TERRITORIAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE (TACC) PROJECT FOR THE MBALE REGION OFUGANDA

TERRITORIAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE (TACC) PROJECT FOR THE MBALE REGION OFUGANDA

Completedon 30 Jan, 2014
Evaluation Plan
Planned End Date
Jan 2014
Evaluation Type
Project
Management Response
Yes
Evaluation Budget
$29,000
Summary
The project was designed to assist the Mbale region of Uganda, encompassing the three districts of Mbale, Manafwa and Bududa, to realize low carbon and climate change resilient development. Towards this objective, the project was developed to assist the Mbale region to develop their Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) to fully integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies into their regional development planning, policy development and investment planning that will identify appropriate regulatory and financial instruments for the implementation of the actions that have been selected by the ITCP and assist the region to access, combine and sequence a variety of financial resources needed to implement the ITCP. Mbale will serve as a pilot region for scaling up to other regions within Uganda for this holistic territorial approach for addressing climate change. Successes:Key Successes The project contributed to the development of Integrated Territorial Climate Plan for mainstreaming climate change mitigation and adaptation in development plans. It has also established coordinating institutional mechanism called Regional Climate Change Forum that brings three districts (Mbale, Bududa & Manufwa) together to work jointly for addressing climate change issues of the entire Mbale region. Project has contributed to develop climate profile and also established knowledge management system which helps planner to develop strategy for addressing climate change in the country. Project helped to generate awareness from farmers? level to policy makers? level that helps future implementation of climate change programs and also take initiatives from all level to develop resilience to climate change impacts. The activities successfully implemented as part of small grant programs like livestock support, agro-forestry including species like coffee and fruits and bee keeping helped to improve household economy. Similarly, programs like bio-briquette, improved stove, bio-gas etc. helped to decrease pressure on the forest and also decreased carbon emission to the atmosphere. Likewise, carbon financing scheme not only provided additional financial support but also encouraged to plant trees and protect them. Plantation on steep lands helped to decrease landslide risks and soil erosion and increase in the number of trees improved carbon sequestration accelerating absorption of carbon from the atmosphere. These activities in overall increased resilience capacity of the community, decreased pressure on forests, contributed in stabilizing land from erosion and increased greenery that increased carbon sequestration. The increased awareness and economic support also helped farmers to send their children to school and improved their health. Enhance capacity of policy makers and planners will help to mainstream climate change in the future plans and policies and that will also support to increase resilience to climate change.
  • Evaluation Information
Evaluation Title
TERRITORIAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE (TACC) PROJECT FOR THE MBALE REGION OFUGANDA
Atlas Project Number
00075753
Plan Period
Status
Completed
Type
Project
Management Response
Yes
Plan Date
1 Jan, 2014
Quality Assessment
No
Completion Date
30 Jan, 2014
Joint Programme
No
Joint Evaluation
No
Budget
$29,000
GEF Evaluation
No
Expenditure
$0
Stakeholders
District Local Government (DLG) of Mbale on behalf of Mbale, Manafwa and Bududa ;Ministry of Water and Environment; DANIDA,DFID and UNDP
Source of Funding
Project
Countries
Uganda
  • Corporate Outcome and Output

    UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021

Output 5.2. Effective institutional, legislative and policy frameworks in place to enhance the implementation of disaster and climate risk management measures at national and sub-national levels

Output 5.3. Gender responsive disaster and climate risk management is integrated in the development planning and budgetary frameworks of key sectors (e.g. water, agriculture, health and education)

1: Others