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Climate Portals Directory

Disclaimer: This directory is provided solely for informational purposes. The inclusion of any portal, organisation, dataset or resource does not imply verification, validation or endorsement by the Kenya Climate Change Knowledge Portal, the Climate Change Directorate, or GIZ. Users are encouraged to review and assess the suitability, accuracy and relevance of the linked content based on their own judgment and requirements.

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national government
KMD

Kenya Meteorological Department

Kenya Meteorological Department

Official weather and climate services for Kenya. Provides weather forecasts, climate data, and early warning systems.

Disaster Risk ReductionAdaptationAgriculture Food Systems
national government
NEMA

NEMA – Kenya Environmental Information (KEIN)

NEMA – Kenya Environmental Information (KEIN)

Central hub for environmental datasets, reports and policy documents related to environment and climate.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity
national government
NDMA

National Drought Management Authority – Drought Early Warning

National Drought Management Authority – Drought Early Warning

Drought early warning bulletins, hazard maps and advisories for Kenya’s ASAL regions.

Disaster Risk ReductionAdaptation
national government
NDMA

National Drought Management Authority – Drought Bulletin Archive

National Drought Management Authority – Drought Bulletin Archive

Archive of monthly drought bulletins, alerts and hazard maps for Kenya.

Disaster Risk ReductionAdaptation
research academianational government
KEFRI

Kenya Forestry Research Institute

Kenya Forestry Research Institute

Research in forestry and allied natural resources to generate knowledge and technologies for sustainable development.

MitigationAdaptationForests Biodiversity
civil societycounty government
Ada

Adaptation Consortium

Adaptation Consortium

Consortium portal on devolved climate finance, County Climate Change Funds and locally led adaptation in ASAL counties.

AdaptationClimate FinanceDisaster Risk Reduction
development partner
AF

Adaptation Fund – Kenya projects

Adaptation Fund – Kenya projects

Adaptation Fund project pages and resources describing funded adaptation interventions in Kenya.

AdaptationClimate Finance
research academia
AICCRA

AICCRA Kenya

AICCRA Kenya

Country page on Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa focusing on climate-smart agriculture and investment planning.

AdaptationAgriculture Food Systems
county government
Maarifa

Council of Governors Maarifa Centre

Council of Governors Maarifa Centre

Knowledge hub hosting county climate change action plans, case studies and tools across Kenyan counties.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
research academia
CCAFS

CGIAR CCAFS – Kenya resources

CGIAR CCAFS – Kenya resources

Climate-smart agriculture research, tools and county-level climate risk profiles for Kenya.

AdaptationAgriculture Food Systems
research academia
CGIAR

CGIAR Climate Resilience – Kenya

CGIAR Climate Resilience – Kenya

Initiative page on climate resilience, finance and peacebuilding linked to Kenyan climate plans.

AdaptationClimate FinanceForests Biodiversity
development partner
CDKN

Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Kenya

Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Kenya

Regional portal summarizing CDKN work and knowledge products on climate resilience and CCCF in Kenya.

AdaptationClimate FinanceForests Biodiversity
research academia
UoN

Climate Change Science and Adaptation, UoN

Climate Change Science and Adaptation, UoN

University of Nairobi departmental page describing climate change science and adaptation teaching and research.

Adaptation
development partner
CCG

Climate Compatible Growth, Kenya

Climate Compatible Growth, Kenya

Programme country page on low-carbon energy systems, modelling and planning with Kenyan partners.

Energy Low CarbonMitigation
civil society
CANCO

Community Action for Nature Conservation

Community Action for Nature Conservation

Kenyan NGO working on wetlands, ecosystems and climate-related conservation and advocacy.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
development partner
Copernicus

Copernicus Climate Data Store

Copernicus Climate Data Store

European climate data service providing datasets and reanalysis products relevant for Kenya.

AdaptationMitigation
development partner
FAO

FAO – Kenya Climate Resilience portal

FAO – Kenya Climate Resilience portal

Information on climate-resilient agriculture projects, tools and guidance for Kenya and Eastern Africa.

AdaptationAgriculture Food SystemsForests Biodiversity
development partner
FEWS NET

FEWS NET – Kenya

FEWS NET – Kenya

Food security early warning reports and climate-linked food security monitoring for Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk ReductionAgriculture Food Systems
development partner
GFW

Global Forest Watch

GFW

Global forest cover, loss and restoration datasets applicable to Kenyan landscapes.

MitigationForests Biodiversity
development partner
GPM

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

Satellite-based precipitation products useful for rainfall and hazard monitoring in Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
civil society
GBM

Green Belt Movement

Green Belt Movement

Kenyan NGO portal on tree planting, watershed restoration and community responses to climate change.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity
development partner
GCF

Green Climate Fund – Projects in Kenya

Green Climate Fund – Projects in Kenya

Project pages and funding information for GCF-supported climate projects active in Kenya.

AdaptationMitigationClimate Finance
regional internationaldevelopment partner
ICPAC

ICPAC (IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre)

ICPAC (IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre)

Regional climate monitoring, seasonal forecasts and food security bulletins for Eastern Africa including Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk ReductionAgriculture Food Systems+ 1
research academia
ICRAF

ICRAF (World Agroforestry) – Kenya

ICRAF (World Agroforestry) – Kenya

Research and knowledge on agroforestry, trees and landscape restoration for climate resilience.

AdaptationMitigationAgriculture Food Systems+ 1
research academia
ILRI

ILRI – Climate & Livestock Research (Kenya)

ILRI – Climate & Livestock Research (Kenya)

Research outputs on livestock systems, climate impacts and adaptation in Kenyan contexts.

AdaptationAgriculture Food Systems
research academia
ICCA

Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, UoN

ICCA

University of Nairobi institute portal on climate change research, training and outreach.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
research academia
IWMI

IWMI – Kenya Water & Climate resources

IWMI – Kenya Water & Climate resources

Research, datasets and policy briefs on water management and climate resilience in Kenya.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
research academia
KALRO

KALRO – Climate research

KALRO

Research on climate-smart agriculture and resilient crop varieties in Kenya.

AdaptationAgriculture Food Systems
civil society
KCND

Kenya Climate & Nature Directory

KCND

Civil society directory mapping organisations, projects and resources on climate and nature in Kenya.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
national government
KCCAP

Kenya Climate Change Action Plan portal (NCCAP)

KCCAP

Official repository for Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plans and technical reports.

AdaptationMitigationClimate Finance
civil society
KCCWG

Kenya Climate Change Working Group

KCCWG

Civil society network hub sharing climate policy briefs, campaigns and resources on Kenya’s climate agenda.

AdaptationMitigationClimate Finance
civil society
OSM

Kenya Climate Data on OpenStreetMap / Hazard layers

OSM

Community mapping and climate-related hazard layers relevant to Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
civil society
KCIC

Kenya Climate Innovation Center

KCIC

Hub for climate-smart enterprises in clean energy, water and agribusiness that provides incubation and advisory support.

AdaptationMitigationAgriculture Food Systems+ 1
national government
KCSAP

Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project

KCSAP

Government project site for climate-smart agriculture interventions and resources across Kenyan counties.

AdaptationAgriculture Food SystemsClimate Finance
national government
KFS

Kenya Forest Service – Climate & Forests

Kenya Forest Service – Climate & Forests

Information on forest management, restoration and carbon sequestration relevant to climate objectives.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity
national government
KNBS

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics – Environmental statistics

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics – Environmental statistics

Environmental and climate-related datasets and indicators for Kenya.

Forests BiodiversityAgriculture Food Systems
national government
KPA

Kenya Ports Authority – Climate Resilience

KPA

Information on coastal infrastructure resilience and climate adaptation for ports in Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk ReductionForests Biodiversity
civil society
KRCS

Kenya Red Cross Society

KRCS

National society portal with stories and programmes on climate-related disasters, anticipatory action and resilience.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
national government
WRA

Kenya Water Resources Authority

WRA

Water resource monitoring, data and catchment-level information relevant to climate and water security.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
national government
KWTA

Kenya Water Towers Agency

KWTA

Information on water tower conservation, catchment management and climate resilience measures.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity
national government
KWS

Kenya Wildlife Service – Climate & protected areas

KWS

Information on biodiversity, protected areas and climate-related conservation initiatives in Kenya.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
development partner
NAP

NAP Global Network – Kenya resources

NAP

National Adaptation Plan guidance, case studies and Kenya-specific adaptation planning resources.

AdaptationClimate Finance
development partner
NASA

NASA Earthdata – Kenya datasets

NASA

Global satellite datasets including precipitation, temperature and vegetation indices applicable to Kenya.

AdaptationMitigationDisaster Risk Reduction
development partner
NASA

NASA Global Flood Monitoring

NASA

Global flood monitoring products and historical flood data relevant to Kenya’s flood-prone regions.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
civil society
Nature Kenya

Nature Kenya

Nature Kenya

Conservation NGO with programmes on ecosystems, Important Bird Areas and climate-related conservation.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
development partner
NDCP

NDC Partnership – Kenya profiles

NDCP

Good practice database and resources on Kenya’s NDC implementation and related examples.

AdaptationMitigationClimate Finance
civil society
OpenAfrica

OpenAfrica – Kenya datasets

OpenAfrica

Open data platform hosting Kenya-related datasets including climate, hydrology and agriculture.

Agriculture Food SystemsForests Biodiversity
civil society
PACJA

Pan African Climate Justice Alliance

PACJA

Regional civil society alliance based in Nairobi focusing on climate justice, policy advocacy and campaigns.

AdaptationMitigationClimate Finance
civil society
Practical Action

Practical Action – Eastern Africa

Practical Action

Regional portal describing climate-resilient agriculture, energy and WASH projects in Kenya and neighbouring countries.

AdaptationAgriculture Food SystemsEnergy Low Carbon
development partner
PreventionWeb

PreventionWeb – Kenya

PreventionWeb

Disaster risk reduction and climate vulnerability profile of Kenya with technical resources.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
development partner
ReliefWeb

ReliefWeb – Kenya climate & disaster profile

ReliefWeb

Aggregated humanitarian and disaster-related situation reports and climate risk profiles for Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
development partner
EAC

REMA / EAC – Regional environmental projects

EAC

Regional project and information pages on environmental and climate initiatives relevant to East Africa.

AdaptationAgriculture Food SystemsForests Biodiversity
civil society
SACDEP

SACDEP Kenya

SACDEP

NGO portal on sustainable agriculture and rural development with emphasis on climate-smart practices.

AdaptationAgriculture Food Systems
development partner
HDX

Open climate data collections (HDX – Kenya)

HDX

Aggregated open data collections and portals hosting Kenya-specific climate datasets.

AdaptationDisaster Risk Reduction
research academia
SERC

Strathmore Energy Research Centre (SERC)

SERC

Research centre portal with projects and publications on renewable energy and climate compatible growth.

MitigationEnergy Low Carbon
national government
TARDA

Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority

TARDA

Information on multi-county climate change adaptation programmes in the Tana and Athi basins.

AdaptationAgriculture Food SystemsForests Biodiversity+ 1
development partner
TAHMO

TAHMO Data Portal

TAHMO

Weather station and observational climate data for East Africa including Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk ReductionAgriculture Food Systems
development partner
UNDP

UNDP Climate Promise – Kenya

UNDP

Support to Kenya’s NDC implementation, climate governance and policy processes.

AdaptationMitigationClimate Finance
development partner
WB

World Bank – Climate Change Knowledge Portal (Kenya)

WB

Country climate profile with historical data, projections and sectoral vulnerability information for Kenya.

AdaptationDisaster Risk ReductionAgriculture Food Systems
civil society
WWF

WWF Kenya

WWF

Country office portal with programmes on climate, energy, forests and freshwater resilience.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity+ 1
civil society
UNFCCC

UNFCCC - Cooperative Mechanisms

UNFCCC - Cooperative Mechanisms

A central information hub for the different ways countries work together, through carbon markets and non-market collaborations, to meet their climate goals under both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity+ 1
civil society
UNFCCC

UNFCCC - Article 6 Capacity Building

UNFCCC

Contains all the relevant products or materials on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, including the Article 6 Explainer Series

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity+ 1
civil society
UNEP-CCC

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

UNEP-CCC

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is hosting and updating several climate action related pipelines keeping track of activities, contributions and submissions globally.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity+ 1
civil society
EAA

The Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance

EAA

A coalition of countries (including Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) with the shared objective of promoting a common regional vision on carbon markets and climate finance.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity+ 1
civil society
A6IP

The Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP)

A6IP

A global initiative dedicated to promoting the early and steady establishment of high-integrity carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

AdaptationMitigationForests Biodiversity+ 1
civil societycounty government
Ada

CCCF establishment guidelines (Ada)

CCCF establishment guidelines (Ada)

Page hosting guidelines and tools for establishing County Climate Change Funds in Kenya.

Climate FinanceAdaptation
civil societycounty government
Ada

Deepening CCCF mechanism (Ada)

Deepening CCCF mechanism (Ada)

Page summarizing experience in scaling County Climate Change Funds with partners such as FSD Kenya.

Climate FinanceAdaptation
development partnercounty government
NAP

NAP Global Network – Kenya CCCF snapshot

NAP

Brief on Kenya’s County Climate Change Funds in the context of the NAP process.

AdaptationClimate Finance
county government
Narok

Narok County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Narok County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Narok County climate change action plans and related climate resources hosted on the Maarifa Centre.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
development partnercounty government
NDCP

NDC Partnership – Kitui County CCCF

NDCP

Case study page on Kitui County Climate Change Fund in the NDC Partnership knowledge portal.

AdaptationClimate Finance
county government
Nyamira

Nyamira County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Nyamira County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Nyamira County climate change action plans, reports and resources hosted on Maarifa Centre.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity
county government
Nyandarua

Nyandarua County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Nyandarua County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Nyandarua County climate change action plans, reports and resources hosted on Maarifa Centre.

AdaptationAgriculture Food SystemsForests Biodiversity
county government
Nyeri

Nyeri County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Nyeri County – Climate documents (Maarifa)

Nyeri County climate change action plans, reports and resources hosted on Maarifa Centre.

AdaptationForests Biodiversity