The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally modified equatorial climate. As of 2023, it has a population of around 49.6 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala.
Region
East Africa
Capital city
Kampala
Language
GDP
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Area
Population
45,850,000
Uganda
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Adaptation Actions and Priorities
- Climate-smart agriculture and small-scale water infrastructure
- Sustainable agro-forestry
- Improving water efficiency
- Building more effective early-warning systems
- Mainstreaming climate resilience in all sectors
- Sustainable Land Management
- Disaster Risk Management
- Resilient Infrastructure
- Biodiversity conservation management
- Sustainable agro-forestry
- Improving water efficiency
- Building more effective early-warning systems
- Mainstreaming climate resilience in all sectors
- Sustainable Land Management
- Disaster Risk Management
- Resilient Infrastructure
- Biodiversity conservation management
Mitigation Actions and Priorities
- "Renewable energy: off-grid solar, mini-hydro Energy efficiency: efficient biomass energy production and utilization technologies
- Climate resilient infrastructure (building codes for energy efficient construction and renovation)
Promotion of Fuel efficient vehicles
- Climate-smart agriculture and livestock breeding research and manure management practices"
- Climate resilient infrastructure (building codes for energy efficient construction and renovation)
Promotion of Fuel efficient vehicles
- Climate-smart agriculture and livestock breeding research and manure management practices"
Emission Target
The national economy-wide emission reduction target is under technical review and will be to be adopted by the National Climate Change Advisory Committee (NCCAC
Target Sectors
- Energy includes Electricity generation and supply, Transport Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-Use (AFOLU) includes Agriculture and Livestock, Forests, Wetlands Waste includes solid waste and wastewater
- Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) includes Industries, Mining and Quarrying and Petroleum, Chemical and Non-metallic Mineral Products
- Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) includes Industries, Mining and Quarrying and Petroleum, Chemical and Non-metallic Mineral Products
