Green Horizons Environmental Research Initiatives Uganda
National Sustainability Symposium on Ozone Protection
16 September
2026
Add your voice to Uganda’s push for cleaner, safer cooling. This September, government, industry, academia, and civil society unite for dialogue, training, and partnership that protect the ozone layer and drive lasting change.
50
Demonstration farms
200
Participating households
5,000+
Native shade trees planted
500+
tCO2e sequestration target
About GHERI-UG
Turning Environmental Evidence Into Action
Green Horizons Environmental Research Initiatives Uganda (GHERI-UG) is a Ugandan civil society organisation focused on environmental research, innovation, community engagement, and sustainable development.
Evidence-Led Research
Generating credible environmental evidence and translating it into practical, scalable solutions.
Community Partnership
Strengthening local capacity and building partnerships that improve climate resilience.
What We Do
Five focus areas, one mandate
Our 21 registered focus areas condensed into five working pillars.
Air, Waste & Sustainable Cooling
Pollution monitoring, waste management, ozone protection.
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Community Engagement & Environmental Education
Outreach, training, and youth programmes.
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Working Process
Building a Greener Uganda
Research
We generate credible environmental evidence through field investigation, monitoring, and root-cause analysis.
Pilot & Partner
We translate that evidence into practical, demonstration-scale interventions with government, academia, and communities.
Scale Impact
We strengthen community capacity and build the partnerships needed to grow proven models across Uganda.
Flagship Programmes
Featured Programmes
Kampala Smart Flood Resilient System
Challenge: Urban flooding, drainage pressure and poor real-time information
Intervention: Sensors, dashboard, alerts, drainage/pumping, waste interception, treatment/reuse concept
National Sustainability Symposium
Challenge: Ozone/sustainable cooling awareness and stakeholder coordination
Intervention: National dialogue, technical sessions, exhibitions, training, partnerships
Agroforestry for Prosperity
Challenge: Low coffee productivity, soil degradation, climate vulnerability
Intervention: High-density coffee, goats, native shade trees, sustainable land management
News & Events
Updates From the Field
Partner With GHERI-UG
We connect evidence generation to practical interventions and measurable outcomes. Our registered mandate already covers biodiversity, occupational safety, renewable energy, and emerging technology; partners investing now help build programmes with room to grow.