Climate Change & Disaster Mitigation

Strengthening the Government of Kenya’s (GoK) institutional, planning and policy frameworks to manage climate and disaster risk (Kenya).

Client: World Bank

Period: 2019-2020

Description:
The primary activities of the project encompassed three main components: Component 1 involved the integration and mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Component 2 focused on enhancing emergency response capacity through evaluations of existing capabilities. Component 3 centred on strengthening the legal framework for DRM, emphasizing the need for a robust legal foundation, and actively contributing to its enhancement.

Scope of Work:
Provision of specialized support to the Kenyan government, aiming to fortify the organizational, planning, and policy structures for the proficient handling of climate and disaster risks.

Other Projects on Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation Done by KAF

The Project on Enhancing Community Resilience against Drought through Sustainable Natural Resources Management and Livelihood Diversification in Turkana County (ECoRAD 2) (Kenya).

Client: JICA

Period: 2021-2022

Description:
The overall goal of the project was to enhance resilience of pastoralists communities against drought in Turkana County and other ASAL regions.

Scope of Work:
Development of sustainable natural resources management for improvement of resilience against drought, review of existing sample Community Action Plans (CAPs) for their validity, capacity building of government officers on drought management in Turkana County, and knowledge management, monitoring, and follow-up including setting up GIS database.
Information Collecting Survey on COVID-19 Impacts on Environmental and Disaster Prevention Field for JICA Data Collection Survey for Examination on Private Technology Utilization in Global Environmental Sector (Environment, Water Resource, Disaster Prevention) for Developing Country affected by COVID-19, (Kenya).