AN ACT of Parliament to establish an appropriate legal and institutional framework for the efficient and sustainable management of waste in the framework of the green economy, the realization of the zero waste goal, the realization of the Constitutional provision on the right to a clean and healthy environment for all, and for connected purposes.
AN ACT of Parliament to provide for regulation, co-ordination, monitoring, management, provision and control of meteorological services and for connected purposes.
The Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Keriako Tobiko has named a panel of eminent environmentalists among other professionals to sit in a strategic rapid results taskforce on Forestry management. The multi-sectoral taskforce named today, will inquire into forest resources management and logging activities in Kenya to determine the extent of environmental degradation and provide…
This report provides a detailed and comprehensive Gender Assessment study of Kenya’s Oil and Gas sector to determine the impacts of the growth of the sector, and to make recommendations on how to mainstream gender into the project and sector. The report identifies gaps, risks, and mitigating factors that present a threat or challenge as…
Kenya’s economy is highly dependent on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water, fisheries, forestry and energy. Approximately 80% of Kenya’s population is directly and indirectly dependent on rain-fed agriculture for basic livelihoods. The most vulnerable sectors happen to be the agricultural and water sectors where land degradation remains a major threat to the provision of…
Climate change is likely to damage transport infrastructure in Kenya through higher temperatures, heavy rainfall and more severe storms. Coastal roads, railways, airports and ports are vulnerable to sea level rise. These changes could increase the risk of delays, disruptions, damage, and failure across land-based, air, and marine transportation systems. Most transportation infrastructure being built…
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade signed the Paris Agreement on behalf of the Government of Kenya on 22 April 2016. By signing, Kenya has expressed its willingness to consent to the text of the Paris agreement and has the effect of obligating Kenya to refrain, in good faith, from acts that…
Climate change has adverse impacts on our country’s economic development and threatens the realisation of our Vision 2030 goals of creating a competitive and prosperous nation with a high quality of life. Kenya’s economy is highly dependent on natural resources, meaning that recurring droughts, erratic rainfall patterns and floods will continue to negatively impact livelihoods…
An act of Parliament to provide for a regulatory framework for enhanced response to climate change; to provide for mechanism and measures to achieve low carbon climate development, and for connected purposes.