This paper addresses the gap by analyzing stakeholder perceptions of effective climate finance coordination in Kenya. Kenya has instituted a legal and institutional framework to guide climate finance coordination, but challenges of coordination persist. Using the political economy framework, the paper ...
She said that the introduction of fertilizer in the region has equally helped revolutionized farming in the area. According to You the project, which is collateral free, is expected to be upscale up in most regions of Kenya and other developing countries. The implementers of this project are am...
They made the remarks during a two-day meeting in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that concluded on Wednesday to discuss ways to increase climate finance in Africa. During the Climate Change Global Business Summit, speakers called on mul...
Under the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement, developed countries should provide assistance in finance, technology and capacity building to developing nations to adapt to climate change and mitigate its impacts.At the 2009 climate conference in Copenhagen, developed countries pledged to provide 100 billion ...
Anne Tek, national coordinator of the Kenya Platform for Climate Governance (KPCG) said that the campaign will ensure that all relevant stakeholders including the youth constituency are well involved in the administration of climate finance in Africa. ...
Under the loan agreement, KCB will be required to lend the money to the SME and climate finance sectors in Kenya while the IFC will offer training in the areas of green finance.
McKinsey estimates an achievable leverage ratio of about 1.6, that is, about $1.6 of private capital mobilized for every $1.0 of public or concessional finance.26Using this ratio and considering a low private sector participation in adaptation-related investments, the financing gap remaining after r...
Kenya’s banking sector in 2018 channelled Sh27 billion in climate finance against the total loan book of Sh2.49 trillion, highlighting the sector’s risk averseness towards green projects. The Treasury says the government will set up the green investment register— a database of ...
Evidence from community-focused initiatives suggests that climate and development funds can deliver local finance by adopting six key structural changes, say...
This chapter discusses the critical issues surrounding climate finance and investment in Africa, with a specific focus on Ghana. It is evident that climate change poses a significant threat to the development and survival of the African continent. Particularly noteworthy are the escalating temperatures,...