Publications & Documents

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP)

The project Occupational Health and Safety Measures aim to provide guidelines on how work will be executed during implementation of IFPA-CD Project to ensure that health and safety of the workers are adequately managed to prevent injuries and loss of lives during the course of employment. Occupational Health and Safety Measures has been developed in a manner consistent with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) 2 on Labour and working conditions in addition to relevant GoU legal and regulatory framework, World Bank Group General Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines (WBG EHS Guidelines), International Labour Organisation Conventions and other Good International Industry Practices.

The Mid Term Review (MTR) evaluation was conducted to assess the progress made by the project towards achieving its objectives, identify challenges and opportunities, and make practical recommendations for the project to effectively deliver on its objectives and targets, including any adjustments in scope and implementation as may be deemed necessary. This report summarises the MTR’s main findings, conclusions and recommendations

The Labour Management Plan (LMP) was designed to guide project engagements with external stakeholders most especially employees and guides on how to engage with different types of workers such as direct workers include the PCU staff which are hired under contract to the project for the duration of the project implementation, contracted workers including firms, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or community based organizations (CBOs) that will be contracted as Technical Service Providers (TSP) (total of 4 or more TSP contracts) and who will use existing staff already on the payroll, short-term consultants, community workers who will be employed under the project.

The Gender Action Plan (GAP) was developed at the start of project implementation to guide gender mainstreaming in project activities. It identified gender gaps from each project components, proposed actions to reduce the gaps, indicators and targets.

This is the first REDD+ Results-Based Payment project in Africa to be presented to the GCF Board, positioning Uganda as a regional leader in climate mitigation and forest conservation.

FIEFOC 2 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)

Revised Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around Echuya Central Forest Reserve

Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan for the Batwa around Semuliki National Park

MULTI-PURPOSE WATER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT FOR LIVELIHOOD TRANSFORMATION (MWACRID) PROJECT IN THE SUB-COUNTIES OF MASINDI-PORT AND KIGUMBA IN KIRYANDONGO DISTRICT; MIRYA AND KIMENGO IN MASINDI DISTRICT, UGANDA, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN

Final Cleared ESMP annexed to the Financing Agreement (FA)_MWACRID-P Cleared

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), defined in Article 12 of the Protocol, allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Such projects can earn saleable certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2, which can be counted towards meeting Kyoto targets.

EPRP (MWACRID)- For Disclosure

The Simu- Muyembe community-based management plan (CBWMP) is developed under the “Strengthening Adaptive Capacity and Resilience of Communities in Uganda’s Watersheds – Awoja Catchment (SACRiAC) – Project” with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the African Development Bank. It is presumed that the ten-year plan will ensure the sustainable use and conservation of Simu-Muyende wetland so that it can provide benefits to the community.

The communities around Komirya wetland, civil society organizations, traditional and political leadership of the six sub counties of Kongunga, Aligoi, Kocheka, Kolir, Aminit, and Kachumbala and Bukedea District Local Government provided invaluable information about wetlands management issues and contributed greatly to designing appropriate management and conservation strategies contained in this plan.

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is implementing the development of three- medium sized irrigation schemes in northern and eastern regions of Uganda, covering an irrigable area of 1,800

The Project Development Objective is to to improve sustainable management of forests and protected areas and increase benefits to communities from forests in target landscapes.

Farm Income Enhancement and Forest Conservation Programme – Project 2 (FIEFOC –2) is designed within the context of the Government of Uganda’s National Development Plan II (NDP II), and the long term development strategy, the Vision 2040 both of which promote agricultural infrastructure and income enhancement.