Physical Address
Kampala, Uganda
Co-authored with Dr. Arnold Agaba and Jenna Matovu Hayra This report is a first installment in a series on carbon markets and emissions trading in Africa. The series aims to present a comprehensive overview of emissions reduction trading in Africa…
Co-authored with Izabelle Kansiime Lwamafa. Volume III of this handbook proposed the establishment of a dedicated sustainability segment on the Uganda Securities Exchange as a pathway to climate finance market development, in view of the critical role that exchanges play…
Volume III of this handbook focused on a review of select climate finance instruments and the voluntary frameworks that govern them. These instruments included green bonds, green loans, social bonds, social loans, sustainability bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. In this volume,…
This article was co-authored with Izabelle Kansiime Lwamafa. The principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC), enshrined in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and reaffirmed in the Paris Agreement, remains a key tenet in…
This article was co-authored with Izabelle Kansiime Lwamafa. Part One of this series, laid down the foundation for what the concept of Third World Approaches to Climate Change and Sustainability (TWACCS) entails. Modelled on the concept of Third-world Approaches to…
According to Joyeeta Gupta, climate change has been on the global political agenda for over 30 years, and during this period of time, there has been a rapid expansion of multilateral environmental frameworks on the subject, the most recent being…
Financial institutions in Uganda continue to enhance their focus on the sustainability agenda at industry and institutional level. This heightened focus has most recently been marked by the launch of the ESG Framework for the Banking and Financial Sector by…
Volume I of this handbook focused on the anchor international, regional, and domestic instruments, legislation, and policies, with keen attention to the climate finance-related aspects and the provisions with a direct bearing on the Ugandan context. Volume II focuses on…
The global community continues to intensify its focus on climate change, on the back of the acceleration of negative effects of the climate crisis. States and private actors alike have embarked on a series of actions geared towards mitigating and…
The Ministry of Finance recently presented proposed amendments to various tax laws including the Income Tax Act and the Stamp Duty Act among others. In particular, the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the “Bill”) proposes to introduce a tax on…
