The 2nd Stakeholders’ Workshop, Samburu Simba Lodge, Isiolo The Government of Kenya has recognised the need to support climate change adaptation. Nowhere is this more necessary than in the drylands. Different approaches need to be tested using the opportunities offered by the new Constitution for greater devolved planning at the county level. The Ministry of State for Development of Northern…
The County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) Mechanism has been pioneered by the Ada Consortium in five Counties in Kenya since 2012. The aim is to support the National Drought Management Authority’s Strategy Plan 2018-2022[1] which aims to enhance drought resilience and climate change adaptation. The approach is four-pronged – establishment of a County Climate change fund that enables communities to plan,…
The Constitution of Kenya (CoK) 2010 profoundly encourages transparency and accountability in governance with signature emphasis on bottom-up approach and bestowing immense powers on the citizens on holding duty bearers accountable through various progressive provisions. Devolution particularly embodies the transformative CoK 2010’s bottom-up approach of governance in Kenya. Through devolution, a number of milestones have been realized and lives transformed…
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Under the ‘Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy’ project, IIED, IUCN and the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) are working at 13 sites in 12…
The county government of Isiolo, Kenya, faces a significant challenge – to maximise the value of local services, including those already provided by the ecosystem under conditions of increasing climate variability and change. This report describes a research approach to support this endeavour, exploring the development of a generic profile of the current ecosystem service values in the county economy…
This report has been prepared for the Adaptation Consortium, which is a core component of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and one of six components of the Strengthening Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in Kenya StARCK+ project funded by DFID. It presents legal options available to county governments for securing community rights over the management and use of…