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Country : Kenya
Topic : Providing solution of the Unequal Burden of rising
temperatures in Low-income Countries
Climate change in Kenya and across East Africa has led to more frequent droughts.
These have caused wild animals, such as lions and elephants, to wander further in
search of water and food. Climate change is affecting the traditional way of life of some
of the semi-nomadic tribes in Kenya, such as the Samburu. If climate change
endangers wildlife it could damage Kenya’s tourist industry, since wildlife safaris are
a major part of country’s appeal for many tourists. On a local scale, reduced yields of
staple crops, such as maize and beans will damage the local economy. When farmers
cannot produce any surplus crops to sell they cannot afford to buy other provisions,
such as clothes, food or fuel and so other small businesses will suffer too.
The country has developed strategies, plans, policies and initiatives that would provide
a supportive framework for implementing responses toward the emerging effects of
climate change. One of them is the so-called “The Constitution of Kenya (2010)”
which provides ground for the formulation of adaptation and mitigation legislation,
policies and strategies by guaranteeing the right to a clean and healthy environment
under the Bill of Rights. The country also developed Kenya Vision 2030 – the long-
term development blueprint for the country – aims to transform Kenya into “a newly
industrializing, middle-income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens
in a clean and secure environment.”6 A low carbon climate resilient development
pathway, as set out in this National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), can help
meet Vision 2030’s goals through actions that address both sustainable development
and climate change. This pathway can also help the Government achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed development
goals without compromising the environment and the natural resource base. In order
to continue the foregoing activities to answer the said issues on climate change, the
IMF approved a $508.7 million loan to back Kenya’s economic program, as the country
embarks on reforms arising from the implementation of its new constitution.