Enhancing Land-based Adaptation and Resilient Green Economies in Makueni, Kajiado, Machakos and Kitui Counties in Kenya

The project proposes a USD 45 million intervention to restore 50,648 hectares of degraded land and support land-based enterprises in four Kenyan counties. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 7.1 million tCO2eq and benefit 57,250 direct beneficiaries through climate-smart agriculture, reforestation, and the creation of 25,000 green jobs. The initiative focuses on three main components: enhancing climate-smart land practices, transforming rural livelihoods via green enterprises, and improving policy and climate information systems.

• The project aims to restore 50,648 hectares of degraded land across four counties: 22,830 ha in Kitui, 14,388 ha in Kajiado, 7,230 ha in Makueni, and 6,200 ha in Machakos.
• The estimated mitigation impact of the project is a reduction of 7,145,128 tCO2eq over its five-year lifespan, primarily through converting croplands, grasslands, and bare lands into agroforestry systems and forests.
• The project targets 57,250 direct beneficiaries (1.9% of the rural population in the four counties) and approximately 500,000 indirect beneficiaries, with a goal to create 25,000 jobs in agro-processing industries.
• Economic benefits are projected to include a present value of USD 156 million in increased income from enterprises such as honey, timber, and fruit production over 15 years, and USD 47 million in increased county government revenue.
• The project identifies several root causes of vulnerability, including prolonged drought, overreliance on rain-fed agriculture, lack of land title deeds limiting credit access, and gender inequality in land ownership and decision-making.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 45 million, with USD 40 million requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and USD 5 million in co-financing from county governments.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Enhancing Land-based Adaptation and Resilient Green Economies in Makueni, Kajiado, Machakos and Kitui Counties in Kenya. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24260-enhancing-land-based-adaptation-and-resilient-green-economies-makueni-kajiado-machakos-and.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Enhancing Land-based Adaptation and Resilient Green Economies in Makueni, Kajiado, Machakos and Kitui Counties in Kenya. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24260-enhancing-land-based-adaptation-and-resilient-green-economies-makueni-kajiado-machakos-and.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020enhancing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Enhancing Land-based Adaptation and Resilient Green Economies in Makueni, Kajiado, Machakos and Kitui Counties in Kenya}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24260-enhancing-land-based-adaptation-and-resilient-green-economies-makueni-kajiado-machakos-and.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }