1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
In 2016, Uganda joined several countries in signing the Paris Agreement. At the national level, the government was committed to addressing the challenge of climate change. The consequences of climate change mean that the city is more exposed to certain risks and disasters, such as floods and heat hotspots as the temperatures rise. At the local level, the city decided to tackle the following goals:
1. To Increase green spaces and trees in households for improved health & income,
2. To reduce disaster exposure & lower costs for risk/disaster management,
3. To build climate resilient infrastructure and aid with carbon sequestration,
4. To enhance biodiversity, trought urban forestry that can pave the way for a return of animals in the city, mainly primates. The return of animals such as primates and other medium sized animals redefines the urban space and can be a practical strategy for living in harmony with nature in cities such as Kampala.
5. The greening activity is part of the effort to build climate resilience in the city, which has been envisaged to have multiple benefits. Green cover would enhance aesthetics, reduce flash floods through increased infiltration, and sequester greenhouse gases.(1,2,3,4)
1. To Increase green spaces and trees in households for improved health & income,
2. To reduce disaster exposure & lower costs for risk/disaster management,
3. To build climate resilient infrastructure and aid with carbon sequestration,
4. To enhance biodiversity, trought urban forestry that can pave the way for a return of animals in the city, mainly primates. The return of animals such as primates and other medium sized animals redefines the urban space and can be a practical strategy for living in harmony with nature in cities such as Kampala.
5. The greening activity is part of the effort to build climate resilience in the city, which has been envisaged to have multiple benefits. Green cover would enhance aesthetics, reduce flash floods through increased infiltration, and sequester greenhouse gases.(1,2,3,4)
Quantitative targets
1. Supporting 300,000 people to reduce exposure to climate hazards
2. Planting 500,000 trees - street, park, and household
3. Increasing from 13 trees/acre to 50 trees/acre
4. Sequestering 1,172 mtCO2. of carbon/a year.
5. Pricing a tree for 1.3 mil. Ugandan shillings (360 USD) - fee as to spot the cutting
6. Planting a wide variety of tree species: fruits (avocado, banana, mango), medicinal tree Prunus africana, Canarium schweinfurthii (Muwafu), a towering indigenous fruit tree), and Entandrophragma angolense, an even larger – up to 50 metres tall – deciduous forest tree. (1,2,3)
2. Planting 500,000 trees - street, park, and household
3. Increasing from 13 trees/acre to 50 trees/acre
4. Sequestering 1,172 mtCO2. of carbon/a year.
5. Pricing a tree for 1.3 mil. Ugandan shillings (360 USD) - fee as to spot the cutting
6. Planting a wide variety of tree species: fruits (avocado, banana, mango), medicinal tree Prunus africana, Canarium schweinfurthii (Muwafu), a towering indigenous fruit tree), and Entandrophragma angolense, an even larger – up to 50 metres tall – deciduous forest tree. (1,2,3)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of people targeted by the project
Number of trees planted
mtCo2 per year sequestread
Amount of fees to be implemented fo wood cutt illegally
Number of trees per acre to be planted
Types of trees to be planted (1,2,3)
Number of trees planted
mtCo2 per year sequestread
Amount of fees to be implemented fo wood cutt illegally
Number of trees per acre to be planted
Types of trees to be planted (1,2,3)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
The project started in 2016. The team used aerial and satellite images and Open Foris Collect, Arc GIS and Open Street Map software technology. It logged 23 parameters, including tree species, location, GPS coordinates, height, diameter at breast height, crown diameter, and health condition. An audit was conducted and based on it local communities were committed to plant seddlings that were grown in local nusrseries. 25 precincts were audited. The aims is to plant more indigenous trees “for their aesthetic, food and medicinal values and their urban cooling and air quality improvement effects.” (3)
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
There weren't indications that this innovation was derived from other projects.
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
There weren't indications that showed there was a desire to replicate the project.
