This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Uganda on 27 April 2020 through its first biennial update report in accordance with decision 14/CP.19. The technical annex provides data and information on the activity reducing emissions from deforestation, which is an activity included in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70, and covers the same national territorial forest area as the assessed forest reference emission level (FREL) proposed by Uganda in its modified FREL submission of April 2018.
Uganda reported the results of the implementation of this activity for 2015–2017, which amount to 4,035,347 tonnes of carbon dioxide (t CO2) per year (8,070,694 t CO2 in total) and were measured against the assessed FREL of 8,254,691 t CO2 per year for 2000–2015.
The data and information provided in the technical annex are in overall accordance with the guidelines contained in the annex to decision 14/CP.19. The technical analysis concluded that the data and information provided by Uganda in the technical annex are largely transparent and partially consistent with the assessed FREL established in accordance with decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 71(b), and decision 12/CP.17, section II. This report contains the findings from the technical analysis and a few areas identified for capacity-building and future technical improvement in accordance with decision 14/CP.19, paragraph 14.