Situation analysis of climate change aspects in Kenya
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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Abstract: Given that climate change and variability have become one of the greatest threats to food security and livelihoods, a baseline study was conducted to understand the current situation of climate change scenarios in Kenya. The study sought to determine the current status of climate change projects that have been undertaken in Kenya in the past five years between 2007 and 2012. Major climate change themes including adaptation, mitigation and capacity building and sensitive productive sectors such as agriculture, livestock, water and environment to climate change were conceptualised in which the study was based. The baseline survey targeted key informants in academic, research and policy arenas. It was observed that adaptation, mitigation and capacity building accounted for 60, 17 and 23% of the projects sampled. Agricultural sector (crops) accounted for most of climate change projects, accounting for 36% as well as 40% of all projects on adaptation. Agriculture, livestock and environment sectors accounted for 30% each of the mitigation projects. It is established that most projects undertaken in Kenya on climate change arena have been on adaptation, capacity building and mitigation. Climate change projects undertaken in Kenya were in agriculture and livestock sectors. Although considerable efforts appear to have been put in adaptation to climate change, more needs to be done, especially in agriculture and water sectors, which are important in Kenya’s economy.