Addressing Barriers to the Adoption of Improved Charcoal Production Technologies and Sustainable Land Management Practices through an Integrated Approach

To secure multiple environmental benefits by addressing the twin challenges of unsustainable utilisation of biomass for charcoal and poor land management practices common in Uganda’s Woodlands.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Completed
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/4644
Countries
Uganda
Managing organisations
Implementing partner: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD)
Other partners: Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST)
Implementing organisations
UNDP
Project ID
4644
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$14.662.108
GEF project grant
$3.480.000
Executing Agencies
Implementing partner: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD)<br />
Other partners: Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST)