Kenya National Adaptation Plan 2015-2030 Enhanced climate resilience towards the attainment of Vision 2030 and beyond July 2016

Abstract

This National Adaptation Plan (NAP 2015-2030) is a critical response to the climate change challenge facing our country. The NAP is Kenya’s first plan on adaptation, and demonstrates our commitment to operationalise the National Climate Change Action Plan by mainstreaming adaptation across all sectors in the national planning, budgeting and implementation processes. Our mainstreaming approach recognizes that climate change is a cross-cutting sustainable development issue with economic, social and environmental impacts. The NAP was validated at a national workshop held in Nairobi on 18 November 2015. The NAP sets out Kenya’s national circumstances, focusing on current and future climate trends, and describes the country’s vulnerability to climate change. The NAP also elaborates institutional arrangements, including monitoring and evaluation processes. Priority actions are identified in 20 planning sectors for the short, medium and long term. This builds on the premise that all our socioeconomic sectors are vulnerable to climate change impacts, although the manifestation of these impacts may vary from one sector to the other. The NAP was prepared through an extensive consultation process. The consultations cut across stakeholders from within the Government, and non-state-actors like civil society, academia and the private sector; at both national and county levels. The process was coordinated by personnel from the National Climate Change Secretariat, whom I would like to recognise for their professionalism and diligence throughout the process. The technical inputs of the Adaptation Thematic Working Group (TWG), whose membership was inclusive and drawn from Government, civil society, academia and the private sector institutions, enriched the process. The contribution of the TWG members, both individually and corporately, is greatly appreciated. The Ministry is also grateful to the national and international adaptation experts who provided valuable technical guidance to the process. The NAP was finalised with the support of the Technical Assistance component of the Strengthening Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change Plus (STARCK+) programme, which is funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). I would, consequently, like to thank DFID for this support. The NAP will be distributed widely to national and county government institutions, and amongst non-state actors, to guide their expected implementation roles. It is expected that development partners will find the information helpful in aligning their funding preferences with Kenya’s aspirations to attain a low carbon climate resilient economy by addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation on equal footing. The Government is committed to the implementation and continuous revision of the National Adaptation Plan and its integration in the national development agenda, not only for the attainment of Vision 2030, but also for the realisation of the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.