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Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in the Development Process in Uganda

The authors wish to thank all those who provided their time and shared their knowledge and perspectives on mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in the development process. This work was made possible through a fellowship from the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK under the Capacity Strengthening in the Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) Project. We also acknowledge and thank the Centre for International Climate and Environment Research (CICERO), for hosting the research fellow from ACTS for two months during the fellowship. In particular, we would like to thank Lars Otto Naess (CICERO) for useful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. The CLACC fellowship programme aims to build the capacity of civil society organizations in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on issues relating to adaptation to climate change. As part of the activities, country reports for Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda have been prepared through reviewing their respective national communications, poverty reduction strategy papers, plans for combating desertification and other relevant reports on environment and development. The programme aims to contribute to strengthening of the capacity of civil society in LDCs to help the most vulnerable groups adapt to climate change. The report will also help in establishing an information and knowledge system to support countries to deal with the adverse impacts of climate change. All the three countries have ratified the framework convention, signifying their commitment to the global environment and principles of sustainable development. It is important that civil society and other stakeholders are prepared well to effectively contribute to climate change initiatives in their respective countries and regions.