Kenya National Climate Change Priorities

1. Kenya National Climate Change
Priorities
Charles Mutai, PhD & Mr. David Adegu
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Regional
Development
Climate Change Secretariat

2. 1. Introduction
 Kenya actively participates and contributes to
the regional and international climate change
agenda:
Ratified the UNFCCC on 30 August 1994,
and it’s Kyoto Protocol in 25 February 2005.
Ratified the Doha Amendment to Kyoto
Protocol in June 2014 to allow entry into
force of the Second Commitment period of
the Protocol.
 Submitted its 1NC in 2002

3. National Climate Change Actions
(recent!)
 Submitted Intended Nationally Determined
Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC on 24
July 2015.
 Submitted the Second National
Communication in Dec 2015.
 Final NAP ready(March 2016) for publication
and launch
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4. 2. National Climate Change Actions
 National Climate Change Response Strategy ( April
2010).
 National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP 2013-
2017).
 NCCAP (2013-2017) components:
 Adaptation
 Mitigation
 Means of implementation (finance, technology,
knowledge management and capacity development,
MRV+).

5. 2.1 NCCAP (2013-2017) Key Points
 Transition to a low carbon climate resilient
development pathway for sustainable development;
 Informs mainstreaming of climate change in the
current Medium Term Plan, to implement Vision 2030;
 Recommended adaptation and mitigation priority
actions to be implemented;
 Provides for establishment of climate change
framework policy and law, governance, funding;
 Enables to meet national obligations under the UNFCCC
– e.g. NCs, BURs, INDC, etc.

6. 3. NCCAP Adaptation Priority Actions
Details in NCCAP (Page 60, Table 5.1) & INDC (2.2.1):
 Promotion of climate-smart agriculture;
 Mainstreaming of climate change into all water
resource management plans and actions;
 Strengthening the capacity of national & county
institutions responsible for climate change
coordination;
 Restoration of forest covers to target the
constitutional minimum of 10% of total land mass;
 Mainstream climate change risks & opportunities
within and across major vulnerable sectors;

7. 3.1 NCCAP Adaptation Priority Actions
 Strengthen climate change information management
systems & enhance awareness creation of climate risk
management & opportunities;
 Sustainable & climate-proof infrastructure
development;
 Supporting sustainable livelihoods in climate
vulnerable areas;
 Promotion of investment in renewable energy & energy
efficiency programmes;
 National Adaptation Plan (under development)
provides additional priority actions.

8. 4. NCCAP Mitigation Priority Actions
Details in NCCAP (Page 80, Table 6.3) & INDC (2.1)
 Restoration of forests on degraded lands;
 Reforestation of degraded forests;
 Increase renewable energy share in national energy balance
& promotion of energy efficiency;
 Promote programmes to support the use of improved
cookstoves & of LPG cookstoves;
 Development of Bus Rapid Transit & Light Rail Corridors
transport system.
 Development of GHG inventory & improvement of emissions
data
 Mainstreaming of low-carbon development options into
planning processes.

9. 5. Implementation of NCCAP Priority Actions
 Strengthening Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change
in Kenya Plus (STARCK+) programme.
 Draft National Climate Change Framework Policy -
forwarded to the Cabinet office for consideration.
 Climate Change Bill – Debated in the Natonal Assembly and
Senate in 2015, awaiting final consideration by the
Committee of Environment/ Parliament.
 Development and implementation of a National Adaptation
Plan (NAP) – Draft NAP report ready.
 Development of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) program.
 Establishment of a national forest monitoring systems
(NFMS) - restoration of forest covers to target the
constitutional minimum of 10% of total land mass.

10. 5.1 Implementation of NCCAP Priority Actions
 Draft energy policy and strategy to increase renewable
energy share in the national energy balance and promotion
of energy efficiency.
 Development of Green Economy Strategy and
Implementation Plan (GESIP) – draft GESIP under review.
 Implementation of a low emission and climate resilient
development project - long-term, transformative
development and sustainable climate resilient.
 Development of NAMAs on geothermal, transport, waste,
energy-efficient cookstoves, sustainable charcoal
production and renewable energy.
 Development of national climate finance policy – draft
 Climate Public Expenditure Budget Review - Draft

11. 5.2 Implementation of NCCAP Priority Actions
 Water towers protection and climate change mitigation and
adaptation programme – aims to support conservation and
sustainable management of water catchment areas.
 Implementation of the Kenya Water Security and Climate
Resilience Project, to increase availability and productivity
of irrigation water for project beneficiaries.
 Other state and non-state actors contributions:
KCIC – support to accelerate the development, deployment
and transfer of clean energy technologies.
 CSOs – advocacy and public awareness
 El- Nino awareness and preparedness

12. Summary NAP actions

13. NAP
1. Mainstream climate change adaptation into County
Integrated Development Plans and other county plans.
2. Enhance implementation of an energy generation mix plan
3. Support innovation and development of appropriate
technologies
4. Integrate climate change adaptation into public sector
reforms.
5. Enhance adaptive capacity and resilience of the informal
sector
6. Enhance climate proofing of infrastructure
7. Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in land reforms
8. Mainstream climate change adaptation in education

14. NAP
9. Strengthen integration of climate change adaptation into
the health sector.
10.Mainstream climate change adaptation in the environment
sector.
11.Mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in the water
sector
12.Enhance the adaptive capacity of the population,
urbanisation, and housing sector
13.Strengthen the adaptive capacity of vulnerable groups
14.Enhance the resilience of the tourism value chain.
15.Enhance the resilience of the agricultural value chain
16.Enhance the resilience of the livestock value chain.
17.Enhance the resilience of the fisheries value chain

15. NAP
18.Create enabling environment for the resilience of private
sector investment
19.Integrate climate change adaptation into the oil and
mineral resources sector.
20. Fast track the implementation of the Ending Drought
Emergencies(EDE) Common Programme Framework

16. THANK YOU
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