Kenya’s climate commitments are under scrutiny after the State Department for Environment and Climate Change disclosed a KSh3.4 billion funding shortfall. Officials warn the gap is weakening enforcement, staffing, and early warning systems critical to delivering on national and global climate obligations.
The Kenya Red Cross is urging urgent policy reforms as climate-induced disasters become a recurring humanitarian crisis. A new brief calls for anticipatory action financing, faster passage of the National Disaster Risk Management Bill 2023, and stronger investment in resilience across Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands.
Regional institutions managing Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika have signed a five-year cooperation agreement to jointly tackle climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss while promoting sustainable water and community development.