Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund
Climate adaptation in conflict-affected settings can unintentionally exacerbate existing tensions if social and political dynamics are not adequately addressed. This policy brief examines how institutional capacity development can support peace-positive climate adaptation in Kenya’s arid and semi-ar...
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| author | Medina, Leonardo Osumba, Joab Takaindisa, Joyce Mukutu, Munini Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Ndwiga, Murugi |
| author_browse | Jaskolski, Martina Medina, Leonardo Mukutu, Munini Ndwiga, Murugi Osumba, Joab Schapendonk, Frans Takaindisa, Joyce |
| author_facet | Medina, Leonardo Osumba, Joab Takaindisa, Joyce Mukutu, Munini Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Ndwiga, Murugi |
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| description | Climate adaptation in conflict-affected settings can unintentionally exacerbate existing tensions if social and political dynamics are not adequately addressed. This policy brief examines how institutional capacity development can support peace-positive climate adaptation in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands, drawing on an in-depth assessment of the County Climate Change Fund (CCCF). Based on a mixed-methods analysis combining policy review, participatory needs assessments, community surveys, and a multi-stakeholder workshop, the brief explores how devolved governance shapes both opportunities and constraints for integrating conflict sensitivity into climate action. The findings highlight the importance of situating capacity building efforts in de-facto institutional practices, leveraging existing participatory governance mechanisms, and treating cross-sectoral integration between climate adaptation and peacebuilding as a process of social and institutional learning, rather than a technical fix. The brief concludes with practical recommendations to strengthen conflict analysis, coordination, early warning systems, and accountability within the CCCF, offering transferable lessons for capacity development in other devolved and conflict-prone contexts. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1798232026-01-24T02:07:41Z Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund Medina, Leonardo Osumba, Joab Takaindisa, Joyce Mukutu, Munini Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Ndwiga, Murugi adaptation capacity development peacebuilding conflict sensitivity Climate adaptation in conflict-affected settings can unintentionally exacerbate existing tensions if social and political dynamics are not adequately addressed. This policy brief examines how institutional capacity development can support peace-positive climate adaptation in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands, drawing on an in-depth assessment of the County Climate Change Fund (CCCF). Based on a mixed-methods analysis combining policy review, participatory needs assessments, community surveys, and a multi-stakeholder workshop, the brief explores how devolved governance shapes both opportunities and constraints for integrating conflict sensitivity into climate action. The findings highlight the importance of situating capacity building efforts in de-facto institutional practices, leveraging existing participatory governance mechanisms, and treating cross-sectoral integration between climate adaptation and peacebuilding as a process of social and institutional learning, rather than a technical fix. The brief concludes with practical recommendations to strengthen conflict analysis, coordination, early warning systems, and accountability within the CCCF, offering transferable lessons for capacity development in other devolved and conflict-prone contexts. 2026-01 2026-01-14T12:48:19Z 2026-01-14T12:48:19Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179823 en Open Access application/pdf Medina, L.; Osumba, J.; Takaindisa, J.; Mukutu, M.; Schapendonk, F.; Jaskolski, M.; Ndwiga, M. (2026) Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund. 14 p. |
| spellingShingle | adaptation capacity development peacebuilding conflict sensitivity Medina, Leonardo Osumba, Joab Takaindisa, Joyce Mukutu, Munini Schapendonk, Frans Jaskolski, Martina Ndwiga, Murugi Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund |
| title | Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund |
| title_full | Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund |
| title_fullStr | Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund |
| title_short | Building capacities for peace-positive climate adaptation: lessons from Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund |
| title_sort | building capacities for peace positive climate adaptation lessons from kenya s county climate change fund |
| topic | adaptation capacity development peacebuilding conflict sensitivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179823 |
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