Kenya urged to establish National Climate Adaptation Fund
World Vision Kenya said it intends to accelerate the 15 billion-tree campaign by prioritising degraded ecosystems like the Mau Forest Complex and Lake Victoria Basin
Kenya has been urged to establish the National Climate Adaptation Fund that would help the country to fund projects and programs to assist in building resilience to impacts on climate change.
The adaptation fund enables countries to have the full ownership of adaptation projects, from planning through implementation, while ensuring monitoring and transparency at every step.
World Vision Kenya National Director Gilbert Kamanga said regreening is not just about trees; it is about securing children’s rights, stabilizing livelihoods, and unlocking Kenya’s demographic dividend.
“These projects’ genius lie in their recognition that environmental sustainability is the bedrock of economic and social progress,” Kamanga said during the launch of the “Regreening for the Future Project” in Nairobi.
He urged the government to seize the moment to embed regreening into Kenya’s policy DNA to integrate community-led regreening into county development plans to empower grassroots innovations.
World Vision Kenya said it intends to accelerate the 15 billion-tree campaign by prioritising degraded ecosystems like the Mau Forest Complex and Lake Victoria Basin, ensuring every seedling planted is a step toward water security and child protection.
Kamanga said there was a need to have a legislation that incentivises private-sector investment in regreening adding that the World Vision Kenya was ready to support the Ministry in drafting the law.
Acting Director of Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri) Dr Jane Njuguna said the regreening for the future project would equip researchers and farmers with the knowledge and skills to develop sustainable regreening initiatives that adapt to changing climate conditions.
“This project aims to integrate climate adaptation pathways within a community-led re-greening model and will help communities and governments consider current and future climate risks, and enhance the capacities of communities to adapt to climate change impacts. This responds well to the country’s programmes, plans, policies, strategies and other related climate action,” added Njuguna.
She said the launch of the ‘Regreening for the Future’ project Ksh 287 million will help explore policies and support systems that empower communities to restore degraded landscapes, improve food security, and build resilience to climate change.
The project has been funded by the Government of Australia through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and will be implemented by World Vision Kenya, CIFOR-ICRAF, University of Nairobi, United Nations University and Kenya Forestry Research Institute and stakeholders drawn from Homa Bay, Makueni, Nyandarua and Nyamira counties.
The project under the regreening project in Kenya would help mitigate the effects of climate change, promote employment for youth and women, and promote long-term environmental accountability.
