Presentation on the implications of climate change and development in Kenya done by Geoffrey Omedo.

1. CLIMATE CHANGE : A KEY
DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUE
GEOFFREY OMEDO
UNDP KENYA
UN JOINT PROGRAMME ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Email: Geoffrey.Omedo@undp.org;
Tel: 254 20 762 5223

2. CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NEWS!!!
CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE:
GLOBAL & LOCAL
KENYA: HOW TO ADAPT? HOW TO
MITIGATE?
MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE?
CASE STUDY: MED & UNDP
PARTNERSHIPS

3. EmissionsSettlementsLivelihoods Temperature

5. The Case of El Nino
 Misconceptions!
 Confusions!
 El Nino is a GLOBAL
phenomenon; with
varying LOCAL
manifestations!!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/whats-up-in-climate-change-el-nino-strengthens-now-too-big-to-
fail/58544/;

6. Economic
Impacts
Disasters
GLOOM &
DOOM
Workshops – COP21,
Ministerial Forums,
Capacity Building,
Trainings, etc
PROCESSES
Green growth
Energy
Infrastructure
Industry
Global Partnership
Innovativeness etc
OPPORTUNITIES

8.  Warming of the climate system is now unequivocal,
 since the 1950s, Amounts of snow and ice on mountains continually
diminishing;
 The sea levels continue to rise,
 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere maintain a rising
trajectory;
 On Temperature, each of the last three decades has been successively
warmer than any of the preceding decade since the year 1850.
 In fact, the 1983 – 2013 represents the warmest 30 year period on record.
 Ten of the warmest years occurred in the past 12 years with 2014 ranking as
the warmest year on record.

9. Anthropogenic
Factors!!

10.  1997/98 El Niño estimated to have caused damage worth more than Sh123 billion ($1.2 billion) in
Kenya
 Diverted significant funds and resources to handle emergency, infrastructure restoration,
 Caused massive damage to sanitation infrastructure, disruptions in communication links, clean
water and electricity supply,
 Led to temporary loss of livelihood for millions of Kenyans,
 Most sectors affected: agriculture, services or industry sectors with spillover effects leading to loss
of livelihoods
 The physical dislocation experienced as a result of floods strains habitats and leads to more pain
and suffering
 Generally, for economies heavily reliant on rain-fed agriculture, climate change contributes to
food insecurity – droughts and floods disrupt agricultural practices!!
 Climate change is therefore a critical developmental issue!!

11. Requisite Policies and Regulatory Frameworks in place
 Constitution of Kenya 2010 – Sustainable Development as a Principle of Governance for
Kenya (Art. 10)
 The Vision 2030 – Acknowledges Climate Change
 The MTP II – (Integrates Climate Change)
Requisite Sectoral Climate Change Regulatory Frameworks in plzce
 International climate Change Policy – Kenya is a leader in Climate Change Governance at
global level. Kyoto Protocol signatory, UNFCCC, IPCC, WMO
 Kenya National Climate Change Response Strategy 2010
 Kenya National Climate Action Plan (NCCAP 2013 - 2017)
 Climate Change Bill 2014 – (Almost finalized!!!!)

12. NCCAP COMPONENTS
1. Long-term Low Climate resilient Dev Pathway
2. Enabling Policy and Regulatory Framework
3. ADAPTATION 4. MITIGATION
5. National
Technology
Action
Plan
6. National
Performance &
Benefit
Measurement
7. Knowledge
Management &
Capacity
Development
8. Finance
ENABLERS

13. MITIGATION

14.  CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION
 - POVERTY ISSUES
 - FOOD SECURITY
 - WATER ACCESS
 - DISASTER RISK
 - MALARIA INCIDENCE
CLIMATE
CHANGE
MITIGATION
- PLANNING –
(Spatial Plans,
CIDPs)
-
FORESTRY
(REDD)
- ENERGY
(Renewables)
Biogas
Sustainable
biomass –
Cook stoves
Geothermal
Solar PVs
Micro-
hydro
CLIMATE INFORMATION
SERVICES
CAPACITY BUILDING
POLICY MAKING

15.  National Level
 -Vision 2030
 -MTP II
 -Sector Working Plans
 -Budgeting Processes
 -MTEF
 -M&E (APR)
 County Level
 - County Integrated
Development Plan;
 -County Sectoral plans;
 -County Spatial Plans;
 -Cities and Urban Areas plans
as provided (Urban Areas and
Cities Act).
Adaptation
Mitigation
PLANNING

16.  The Green Climate Finance Board has 10.2 billion USD
equivalent in pledges from 38 state governments, and $ 5.8
billion of this amount has been converted into signed
contribution agreements;
 The GCF Board has $1.5 billion equivalent in available
resources
 GCF Board conditionally approved $168 million in financing
for eight projects
 In the East Africa Region, KawiSafi Ventures Fund in Eastern
Africa by Acumen Fund received 25 Million USD for Private
Sector players
 Multilaterals and Bilateral Funds etc
 UNFCCC Climate negotiations next month in Paris COP21
Policies
Practices
Finances