Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation assessment in East Africa.

Abstract

Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation studies in Kenya were undertaken through two projects namely: Kenya Country Study Project that was funded by United States 1994-1995 GEF funded UNDP Project entitled “Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to the UNFCCC 1996- 1998 (4 countries: Ghana, Kenya Mali and Zimbabwe). Other smaller scale studies undertaken addressing location specific areas of socio-economic sectors. The V&A was undertaken by developing internally consistent scenarios using IPCC methodologies for 2030. Scenarios applied to make assessments of vulnerability and adaptation in the major socio-economic sectors