4th August 2023– The Non-State Actors Consultation Workshop for the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency Phase Two (CBIT II) Project Document Development was held to create stakeholder awareness about the CBIT II Project and determine stakeholder feedback mechanisms for providing further information to the project document preparation process. Consultants from Green Approaches Limited facilitated the workshop organized by AfrII and the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) at the Royal Suites Hotel, Bugolobi on 3rd August 2023. Over 20 non-state actors; Academia and CSOs (including the Private Sector) have been engaged and urged to embrace urgent actions on reducing emissions as they too are vital players in climate action.
“We recently held engagements with sector teams that are more directly involved in the industry. Today, we have the non-state actors; academia, CSOs including the private sector because of their importance in this as well. All sectors represented will have a voice in what the CBIT II project is going to achieve and I wish to also inform you that due to the achievements under CBIT I, the GEF-CI has granted us another opportunity to deliver further on meeting our country’s commitments towards climate action. We are indeed grateful to the GEF-CI for this support.” Said AfrII’s GHG Expert Dr. Ben Fungo while addressing the participants.
AfrII’s GHG Expert Dr. Ben Fungo addresses the workshop participants
Meanwhile, in her remarks delivered by the Ministry of Water and Environment-CCD’s Mr. Robert Ssenyonga, the Commissioner of Climate Change Ms. Margaret Athieno Mwebesa noted that Uganda is readily committed to supporting and pushing agendas geared towards driving Uganda to meet its national commitments on tracking and reporting on its GHG emissions because it’s committed to contributing to global climate action.
CBIT II will build on the great successes of CBIT I’s ‘Strengthening Capacity of Institutions in Uganda to Comply with Transparency Requirements of the Paris Agreement’ project. CBIT I was funded by the Global Environment Facility through Conservation International and implemented by AfrII and the Ministry of Water and Environment- Climate Change Department (CCD). AfrII and MWE wish to jointly extend appreciation to the GEF-CI for this support.
