Tackle weak links in climate action

Dabaso Kantoma Sora is determined to change the face of the desert in North Horr, he is planting drought-resistant seedlings that he has given some to residents to make the desert town green including all nearby schools and in Kalacha and Maikona. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The Climate Change agenda has received substantive attention in the leading 2022 presidential candidates’ manifestos. This shows the candidates understand the risks the crisis poses to strategic sectors. Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands is more than 80 per cent of the country’s land mass. Agriculture accounts for close to 30 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – majority being smallholder farmers, while Tourism is also a major foreign currency earner.