Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands. It's also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris visit the Maasai Mara Reserve, known for its annual wildebeest migrations, and Amboseli National Park, offering views of Tanzania's 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro
Region
East Africa
Capital city
Nairobi
Language
Swahili,English
GDP
333.10
Area
580,367 Sq KM
Population
55,864,655
Kenya
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Emission Target
Abate GHG emissions by 32% by 2030 relative to the BAU scenario, bearing bear 21% of the mitigation costs from domestic sources, while 79% of this is subject to international support
Target Sectors
Energy, Transportation, Industrial Processes, Agriculture, Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), and waste
Mitigation Actions and Priorities
- Renewable energy expansion
- Enhancement of energy and resource efficiency across all sectors
- Tree cover of at least 10% of the land area; Land degradation neutrality; Scaling nature-based solutions for mitigation
- Clean cookstoves
- Low-carbon and efficient transport
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Sustainable waste management
- Coastal zone management"
- Enhancement of energy and resource efficiency across all sectors
- Tree cover of at least 10% of the land area; Land degradation neutrality; Scaling nature-based solutions for mitigation
- Clean cookstoves
- Low-carbon and efficient transport
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Sustainable waste management
- Coastal zone management"
Adaptation Actions and Priorities
- Enhancing the adaptative capacity and climate resilience in all sectors and at the national and county levels
- Innovative livelihood strategies to enhance local communities' resilience
- Uptake of climate risk management tools, early warning system
- Update of adaptation technology
- Strengthening tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning tools
- Enhancement of blue and ocean economy
- Innovative livelihood strategies to enhance local communities' resilience
- Uptake of climate risk management tools, early warning system
- Update of adaptation technology
- Strengthening tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning tools
- Enhancement of blue and ocean economy
