Climate change is one of the greatest environmental and economic threats facing the world today. Human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests, have increased the level of greenhouse gases, the primary contributors to global warming in the atmosphere. This accumulation is changing the Earth's weather patterns, resulting in higher global temperatures, rising sea levels and a potential shift in the distribution of the world's ecosystems. There is a growing need to develop strategies that will reduce current levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and curtail future emissions. The United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol represents an international strategy to combat these effects. The Kyoto Protocol establishes emission reduction targets for industrialized countries and incorporates a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for trading carbon credits generated by projects implemented in developing countries. Uganda, as a party to the protocol, has participated in CDM projects especially in the forestry sector. The UNFCCC requires State parties to take appropriate legislative measures to give effect to the terms of the convention. Uganda, as a party to the Convention, has the National Environment Act and other laws that protect against climate change. These laws however have some weaknesses in respect of climate change mitigation and it can be argued that this partly explains the persistence of the problem. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of the legal framework in Uganda for combating climate change. The study explores the strengths and weaknesses of both the international and national laws on climate change and makes appropriate recommendations for its improvement.