Kisii County Climate Change Framework Policy 2019

Abstract

Kenya’s and in particular Kisii County’s economy is highly dependent on the natural resource base, making it highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. From the evidence of science and the scenarios projected by the world climate experts and the community of scientists, it is acknowledged that developing economies will bear the greatest brunt and suffer the worst devastating effects from the virulent excesses caused by the world’s most gigantic externality. This is exhibited through rising temperatures, and changing rainfall patterns resulting in increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as droughts and flooding hence threatening sustainability of the country’s development. The vision of the County Government of Kisii is to provide a reliable source of strategic guidance through this Climate Change Policy to enable the County as a whole, communities, and other stakeholders to effectively address climate change challenges. The strategy also proposes to carry out other interventions to address some specific priority areas including adaptation and risk management, mitigation actions and as well as some specific cross-cutting issues. The strategy also identifies specific goals for each thematic area and several actions defining an implementation matrix.