1. International Climate
Challenge
KENYA
Greig Whitehead, Programme Manager, Kenya
Njeri Kuria, Programme Officer, ICC South, Kenya
Inspiring action on climate change

2. ICC is a programme for
secondary students that
focuses their minds on the
challenge of climate change.
ICC connects school
to community and
inspires action on local
environmental concerns.

3. ICC Regions and
School Clusters
Turkana
ICCWest ICCEast
Mandera
Nyahururu
Nanyuki Meru
Koibatek Nakuru
North Embu
Kakamega Karima
Nakuru Garissa
Kisumu Thika Matuu
Naivasha Kitui
Narok
Kiiiiii
Nairobi
Kisii Mombasa
Kajiado
ICCSouth

4. What
does ICC
help
schools
and
students
to do?

5. Cascading the
Programme
Ministry of Education – support from national, provincial and district levels
Civil Society Organisations – collaboration to support school & community work
NEMA – support and cooperation at national, provincial and district levels
School principals – commitment and support from the head of school
School Teachers – two teachers with commitment to the sustainability agenda
School Students – student group interested in environment/community issues
School Community – ICC group to reach out and impact on whole school
School and Local Community – interaction, understanding and action

6. Climate Change Continuum
(the angry snake!)
Decreasing Rains
Higher Temperatures
Disappearing glaciers
Drying Rivers Soil Erosion
(Deforestation)
Less Crop & Animal Production
Siltation of Waterways
Higher prices
Increase of Pests & Diseases
Human-Human Conflict Human-Wildlife Conflict

7. Action in ICC schools
(taming the angry snake)

8. Changemaker
No 1
YOUth!
Inspiring action on climate change

9. Four
Sustainable Development
Themes
WATER
ENERGY
WASTE
FOOD

10. School Project
CRITERIA
1. Connection to Climate Change
2. Sustainability
3. Research
4. Greater school and community awareness
5. Creativity and innovation
6. Devised and developed by students
7. Local-Global links
8. Meeting national/international strategies
9. Reporting
10.Tree planting (mandatory)

17. School
Leavers
ICC ICC
SCHOOL SCHOOL
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
ICC CLIMATE ACTION ICC
SCHOOL SCHOOL
TEAM
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
ICC ICC
SCHOOL SCHOOL

18. CATs involvement
and
action points
Inspiring ICC schools groups to positive action on climate-
related challenges
Researching and developing income-generating projects
Developing community awareness on climate change and
strengthening climate resilience
Building capacity and skills as a resource for Disaster Risk
Management
Developing community-based centres that advocate
innovative ways of addressing climate change

19. Inspiring action on climate change
The International Climate
Challenge programme is
administered in Kenya by
ERMIS Africa