The County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism is an example of a new devolved climate fnance mechanism piloted by five county governments of Isiolo, Kitui, Makueni, Garissa and Wajir from 2013 to deliver climate finance from the national to local level. The Adaptation Consortium conducted a learning exercise to gauge the effectiveness of the CCCF Mechanism to improve climate resilience…
Climate variability and change are affecting millions of poor people in Kenya, particularly in arid and semi-arid lands. Significant investments are being made in developing Climate Information Services (CIS) which are tailored to the needs of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists and aim to help them adapt to the impact of climate change in these regions. Recent research has found that a…
Significant finance is required throughout the entire National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process—from planning through to implementation and monitoring and evaluation. This financing is expected to come from a mix of sources, including domestic public finance, international public finance and private finance. Domestic public finance can be a relatively predictable and consistent source of financing for NAP processes, both for its…
The benefits of ward-level adaptations in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya Objective: To put a value (in economic or other terms) on the returns on investments in locally determined adaptations to improve and climate-proof access to water by pastoral women and their households. Project Summary The national and county government agencies face challenges to enhance water services for…
The Paris Agreement of 2015 established a global goal focusing on enhancing adaptation and mitigation by reducing vulnerabilities to climate change and causes of global warming in the context of the 2oC temperature goal. The agreement further establishes a financial framework balancing be- tween adaptation and mitigation. It provides clear guidelines on financial (Green Climate Fund) flow consistent with lowering…
The Paris Agreement of 2015 established a global goal focusing on enhancing adaptation and mitigation by reducing vulnerabilities to climate change and causes of global warming in the context of the 2oC temperature goal. The agreement further establishes a financial framework balancing be- tween adaptation and mitigation. It provides clear guidelines on financial (Green Climate Fund) flow consistent with lowering…
The Challenge At the international level, global flows of climate finance are increasing – amounting to approximately USD 360 billion in 20121. The establishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its commitment to direct 50% of its anticipated annual fund of USD100bn by 2020 to vulnerable countries for climate change adaptation offers significant opportunities. The GCF will function in…
Using decentralised government structures to channel climate finance and support community priorities in achieving resilience International funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation is increasing rapidly. In April 2015, 33 governments pledged US$10 billion to the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund alone, and the UN’s proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, while…
Summary: The report summarizes the findings of a participatory assessment of returns on investments in strengthening customary institutions for natural resource stewardship in four wards of Isiolo over the long dry season of 2014. Due to the rapid timeframe for the assessment, many observed benefits were not yet quantified. However, those that could be appraised so far already outweighed the…
The Ada Consortium’s monitoring and evaluation framework is implemented based on two complementary components namely; Ada log frame: – The Consortium’s log frame is directly linked; and responds to the StARCK+ programme’s log frame to the International Climate Fund (ICF). It spells out the consortium-wide outcome, outputs (including their respective impact weightings), indicators, milestones, assumptions, and hypotheses. It focuses on…