National Pre-COP30 Forum

Published By MWE |  November 5, 2025

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Environment; Dr. Alfred Okot Okidi represented the Minister of State for Environment; Hon. Beatrice Atim Anywar and officiated at the National Pre-COP30 Forum that was held at Silver Springs Hotel, Bugolobi.

The National Pre-COP30 Forum is an annual event in which Stakeholders gathered not only to validate the readiness for COP30, but to affirm Uganda’s unwavering commitment to addressing the urgent, complex challenges of climate change.

The Pre-COP30 Forum served as a platform to mobilise stakeholders across Government, Parliament, Civil society, Academia, Private sector, Youth, and Women’s groups. It validated Uganda’s negotiation positions, strengthened coordination, and raised awareness of Uganda’s climate priorities.

The objectives of the forum were to:

1. Consolidate Uganda’s thematic positions on adaptation, mitigation, finance, technology transfer, gender and climate change, capacity building, and loss and damage, ensuring alignment with Least Developed Countries, African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change, and G77 & China.
2. Validate the linkages between the updated Nationally Determined Contributions 3.0 and Uganda’s strategy for COP30 negotiations, ensuring coherence between domestic policy priorities and international commitments.
3. Foster dialogue among Government, Parliamentarians, Civil society, Academia, and Private sector actors to enhance ownership and inclusivity of Uganda’s COP30 positions.
4. Strengthen the capacity of Uganda’s negotiators through simulations, thematic discussions, and cross-sectoral exchanges.
5. Raise awareness and mobilise support for Uganda’s COP30 agenda through communication and visibility initiatives.

The 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held from November 10th to 22nd, November 2025, in Belem, Brazil