Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County
This policy brief analyzes the role of Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) in advancing conflict-sensitive adaptation in Wajir County, an arid region where livelihoods depend heavily on pastoralism and resource competition is often entangled with clan dynamics. The study finds that Wajir’s CCC...
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| author | Medina, Leonardo Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Osumba, Joab Jebiwott, Alice Mutuku, Munini Takaindisa, Joyce Giti, Daniel |
| author_browse | Giti, Daniel Jaskolski, Martina Jebiwott, Alice Medina, Leonardo Mutuku, Munini Osumba, Joab Schapendonk, Frans Takaindisa, Joyce |
| author_facet | Medina, Leonardo Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Osumba, Joab Jebiwott, Alice Mutuku, Munini Takaindisa, Joyce Giti, Daniel |
| author_sort | Medina, Leonardo |
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| description | This policy brief analyzes the role of Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) in advancing conflict-sensitive adaptation in Wajir County, an arid region where livelihoods depend heavily on pastoralism and resource competition is often entangled with clan dynamics. The study finds that Wajir’s CCCF has fostered inclusive decision-making through Ward Climate Change Planning Committees (WCCPCs), participatory barazas, and strong links with peace committees, rangeland groups, and water associations. Continuous funding streams and transparency measures have bolstered accountability and community trust. Moreover, local peacebuilders and elders play active roles in preventing disputes around contested sites, demonstrating how adaptation can be anchored in customary governance. Still, challenges persist: coordination with formal peace and security actors remains ad hoc, administrative budgets are too limited to sustain capacity, gender norms constrain women’s influence, and monitoring systems rarely track peace outcomes. The brief recommends formalizing peace actor engagement, strengthening administrative resourcing, documenting local lessons, and expanding outcome-oriented evaluation. Wajir’s experience shows that conflict-sensitive adaptation is essential in fragile pastoralist settings, offering pathways to resilience that reinforce both social cohesion and climate security. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1764152025-11-05T11:46:15Z Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County Medina, Leonardo Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Osumba, Joab Jebiwott, Alice Mutuku, Munini Takaindisa, Joyce Giti, Daniel evaluation peacebuilding adaptation climate action This policy brief analyzes the role of Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) in advancing conflict-sensitive adaptation in Wajir County, an arid region where livelihoods depend heavily on pastoralism and resource competition is often entangled with clan dynamics. The study finds that Wajir’s CCCF has fostered inclusive decision-making through Ward Climate Change Planning Committees (WCCPCs), participatory barazas, and strong links with peace committees, rangeland groups, and water associations. Continuous funding streams and transparency measures have bolstered accountability and community trust. Moreover, local peacebuilders and elders play active roles in preventing disputes around contested sites, demonstrating how adaptation can be anchored in customary governance. Still, challenges persist: coordination with formal peace and security actors remains ad hoc, administrative budgets are too limited to sustain capacity, gender norms constrain women’s influence, and monitoring systems rarely track peace outcomes. The brief recommends formalizing peace actor engagement, strengthening administrative resourcing, documenting local lessons, and expanding outcome-oriented evaluation. Wajir’s experience shows that conflict-sensitive adaptation is essential in fragile pastoralist settings, offering pathways to resilience that reinforce both social cohesion and climate security. 2025-09 2025-09-09T06:29:34Z 2025-09-09T06:29:34Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176415 en Open Access application/pdf Medina, L.; Schapendonk, F.; Jaskolski, M.; Osumba, J.; Jebiwott, A.; Mutuku, M.; Takaindisa, J.; Giti, D. (2025) Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County. 9 p. |
| spellingShingle | evaluation peacebuilding adaptation climate action Medina, Leonardo Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Osumba, Joab Jebiwott, Alice Mutuku, Munini Takaindisa, Joyce Giti, Daniel Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County |
| title | Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County |
| title_full | Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County |
| title_short | Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Wajir County |
| title_sort | strengthening conflict sensitivity in kenya s county climate change fund wajir county |
| topic | evaluation peacebuilding adaptation climate action |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176415 |
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