In October 2025, Uganda became the first African country to secure a result-based climate finance of $31 million from Green Climate Fund (GCF) at the 43rd meeting of the GCF Board in Songdo, Republic of Korea following its successful forest conservation between 2016 and 2017.
The funding rewards proven reductions in harmful emissions and Uganda achieved verified emission reductions totaling to over 8 million tonnes of CO2, a figure that translates into the climate benefit of nurturing 133 million new tree seedlings for a decade.
The fund is tied to future resilience, enabling communities to intensify reforestation and expand alternative livelihoods in the next phase of rural climate adaptation, designed to stabilize forests while ensuring food and energy security.