Nairobi, Kenya on 24th-25th May 2023 – Climate change poses significant threats to the agricultural sector in Kenya, hence access to climate finance is essential to enable the sector to adapt to the impacts of climate change and reduce its carbon footprint.  To address the situation a workshop on Climate finance access in the agricultural sector was jointly organized by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya, and GGGI.  The workshop provided an opportunity for experts in the field to share their experiences and knowledge and contribute to building the capacity of Line Ministries concerned with agricultural and food transformation in the country on Climate Finance Access for the Agriculture sector was held to raise awareness and facilitate discussions on how the agriculture sector can access climate finance to implement climate-resilient practices.

The workshop was aimed at:

• Enhancing the capacity and skills of the relevant line Ministries on key information and appropriate tools required to translate Kenya’s agricultural priority needs to project concepts, to access suitable climate finance with a focus on climate adaptation. The training also aimed at promoting climate-smart agriculture technologies, understanding Kenya priorities in the sector as well as enhance the understanding of requirements and essential concepts of climate finance sources, notably, the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
• Targeting key institutions: The National Treasury and Economic Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, Climate change related agencies, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Agricultural Finance Corporation, CSOs, Private Sector, and any other relevant key institution. Gender consideration was applied throughout the selection process of participants from the selected line ministries and stakeholders.

Next steps: The team will continue working closely with the technical working group established to develop concrete concept notes for submission to financiers, to build a robust and resilient agriculture sector in Kenya.

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Hillary Korir
Climate Finance & Green Economy Unit, The National Treasury
korirhc@gmail.com /+254 722 644736

Sidonie Kouam
Climate Finance & GCF Program Manager
GGGI Africa Regional Office, Côte D’Ivoire
paques.kouam@gggi.org

[Media Contact]

Tumpeyo Baari
Communications Specialist for Financing Locally Led Climate (FLLoCA) Program
National Treasury & Planning- Kenya,
tbaari@tumpeyobaari.com  / +254 777 923 126