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This report is an assessment of possible elements in a new and expanded programme related to environment and natural resources in Uganda.The report includes an analysis of important forest and environmental resource sector elements; key challenges, political and administrative structures, policies, activities and future plans. Different donor activities are scrutinised, experiences in the sector, supports to harmonisation and coordination initiatives and future plans, with particular emphasis on the Uganda Joint Assistance Strategy (UJAS) and in particular the SWAp and the ENR Sector Investment Planning process.The authors identify and detail to some extent what Ugandan authorities and bodies see as potential support areas for the future. For each of these potential interventions they briefly describe the key challenges to be addressed, possible activities, budget allocations and its confluence with both Ugandan policies and Norwegian development collaboration bearings (poverty alleviation, gender, good governance, institutional sustainability etc.).Additional areas of consideration includepossible institutional anchoring and possible institutional and organisational designfinancing needs and flow of funds the potential roles for the public, private and the NGO sectors concerns in relation to the Embassy’s administrative capacity and possible alternative Norwegian support systemsinterventions in relation to other donors, and potential for co-funding and other types of collaborations.[adapted from author]
