Climate, peace and security: Kenya

Pacillo, G.; Läderach, P.; Takaindisa, J. (2024) Climate, peace and security: Kenya. Report on analyses of climate, peace, and security in Kenya developed by CGIAR Focus Climate Security. 27 p.

Climate security explores whether climate change increases the risk of armed conflict and, if so, under which circumstances this relationship occurs. People in fragile and conflict-affected areas are also among the most vulnerable to climate change, making it vital to understand the climate-conflict interplay for resilience and peacebuilding. A major challenge for governments in vulnerable, fragile, and conflict-affected regions is managing these complex interactions. Currently, they lack effective tools to implement climate strategies that address social grievances driving conflict and adapt to changing dynamics. In response, conflict-sensitive approaches to climate action are gaining support as mechanisms to ensure transitions to carbon-neutral economies and climate-resilient societies are equitable and aligned with peacebuilding goals. This report summarizes five intersection pathways between climate, peace and security in Kenya, which were developed through a multiple methods approach. It also puts forward a set of policy and porgramming recommendations towards climate action the mitigates underlying drivers of conflict and contributes to a suatianable peace.