C0010 Uganda

On 3 April 2024, IRM received a complaint alleging adverse impacts related to the implementation of GCF funded project FP034 "Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda." The IRM acknowledged receipt on 8 April, 2024 and subsequently proceeded to determine elibility of the complaint. The complainant(s) requested and were granted confidentiality, per the IRM PGs and a result of the IRM's retaliation risk assessment. 

Complainant(s) have raised several concerns related to implementation of the project including restrictions on access to wetlands, lack of compensation and/or adequate consultation, increased food insecurity and impoverishment of wetland-dependent communities and increased threats to community health, security and safety, among others. During eligibility determination, IRM gathered information including first-hand accounts of harms alleged and detailed description of livelihood and wetlands demarcation activities in more than one district where the GCF-funded project is being implemented. Based on the information gathered, the IRM has determined the complaint to be eligible. The IRM will now proceed to engage with complainant(s) and relevant stakeholders to provide further information on the next steps and options available to process the complaint.