CBIT- Uganda PMU joined technocrats from government Ministries departments and agencies to validate the first biennial update report (BUR1).

The 5-day validation meeting took place at Ridar Hotel Mukono from 17th to 21st June, 2019. It was hosted by the Climate Change Department (CCD), Ministry of Water and Environment. Participants in the 5-day meeting were from the Africa Innovations Institute, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, National Forestry Authority, National Agricultural Research Organization, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Ministry of Local Government. The technical backstopping of the meeting was by BUR (Biennial Update Report) Task force members.

The aim of the validation meeting was to ensure that information and data shared in the draft BUR1 is a good representation of the ‘reality’ within the sectors that were represented and to discuss constraints and gaps. Each of the sectors was allocated a day for discussion; with only waste and industrial processes and product use (IPPU) sharing a day.

BURs are to be submitted by non-Annex I Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) once every two years. Their purpose is to provide updates on actions undertaken by a Party in implementing the convention. The report also provides updates on national GHG inventories; constraints and gaps in climate action and support needed and received.

Participants in the meeting were informed that Uganda was committed to submitting her BUR1 before the end of June 2019.

CBIT Uganda will use the findings of this meeting to support capacity building in the forthcoming project activities such as training on GHG inventory and reporting