An inception workshop was held on 7 May 2026 in Kampala, Uganda, to launch Uganda’s second project with the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT). The event brought together officials from key ministries, climate change sectoral working groups, and representatives from both the public and private sectors. 

This ICAT project, led by the Ministry of Water and Environment’s Climate Change Department, with technical support from the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI), aims to develop Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) tracking frameworks and data collection tools for key sectors, as well as support the preparation of regulations on the modalities and procedures for greenhouse gas measurement across the economy.

Scaling up a successful collaboration

Building on a successful first project in the transport and waste sectors, this second collaboration between ICAT and Uganda extends the work to the stationary energy, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and the Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) sectors.

The first ICAT project delivered inventory data collection tools, an NDC tracking framework, and targeted indicators for the selected sectors. It also meaningfully engaged sectoral stakeholders in the climate agenda, enhancing national ownership.

The AFOLU sector alone accounts for over three-quarters of Uganda’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Developing structured NDC tracking frameworks and data collection systems across AFOLU, stationary energy, and IPPU sectors will strengthen Uganda’s understanding of its emission landscape and enhance its capacity to monitor NDC progress.

The outputs of this project, sectoral NDC tracking frameworks, data collection tools, and GHG measurement Regulations will enable Uganda to meet its reporting requirements through the National Communications and BTR obligations with confidence. This will ensure that our reporting is not only compliant but also useful for policy-making, resource mobilization, and international cooperation. – Mr. Semambo Muhammad Ass. Commissioner, Representing Ag.Commissioner. Climate Change Department.

Transparency as a lever for climate and development progress

Sectoral transparency frameworks play a critical role in NDC implementation. They make climate data accessible and usable across government and economic sectors, help assess which policies are working, and strengthen a country’s ability to attract and direct climate finance. 

The project outputs are expected to strengthen Uganda’s NDC progress across key sectors and to support evidence-based climate policymaking, contributing to the implementation of Uganda’s Climate Change Act.

With Uganda currently in the process of updating its NDC, the frameworks and tools developed through this project will be directly relevant to ensuring Uganda’s climate targets are grounded in sector-level evidence. 

“Uganda submitted its BUR2 in 2025, and now we are starting the preparation of the first BTR. So, we need the capacity and enabling environment to submit information on greenhouse gas emissions and how we are implementing our NDCs,” said the Ass. Commissioner. 

Transparency is also a strategic tool for NDC implementation. By creating the governance and institutional mechanisms needed to involve its key sectors in the climate agenda, Uganda is setting the foundations for a data-driven and collaborative approach to NDC implementation.