Uganda has introduced comprehensive regulations aimed at
governing the development, approval, implementation and monitoring
of climate change mechanisms across the country.
Climate change mechanisms contribute to the mitigation of
greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable development and
include cooperative and non-market approaches as defined in the
Paris Agreement.
Building upon the provisions of the National Climate Change Act
(Cap. 182), the new National Climate Change (Climate Change
Mechanisms) Regulations, 2025 ("the
Regulations") establish a framework that promises to
enable a growing and thriving carbon market in Uganda.
The Regulations provide for the approval of carbon projects,
domestic and international transfer of certified greenhouse gas
emissions and registration of persons intending to validate
emissions reduction units (verifiers), among other things.
