Kenya

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Region: Kenya

Kenya:

Projects
39
Resources
52
Stories
84
Feature
19th July 2020
Voices from the frontline of the Covid-19 crisis The Covid-19 pandemic is causing more than health impacts. It is also causing social and economic impacts – across diverse communities in developing countries of Asia and the Pacific, Africa and Latin America. However, these dynamics are neither well reported nor well understood. A project by CDKN and ICCCAD aims to change all that.
News
10th June 2020
Kenya’s perfect storm of Covid-19, floods and locusts swarms The East African region is currently facing multiple threats of locust swarms, flooding and Covid-19 that are affecting the livelihoods and food security of millions of people. CDKN spoke to James Kuria of the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) to find out more.
Resource
9th April 2020
Report: Mobilising Finance for Climate Action Strategies This report presents approaches for actionable NDC finance mobilization efforts. The strategies presented will help in identifying and addressing key regulatory and policy barriers and capital market gaps that are impeding climate finance flows.
Feature
2nd March 2020
Climate is on the menu in East Africa Weather and climate information provided by national meteorological services across East Africa can at times be technical and difficult for non-experts to understand. That’s why a partnership across the region has come up with an ingenious solution: Climate Cafés.
Feature
19th February 2020
Residents of East Africa's informal settlements can now access better climate information As more and more people live in settlements that are particularly vulnerable to extreme we
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Mitigating the effects of climate change on grain quality and post-harvest losses in East Africa

This project focuses on promoting climate change adaptation initiatives that are designed to positively impact agricultural productivity in the grain sector, and therefore improve food security in the East African region.

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Mobilising Investment for NDC implementation in Kenya

The Mobilising Investment project in Kenya is working with Dalberg Global Development Advisors to analyse the social, environmental, and economic impacts of moving away from dirty cooking fuels to clean cooking fuels in Kenya.

Feature
31st August 2019
Impact Based Forecasting is set to save lives and livelihoods in East Africa George Achia reports on an initiative to alert fisherfolk and other users of Lake Victoria to sudden severe weather – so that they can avoid harm to health and livelihood.
Feature
28th January 2019
Livestock at risk in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands Research by the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) project is changing how Kenyan decision-makers think about and approach their support for pastoralist agriculture. Robina Abuya and colleagues explain.
News
28th December 2018
Clean, reliable power for Africa: The potential for mini-grids This short film highlights the potential of mini-grids to address the energy challenges in rural Africa, while tackling the global challenge of climate change.
Feature
17th December 2018
East African climate services connect with local communities Met departments and others are strengthening climate services in East Africa and it is having a positive impact on development, reports Bill Leathes of the Met Office, the UK’s national meteorological service.
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The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP)

The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) facilitates peer learning, technical cooperation and information exchange to support the formation and implementation of low emission development strategies.