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the district council allocated the equivalent of US$3800 to execute various CSA
interventions for the financial year 2016–2017. In Luwero, Uganda, district officials prioritized working on the institutional framework for addressing climate
change in the district, and in Rakai, Uganda, a District Climate Change Action
Plan was created.
Conscious of the importance of using scientific evidence on gender, CSA and
climate change to influence legislative decisions, the MSPs in Uganda undertook a
National Reflection Workshop with members from civil society organizations,
research institutions, local governments, ministries and the media. The evidence
and messages that emerged from the event, together with information from the continued policy engagement that followed, were presented at a high-level event
attended by members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change and
the Parliamentary Forum on Food Security, Population and Development. The event
helped raise awareness and advocate for gender responsiveness in climate change
adaptation among members of Parliament amidst discussions on the Uganda
Climate Change Bill, the Biotechnology Bill and the pre-negotiations for the
COP22 in Morocco. Inspired by the event in Uganda, the LA in Tanzania organized
Table 23.2 Policy engagement activities of the national climate-change MSPs
Uganda national MSP
activities
Tanzania national MSP activities
Scenario-guided policy review
of the Uganda National
Agricultural Sector Strategic
Plan (ASSP)
Water-use technology study used in a policy engagement
meeting with the National Irrigation Commission, Basin Water
Boards and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and
Cooperatives. Recommendations given on the need to promote
efficient water-use technologies and other CSA practices as a
package, rather than individual technologies, for enhanced
adoption of these technologies at large scale
Preparatory meetings to
organize and ensure a
coordinated approach of the
Uganda position in the COP21
Scenario-guided policy review of the National Environmental
Policy
Participation in the Joint
Sector Reviews of the
Ministry of Water and
Environment (MWE) and the
Ministry of Agriculture,
Animal Industry and Fisheries
(MAAIF)
Informing the development of the Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions (INDCs)
Informing the draft irrigation
policy
Participation in the development of the CSA Country Plan for
Tanzania
Participation in a live national
dialogue on climate change
and women
Participation in several
climate-change workshops
organized by other actors
23 The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Creating an Enabling Climate Change…
the district council allocated the equivalent of US$3800 to execute various CSA
interventions for the financial year 2016–2017. In Luwero, Uganda, district officials prioritized working on the institutional framework for addressing climate
change in the district, and in Rakai, Uganda, a District Climate Change Action
Plan was created.
Conscious of the importance of using scientific evidence on gender, CSA and
climate change to influence legislative decisions, the MSPs in Uganda undertook a
National Reflection Workshop with members from civil society organizations,
research institutions, local governments, ministries and the media. The evidence
and messages that emerged from the event, together with information from the continued policy engagement that followed, were presented at a high-level event
attended by members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change and
the Parliamentary Forum on Food Security, Population and Development. The event
helped raise awareness and advocate for gender responsiveness in climate change
adaptation among members of Parliament amidst discussions on the Uganda
Climate Change Bill, the Biotechnology Bill and the pre-negotiations for the
COP22 in Morocco. Inspired by the event in Uganda, the LA in Tanzania organized
Table 23.2 Policy engagement activities of the national climate-change MSPs
Uganda national MSP
activities
Tanzania national MSP activities
Scenario-guided policy review
of the Uganda National
Agricultural Sector Strategic
Plan (ASSP)
Water-use technology study used in a policy engagement
meeting with the National Irrigation Commission, Basin Water
Boards and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and
Cooperatives. Recommendations given on the need to promote
efficient water-use technologies and other CSA practices as a
package, rather than individual technologies, for enhanced
adoption of these technologies at large scale
Preparatory meetings to
organize and ensure a
coordinated approach of the
Uganda position in the COP21
Scenario-guided policy review of the National Environmental
Policy
Participation in the Joint
Sector Reviews of the
Ministry of Water and
Environment (MWE) and the
Ministry of Agriculture,
Animal Industry and Fisheries
(MAAIF)
Informing the development of the Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions (INDCs)
Informing the draft irrigation
policy
Participation in the development of the CSA Country Plan for
Tanzania
Participation in a live national
dialogue on climate change
and women
Participation in several
climate-change workshops
organized by other actors
23 The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Creating an Enabling Climate Change…