Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Kenya

The report identifies Kenya's vulnerability to climate change, particularly in its arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), driven by water scarcity, dependence on rain-fed agriculture, and poverty. It outlines the establishment of a policy framework including a climate change bill, the National Climate Change Response Strategy, and the National Climate Change Action Plan (2013–2017). While adaptation actions are underway in agriculture, livestock, and water sectors, the report notes a need for increased focus on tourism and infrastructure, as well as improved capacity for county governments to implement adaptation actions under the country's decentralized governance structure.

• Kenya's vulnerability to climate change is most acute in its arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), exacerbated by factors such as water scarcity, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, population growth, gender inequality, and multidimensional poverty.
• The Kenyan government is developing a comprehensive policy framework to manage climate change, which includes the creation of a climate change bill, the National Climate Change Response Strategy, the National Climate Change Action Plan (2013–2017), and the National Climate Change Secretariat.
• Despite progress in the water, livestock, and agriculture sectors, there is a need to increase climate change integration in the tourism and infrastructure sectors and to enhance the capacity of the 47 county governments to implement adaptation actions.

APA

Parry,, J.-E. (2016). Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Kenya. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/review-current-and-planned-adaptation-action-kenya

Chicago

Parry,, Jo-Ellen. Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Kenya. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/review-current-and-planned-adaptation-action-kenya.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{parry2016review, author = {Parry,, Jo-Ellen}, title = {{Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Kenya}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/review-current-and-planned-adaptation-action-kenya}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }