Climate data ecosystem (CDE) refers to systems (i.e. policies, processes, technology,) for capturing, recording, storing, analyzing and sharing, and feed backing. Sharing quality climate data and information is essential for governments, organizations, and individuals to make informed decisions and take action toward building resilience to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening data-supported climate actions is critical for climate resilience planning…
County officials drawn from different departments and USAID implementing partners yesterday concluded the 4th Pause and Reflect session for the FY 2021/2022 organised by the Adaptation Consortium (ADA). The team led by Pauline Makutsa Program Manager ADA Consortium visited Moi County Referral Hospital – Voi for a study tour on the impact of USAID Stawisha Pwani in strengthening County health…
FSD Kenya led Consortium evaluates Taita Taveta’s potential to access the Green Bond Market Taita Taveta County is earmarked for green bond potential assessment, a move geared towards unlocking additional resources for mitigating ravaging effects of climate change through green financing, Financial Sector Deepening Trust Kenya (FSD Kenya) has said. According to FSD Kenya, the county is among 9 counties…
The County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) Mechanism is a devolved climate finance mechanism that facilitates the flow of climate finance to counties and enables public participation in its management as demonstrated in five ASAL counties of Isiolo, Garissa, Kitui, Makueni and Wajir. As part of the scale-out to Kwale, Narok and Siaya counties, a contextualization study under the World Bank-supported…
For long, elements of climate risk management have been pursued in Kenya by various national and county government institutions as well as non-state actors without an effective framework for coordination and appropriate guidance. The Adaptation Consortium (ADA), under the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), sought to remedy this scenario by working with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop a Climate…
As new counties join the scale-out, its operational complexity will increase. There is now a portfolio of grants financing the scale-out, associated with different development partners and implementing agencies. While this diversity is an obvious strength – for example, the introduction of new skills and networks – it also brings challenges, particularly the risk of incoherence and of losing quality.…
The County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism implemented by the National Drought Management Authority through the Adaptation (Ada) Consortium facilitates the flow of climate finance to counties and integrates climate change into planning and implementation. CCCF is geared towards addressing community climate change priorities, building resilience and fostering sustainable economic growth. The CCCF mechanism has been piloted successfully in fve…
Climate Finance (CF) is critical to Kenya’s full realisation of the policy goals as set out in the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the 2015 Paris Agreement and the African Union Agenda 2063. This policy brief draws on the discussion paper published in August 2019 to provide some options for strengthening climate financing strategies for Kenya. The paper shows that Kenya’s…
The Constitution of Kenya (2010) provided the institutional architecture for delivering climate finance from the national level to the local level through the devolution process. To ensure delivery of climate finance and to enhance climate resilience in ASAL regions, the Adaptation Consortium piloted the County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism across five counties of Kitui, Isiolo, Makueni, Wajir and Garissa.…
The Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides that women and youth are included in decision making at all levels in society. However, the gender norms and practices of communities continue to propagate discrimination and exclusion at the local level, where climate change adaptation usually occurs. The County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism piloted by the Adaptation Consortium aims at supporting county…