Kenya

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Region: Kenya

Kenya:

Projects
39
Resources
52
Stories
84
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Mobilising Investment for NDC Implementation

The Mobilising Investment (MI) project for NDC implementation is a 3-year project focused on interventions within seven target countries: Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Philippines and Vietnam, supported by the German government’s International Climate Initiative (IKI).

Feature
11th July 2018
Communities in semi-arid lands need adaptation support to unlock potential Florence Crick, Kate Gannon and Estelle Rouhaud describe the vulnerability of communities, and particularly small and informal businesses, in semi-arid lands. They have great potential to adopt more climate-resilient behaviours, if given targeted support to do so.
News
22nd May 2018
Join regional ‘Communities of Practice’ on low emission development The Low Emission Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP) creates opportunities for professionals to exchange experience on practical aspects of low emission development. Members of our network say they value these platforms for skills exchange and learning – whether it is in person, or increasingly through ‘virtual’ meetings and conversations. Join a technical 'community of practice' today!
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Planning for NDC implementation

This project aimed to provide a step-by-step, modular approach to NDC implementation that could be tailored to a range of different country circumstances: covering Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.

Feature
12th April 2018
Kenya’s progress in monitoring, reporting and verifying its climate actions CDKN supported the Government of Kenya to help accelerate progress on planning for NDC implementation, using the NDC Quick-Start Guide. Tom Owino shares results and recommendations from the project.
Feature
21st February 2018
Sharing learning on NDC implementation - Lessons from Kampala Last year, CDKN hosted a two-day South-South learning exchange in Kampala, Uganda on the theme of NDC implementation. The event convened government representatives and project managers from Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Bangladesh - all countries that had been piloting the NDC Quick-Start Guide to NDC Implementation, with assistance from Ricardo Energy and Environment. Claire Monkhouse and Emma Baker reflect on the themes.
Resource
8th August 2017
The 2016/2017 drought in Kenya This policy brief concludes that, from the climate science perspective, results show the 2016-17 drought in Kenya is less severe than the 2010-11 drought in Lamu, while in Marsabit they are comparable. It provides recommendations for decision-makers to link disaster risk management strategies with climate science.
Feature
2nd August 2017
Five lessons for communicating climate risk We share five lessons on communicating climate risk from our work with local scientists, media, policy-makers and practitioners in India, Kenya and Ethiopia through the Raising Risk Awareness (RRA) project
Resource
12th June 2017
Working paper: Making governance work for water-energy-food nexus approaches This working paper explores governance of the water-energy-food nexus - drawing on CDKN's experience in Kenya, Indonesia and the Amazon Basin to understand the links between sectors, recognise these in decision-making and promote integrated policy-making.
Resource
9th June 2017
Communicating extreme weather event attribution: Research from India and Kenya Communication of extreme event attribution information in the immediate aftermath of an extreme event provides a window of opportunity to inform, educate, and affect a change in attitude or behaviour in order to mitigate or prepare for climate change.This report presents the most effective identified methods, phrases and tools.
Resource
1st June 2017
Science summary: The drought in Kenya, 2016–2017 Kenya is currently suffering from a drought, which has triggered a national emergency as of April 2017. Scientists with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) partnership have conducted a real-time attribution analysis to see whether and to what extent human-induced climate change has played a role in the 2016-2017 drought in Kenya.
Resource
24th May 2017
Attributing extreme weather events (Swahili version) What if we could better prepare for hazards like flooding and heat waves by understanding the changing risks of extreme weather events? This short film, presented in Swahili, explains the process behind attribution science and its importance in preparing for the future.