National Environment Policy 2013
The Policy aims to provide a framework for an integrated approach to sustainable management of Kenya’s environment and natural resources. In particular it proposes to strengthen:
• Legal and institutional framework for good governance
• Integrate environmental management with economic growth, poverty reduction and improving livelihoods
• Research and capacity development
• Promote new environment management tools
• Promote collaboration and cooperation and partnerships in environment management,
• Promote domestication, co-ordination and maximisation of benefit from Strategic Multilateral Environment Agreements
The Policy discusses intended climate change-related policy actions, as follows::
• Develop a comprehensive climate change policy
• Strengthen capacity for national and country level institutions for climate resilience and low carbon development
• Develop and implement awareness and capacities for implement the climate change action plan
• Strengthen and enhance an early warning and response system for disaster risk reduction
• Strengthen research capacity
• Develop a climate financing mechanism
• Establish a national carbon trading platform
• Promote public and community participation in mitigation and adaptation
