OVERALL PROGRESS Context Kenya continued to face increasing humanitarian needs following the consecutive disasters over the past three years. These include drought, recurrent floods, which all have...
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OVERALL PROGRESS Context Kenya continued to face increasing humanitarian needs following the consecutive disasters over the past three years. These include drought, recurrent floods, which all have...
Climate risks pose serious threats to Kenya’s sustainable development goals. As East Africa’s financial, trade, and communications hub, Kenya’s economy is largely dependent on rainfed agriculture and...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Substantial model variability exists regarding the likely meteorological impact of climate change on Kenya, particularly with respect to future precipitation levels. Significant...
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Giriraj Amarnath, Carol Mweemba, Emilian Manishimwe and Barbara van Koppen Locally led climate action has emerged as a critical approach to address the challenges posed by climate change at the...
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Executive Summary The pathways through which climate and conflict factors are manifested, are determined by the local interplay of exposure to climatic hazards, vulnerability, and the coping capacity...
Misiani Zachary, Abraham Kisang, Oscar Lino, Lun Yin Abstract Climate vulnerability and change can have significant impacts on regional, national, and local development efforts. In order to reduce...
Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Kenya Red Cross Society is a voluntary humanitarian organization established by an Act of Parliament in 1965. It serves as an auxiliary to the public authorities...
Executive Summary Climate information is critical towards strengthening the decision making among different users interested in mitigating impacts of climate related disasters. However, there is need...
Partners in the Building Climate Resistance for the Urban Poor (BCRUP) initiative met in Nairobi on 7 September 2022 to step-up climate action for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. Due...
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In May, Save the Children and Oxfam in partnership with the Jameel Observatory launched the ‘dangerous delay 2 report’ calling forurgent action to tackle the catastrophic hunger crisis in East...
Community Development and Sustainability This progress report highlights Year 4 achievements of the USAID-funded Livestock Market Systems (LMS) Program which is being implemented in Isiolo, Wajir,...
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Dec 2021 In 2019 and 2020 alone, sub-Saharan Africa was hit by a once-in-a-century desert locust upsurge and the COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously facing conflict, droughts, and floods among...
**27 October 2021, Nairobi: **The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) was officially opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Ngong', near the Kenyan capital Nairobi on...
This study represents a complementary output of the research project “Leave No One Behind - Developing Climate-Smart/Disaster Risk Management Laws that Protect People in Vulnerable Situations for a...
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The recently released Hydromet Gap Report highlighted weaknesses in Africa’s weather and climate observation systems that contribute to a lack of climate data and inadequate early warning systems...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction As part of the tripartite project, including the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on...
By Emmah Mwangi (Kenya Red Cross) and Emma Visman (King’s College London) Executive summary As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, there has been increased...
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A successful four-year project in East Africa has demonstrated how improved weather, water and climate services save lives and livelihoods and support socio-economic development of vulnerable...
Executive summary The arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) of Kenya are exposed to recurrent climate shocks, especially drought and floods, which interact with local conditions to cause food, nutrition,...
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Djibouti. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on...