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(...)Uganda is expanding the capacity of power supply through construction of additional hydropower dams, namely, Karuma hydro power plant (600 MW), Isimba hydro power plant (188 MW), Ayago hydro power plant (600 MW), among others.

(...)Exploitation of petroleum could offer Uganda an economic development opportunity if an institutional framework were in place to properly manage the related revenue and address economic, social, and environmental issues.

In the National Agricultural Policy, the Government considered that agriculture faces several challenges at different stages of the commodity value chain, including(...)inadequate attention to natural resource sustainability.

(...)According to the ASSP, activities to boost the coffee subsector include: (...)training farmers on soil and water conservation, (...)

Uganda's climate is well suited to the cultivation of cotton, most of which is grown by small scale farmers on plots averaging 0.5-10 acres. (...) Challenges include climate change, the high cost of production inputs, low domestic lint consumption, fluctuations in world market prices, the low use of pesticides and fertilizers, and low levels of funding in the sector.(...)

Papua New Guinea's strategic development framework comprises three levels. • At the top level, Vision 2050 establishes the country's overall strategic direction over the 40 years from 2010 to 2050.
(...) Vision 2050 is based on seven strategic focus areas, which are: (...) • Environmental sustainability and climate change (...)

(...) The MTDP is structured around six areas of activity: (...) climate change and natural disaster management.

(…) The National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) (…) provide sound scientific quarantine and inspection services to assist and encourage agricultural production by minimising the risk of introducing exotic animal and plant pests and diseases. (...) The biosecurity measures that NAQIA sets play a significant role to protect (...) biodiversity (...)

(...) At mentioned previously, fisheries subsidies negotiations are currently the top priority, but the Government also takes great interest in special and differential treatment (S&DT), trade and the environment, trade and natural disasters, and agriculture. (...)

(...) Geographical isolation, supply-side and administrative capacity constraints, and vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change remain profound challenges that threaten PNG's further marginalization. However, support from other Members in recognising these challenges and working in partnership to mitigate their effects will continue to ensure that the WTO system works effectively to advance the interests of all Members.