterprises to benefit from the Business for Green Impact Project in Soroti City. Eligibility Requirements Successful applicants for this program must meet all the following criteria: 1. Target Group A: Start-Ups Annual Turnover < $10,000. Two years operational. […]
News • February 27, 2023
East Africa Region Holds First Director-Level Climate Finance Meeting
With countries around the world suffering the effects of climate change, stakeholders in the East African region are calling for more deliberate efforts to ensure social justice, especially for the most vulnerable. On the 16th February 2023, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development with support from the Global Green Growth Institute and funding […]
News • February 13, 2023
Boosting Uganda’s Green Path to Industrialization.
GGGI Uganda under the European Union funded Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization project and organized a workshop on the 31st of January 2023. This workshop aimed at raising awareness about green industrial approaches and enabling the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) and the private sector to gain a deeper understanding of the nuggets embedded in […]
Projects
UG64
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG64 The Green Buildings Development in Uganda’s Secondary Cities through Policy, Entrepreneurial and Business Practice Support Project – Soroti City
Start Date | Q1 January 2023 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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UG56
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG56 Creation of a Climate Finance Unit (CFU) and the COP26 Taskforce at MoFPED
Start Date | Q2 April 21, 2022 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,950,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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UG23-E1
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG23 Promoting Solar Powered Irrigation and Pumping in Uganda
Start Date | Q1 October 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 800,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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UG17
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG17 Strengthening Solid Waste and Feacal Sludge Management Capacity of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Phase 1)
Start Date | Q1 13th September 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 2,350,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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UG15
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG15 Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization
Start Date | Q1 July 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 5,532,179 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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UG22
Thematic Areas
Countries
UG22 NDC Partnership Economic Advisory Support
Start Date | Q1 21st January 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 190,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Uganda(UG4) Catalyzing the Solar Home Systems Market: Strategic & Policy Interventions
Start Date | Q1 March 6 2018 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 944,900 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Uganda(UG13) Readiness Support to strengthen Uganda’s engagement with the GCF
Start Date | Q1 Feb 26 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 700,593 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Uganda(UG16) Uganda Green Investment Facility
Start Date | Q1 May 23 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 13,098 |
Status | Complete |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Uganda(UG18) Greening the National Development Plan (NDP) III
Start Date | Q1 Aug 16 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 31,296 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Sustainable Energy-Water Solution for Medium to Large Scale Irrigation of Commercial Farming in Uganda
Start Date | Q1 2018 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 290,166 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Catalyzing the Solar Home Systems (SHS) market to benefit low-income, urban households in two secondary cities
Start Date | Q1 2018 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,118,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Uganda (UG19) Readiness Support to strengthen Uganda’s engagement with the GCF
Start Date | Q1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 700,593 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Unleashing the Potential of Uganda’s Economy through Green Growth
Start Date | Q1 2017 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 2,615,000 |
Status | Active |
Thematic Area |
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GGGI In-Country Staff
Arthur Ssebbugga Kimeze
Project Lead for the Creation of a Transitional Climate Finance Unit
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Muhammad Ali Shaikh
Project Manager: Solid Waste and Fecal Sludge Management Africa (and Europe); Waste CoP Co-Lead