This project is
aligned with one of UNDP's signature programs on biodiversity which
focuses on unleashing the economic potential of Protected Area so
that they are better able to fulfill their management functions,
are sustainably financed, and contribute to sustainable
development. Currently, UNDP is supporting GEF financed and other
initiatives aimed at strengthening PA management effectiveness, and
PA financial sustainability in some 1000 PAs globally with a
combined area of 130 million hectares. UNDP will ensure that
lessons learned from this work are applied in the Kidepo
landscape. At the national level, the UN Uganda Country Team
has developed a Peace Building and Recovery Assistance Plan
(UNPRAP) (2009-2011) to support the Northern Uganda Peace and
Recovery Development Plan (PRDP). The UNDP CPAP, nested within the
UNPRAP supports post-conflict socio-economic recovery through good
governance, access to and use of natural resources. This project
directly addresses several CPAP outcomes including: Increased
Sustainable Production in Selected Sub Sectors, Particularly
Benefiting Women and Youth, National and Local Institutions
Capacitated to Develop, Implement and Monitor Pro-Poor and MDG
Responsive Policies/Strategies, and: Capacity of Selected
Institutions Strengthened for Sustainable Environment and Natural
Resources Management as well as Climate Change Adaptation and
Mitigation. The project activities will benefit from wider efforts
of UNDP CPAP that aim to support local governments to mainstream
issues of environment and natural resources management, climate
change mitigation/adaptation and disaster risk reduction into
plans, processes and budgets.
The project links
to UNDAF Outcome 2: Sustainable livelihoods (this responds to
Uganda's National Development Plan development objectives 1:
Increasing household incomes, and 6: Harnessing natural resources
and the environment for sustainable development). The project will
be implemented by the UNDP Uganda Environment team with support
from UNDP's regional office.
