20 November 2018
Kenya Launches Climate-smart Agriculture Implementation Framework
Tea pickers in Mt. Kenya region / Photo credit Neil Palmer (CIAT)
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The framework sets guidelines for implementing climate-smart agriculture approaches, strategies, practices and technologies in Kenya.

Developed through the joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in NAPs Programme, the framework is aligned with Kenya’s NAP and National Climate Change Action Plan 2018-2022, and will help the country achieve its NDC under the UNFCCC.

31 October 2018: The Government of Kenya, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), has launched the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Implementation Framework, which aims to provide a guide to innovative and transformative initiatives and best practices to address climate change.

Launched on 31 October 2018, the Kenya CSA Implementation Framework 2018-2027 aims to ensure increased agricultural productivity, build the resilience of national agricultural systems and provide options for implementing the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy 2017-2026, launched in March 2017. The framework sets guidelines for implementing CSA approaches, strategies, practices and technologies in the country, and aims to promote the growth of climate-resilient, low-carbon and sustainable agriculture that ensures food security and contributes to national development goals.

The framework is aligned with Kenya’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and National Climate Change Action Plan 2018-2022. It will help Kenya achieve its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the UNFCCC, and is in line with the UNFCCC’s Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture.

The framework also focuses on:

  • mainstreaming CSA to support the transformation of Kenya’s agricultural sector into an innovative, commercially oriented, competitive and modern industry that contributes to poverty reduction and improved food security;
  • reducing the vulnerability of agriculture systems by cushioning them against the impacts of climate change and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions where possible; and
  • strengthening communication systems on CSA extension and agro-weather issues.

During the launch, the government identified a number of areas of support and collaboration moving forward, including: advocacy through the media to encourage political support and investment at the national and county levels; translation of the framework to simpler language for dissemination at the county level and among local communities; and multi-stakeholder collaboration to support implementation.

The framework was developed through the joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in NAPs Programme (NAP-Ag), which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). [UNDP Press Release] [Relief Web Press Release] [Framework Landing Page] [NAP-Ag Kenya Webpage]

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