Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county

This policy brief examines the integration of conflict sensitivity within Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism, focusing on Isiolo County. Isiolo, a climate-vulnerable and ethnically diverse pastoralist region, experiences recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and competition over sca...

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Autores principales: Medina, Leonardo, Schapendonk, Frans, Jaskolski, Martina, Osumba, Joab, Jebiwott, Alice, Mutuku, Munini, Takaindisa, Joyce, Giti, Daniel
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176426
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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
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description This policy brief examines the integration of conflict sensitivity within Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism, focusing on Isiolo County. Isiolo, a climate-vulnerable and ethnically diverse pastoralist region, experiences recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and competition over scarce resources, making conflict-sensitive adaptation crucial. The study highlights how the CCCF strengthens multi-level governance, incorporates customary systems such as the Borana Dedha, embeds conflict risks into vulnerability assessments, and promotes inclusive representation of women, youth, and marginalized groups. These features demonstrate the CCCF’s strong potential to align climate adaptation with peacebuilding outcomes. However, the analysis also identifies key challenges, including weak cross-boundary planning, informal engagement of peace actors, lack of transparency in funding, interruptions in budget allocations, and limited monitoring of peace outcomes. The brief concludes that embedding conflict-sensitive approaches (through institutionalizing peace roles, enhancing accountability, ensuring funding continuity, and systematically tracking socio-political impacts) can safeguard adaptation investments and strengthen community resilience.
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spelling CGSpace1764262025-11-05T12:13:19Z Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo 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 examines the integration of conflict sensitivity within Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund (CCCF) mechanism, focusing on Isiolo County. Isiolo, a climate-vulnerable and ethnically diverse pastoralist region, experiences recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and competition over scarce resources, making conflict-sensitive adaptation crucial. The study highlights how the CCCF strengthens multi-level governance, incorporates customary systems such as the Borana Dedha, embeds conflict risks into vulnerability assessments, and promotes inclusive representation of women, youth, and marginalized groups. These features demonstrate the CCCF’s strong potential to align climate adaptation with peacebuilding outcomes. However, the analysis also identifies key challenges, including weak cross-boundary planning, informal engagement of peace actors, lack of transparency in funding, interruptions in budget allocations, and limited monitoring of peace outcomes. The brief concludes that embedding conflict-sensitive approaches (through institutionalizing peace roles, enhancing accountability, ensuring funding continuity, and systematically tracking socio-political impacts) can safeguard adaptation investments and strengthen community resilience. 2025-09 2025-09-09T12:33:28Z 2025-09-09T12:33:28Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176426 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: Isiolo 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: Isiolo county
title Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county
title_full Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county
title_fullStr Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county
title_short Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Isiolo county
title_sort strengthening conflict sensitivity in kenya s county climate change fund isiolo county
topic evaluation
peacebuilding
adaptation
climate action
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176426
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