Kenya

Gender and Climate Change Forum

Africa is uniquely vulnerable to the ravages of climate change. While it is at the very low end among countries contributing to climate change, it is at the very high end of those which will be most dramatically affected by global warming and other impacts of climate change. Africa’s low adaptive capacity is caused by a number of factors such as widespread poverty, a deteriorating ecological base, HIV/ AIDS, a high dependence on natural resources and inequitable land distribution. Improving adaptive capacity is crucial in order to reduce vulnerability to climate change. The Kenya Climate Change Bill is a step in the right direction towards improving the countries adaptive response capacity. Addressing climate change issues particularly with respect to equity and pro-poor development, mainstreaming of gender in climate change governance is essential for effective mitigation and adaptation responses to climate change.
In this context, GenderCC organised in collaboration with the Institute of Environment and Water (IEW) and the Heinrich-Boell-Foundation the “Gender and Climate Change Forum” on 17th of June in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop aimed at catalyzing stakeholder consultation and generating joint recommendations for action on gender and climate change by key stakeholders with regard to the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) and the above mentioned Climate Change Bill. Another important objective was to emphasise the importance of gender and climate change in the national and international discourse.
A key output is a set of recommendations to be incorporated into the Kenya Climate Change Bill, the forging of partnerships between different stakeholders, as well as other sectors such as the media and the private sector.
Participants identified seven steps on the way forward, including the need for a review of the Kenyan strategy to incorporate gender concerns, women's empowerment at the local level, and the formation of a task force on gender and climate issues.

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