Kenya

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Region: Kenya

Kenya:

Projects
39
Resources
52
Stories
84
Feature
8th December 2015
Vulnerable countries' concerns come to the fore It was a mixed first week at COP21: negotiations were tense and slow-moving and this challenged the positive mood generated by notable financial pledges and Heads of States' visit to Paris to open the summit. Amid all this activity, CDKN’s Sam Unsworth takes stock, unpacks some of the action on the side lines and explains why there’s still cause to be cautiously optimistic that a robust and ambitious deal may be reached.
Event
7th December 2015
Today at COP21- Strategic partnerships for climate action in Kenya Kenya is on a pathway towards climate resilient low-carbon development, and continues to take steps to implement actions that promote equitable and sustainable growth, in line with its national development agenda. This interactive event aims to highlight the role of strategic partnerships in achieving Kenya’s successes in implementing key climate change actions.
Feature
13th November 2015
Adaptation action key to Kenya’s INDC As the international climate negotiations at COP 21 fast approach, Stephen King'uyu, Kenya National Climate Change Action Plan coordinator, looks back at Kenya’s pledge and how adaptation actions will complement the country’s development programme.
Feature
12th August 2015
The Adaptation Fund's accreditation process - lessons from Kenya In this video interview, Wangare Kiruma of Kenya's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) explains how the agency became accredited to receive monies from the Adaptation Fund and how the process made NEMA more responsive and relevant.
Feature
3rd July 2015
Food waste a contributor to global emissions Studies have revealed that food waste is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. CDKN supported journalist Patrick Mayoyo finds out why Kenya is home to both a food wastage and shortage.
News
19th June 2015
Africa Sustainability Hub will promote low-carbon opportunities David Ockwell of the STEPS Centre introduces a new research hub that will support and catalyse the pursuit of low-carbon development in Africa.
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Project : Enhancing institutional arrangements for integrated water, energy and food security in Kenya

This research is examining the current institutional arrangements and challenges regarding integrated water-energy-food planning and decision making in Kenya, within the context of the new Constitution and the tensions regarding powers and functions between national and county level government.

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Project : Achieving green growth in developing countries: the political economy of energy security

In this project, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingandael), the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, Oxford Policy Management and ClimateCare are exploring how political economy constraints and enablers resulting from institutional, business and political structures influence the ambition and implementation of national green growth plans

News
2nd June 2015
Research to boost Kenya’s water, energy and food security New research by Pegasys Institute, the Institute for Development Studies and Losai Management - and supported by CDKN - will recommend solutions for relieving the pressure on Kenya's natural resources.
News
27th May 2015
Research to explore benefits of – and options for - green energy policies New research by the Clingendael Institute, Netherlands, and funded by CDKN, will provide recommendations to decision-makers in Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia on strategies to make the green growth transition, with a special emphasis on the energy sector.
Feature
21st May 2015
Reflections on the 9th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation The 9th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation this year not only saw an increase in participation but also an increase in engagement. CDKN Africa’s Claire Mathieson caught up with Dr Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development to discuss the positive outcomes of CBA9.
News
28th April 2015
INDC process kicks off in Kenya Kenya has initiated the process to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC. Emelia Holdaway of Ricardo-AEA reports.