Image Kenya CCAC Partner since 2014 Breadcrumb Home Our Partners Kenya About Recognizing the impacts of climate change and air pollution on its people, Kenya joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition in 2014 to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) for improved public health, the promotion of sustainable development, and the eradication of poverty. Represented by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Kenya is focused on SLCP mitigation activities in households, agriculture and waste and raising the profile of SLCPs among local and national stakeholders. Confirming its commitment in 2016, Kenya enacted the Climate Change Act, requiring the government to develop five-year National Climate Change Action Plans (NCCAP) to guide the inclusion of adaptation and mitigation actions into sector functions of the national and county bovernments. Kenya’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) also contains a conditional target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, and the country is on track to meet their Paris Agreement targets. Kenya has served as a member of the CCAC Steering Committee and is involved in the CCAC's Agriculture, Heavy Duty Vehicles, HFC, Household Energy, SNAP and Waste Initiatives. In 2023 Kenya took a significant step in reducing short-lived climate pollutants SLCPs by launching its National Action Plan to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (NAP). In co-hosting the 2023 Africa Climate Summit, Kenya is also acting as a leader on the continent, calling for climate adaptation, expanded renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and more climate finance. The NAP includes the country's first integrated greenhouse gas, SLCP and air pollutant emission inventory, covering the period 2009-2020. It also assesses how emissions of SLCPs are likely to change between 2030 and 2050 and evaluates the potential to reduce SLCP emissions from key source sectors. Most importantly, the NAP provides an action plan for how policies and measures to reduce SLCPs can be effectively implemented. The NAP will contribute significantly to achieving the goals of Kenya's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Kenya's 2020 NDC aims to decrease GHG emissions by 32% of 2010 levels by 2030, focusing on renewable energy, reducing reliance on fossil and non-sustainable biomass fuels, promoting sustainable waste management, low carbon and efficient transportation systems, and climate-smart agriculture. Read below for more examples of Kenya's work on SLCPs. Address Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Maji House, Ngong RoadNirobi,Kenya CCAC projects Previous Next [KE-23-001] Kenya - Develop a heavy-duty vehicle sub-sector strategy and roadmap for moving to Euro 6/VI emission standards Heavy-duty vehicles and engines [KE-23-001] Kenya - Develop a heavy-duty vehicle sub-sector strategy and roadmap for moving to Euro 6/VI emission standards Development of national and local solid waste regulations to reduce SLCP emissions in Kenya Waste Development of national and local solid waste regulations to reduce SLCP emissions in Kenya Waste Finance Programme and technical assistance for global south municipalities Finance, Waste Waste Finance Programme and technical assistance for global south municipalities Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Network for waste management Waste Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Network for waste management Kenya - National planning on short-lived climate pollutants National policy and planning Kenya - National planning on short-lived climate pollutants Kenya’s greenhouse gas inventory for livestock emissions Agriculture Kenya’s greenhouse gas inventory for livestock emissions Securing high-level city commitments for soot-free buses in Eastern Africa and integrating benefits of adopting soot-free buses in Kenya’s NDC Heavy-duty vehicles and engines Securing high-level city commitments for soot-free buses in Eastern Africa and integrating benefits of adopting soot-free buses in Kenya’s NDC Field study on the relationship between cookstove emissions and personal exposure during typical usage in Kenyan homes Household Energy Field study on the relationship between cookstove emissions and personal exposure during typical usage in Kenyan homes Transforming cookstove markets in Kenya through standards and labeling programmes Household Energy Transforming cookstove markets in Kenya through standards and labeling programmes Reducing black carbon from ports and marine vessels Heavy-duty vehicles and engines Reducing black carbon from ports and marine vessels See all Related resources Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Quantification of short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) reductions from soot-free bus strategies in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Methane mitigation from the dairy sector in Kenya's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Guidelines & Tools 2020 Inventory of GHG Emissions from Dairy Cattle in Kenya 1995-2017 Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2020 Beyond fire: Backcasting a pathway to fully electric cooking in rural Kenya by 2030 See all Related news and updates Kenya Launches SLCP Action Plan as Co-Host of Africa Climate Week News 05 Sep 2023 Kenya Launches SLCP Action Plan as Co-Host of Africa Climate Week Kenya Signs Waste Management Bill Into Law, Committing to Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants From the Sector Project update 11 Oct 2022 Kenya Signs Waste Management Bill Into Law, Committing to Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants From the Sector In a Decade, the CCAC Shows Agriculture is Key to the Success of Climate Change and Air Pollution Solutions News 02 May 2022 In a Decade, the CCAC Shows Agriculture is Key to the Success of Climate Change and Air Pollution Solutions Kenya Aims to Reduce Livestock Methane Emissions without Sacrificing Productivity Project update 29 Dec 2021 Kenya Aims to Reduce Livestock Methane Emissions without Sacrificing Productivity See all
[KE-23-001] Kenya - Develop a heavy-duty vehicle sub-sector strategy and roadmap for moving to Euro 6/VI emission standards Heavy-duty vehicles and engines [KE-23-001] Kenya - Develop a heavy-duty vehicle sub-sector strategy and roadmap for moving to Euro 6/VI emission standards
Development of national and local solid waste regulations to reduce SLCP emissions in Kenya Waste Development of national and local solid waste regulations to reduce SLCP emissions in Kenya
Waste Finance Programme and technical assistance for global south municipalities Finance, Waste Waste Finance Programme and technical assistance for global south municipalities
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Network for waste management Waste Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Network for waste management
Kenya - National planning on short-lived climate pollutants National policy and planning Kenya - National planning on short-lived climate pollutants
Kenya’s greenhouse gas inventory for livestock emissions Agriculture Kenya’s greenhouse gas inventory for livestock emissions
Securing high-level city commitments for soot-free buses in Eastern Africa and integrating benefits of adopting soot-free buses in Kenya’s NDC Heavy-duty vehicles and engines Securing high-level city commitments for soot-free buses in Eastern Africa and integrating benefits of adopting soot-free buses in Kenya’s NDC
Field study on the relationship between cookstove emissions and personal exposure during typical usage in Kenyan homes Household Energy Field study on the relationship between cookstove emissions and personal exposure during typical usage in Kenyan homes
Transforming cookstove markets in Kenya through standards and labeling programmes Household Energy Transforming cookstove markets in Kenya through standards and labeling programmes
Reducing black carbon from ports and marine vessels Heavy-duty vehicles and engines Reducing black carbon from ports and marine vessels
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Quantification of short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) reductions from soot-free bus strategies in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Methane mitigation from the dairy sector in Kenya's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2020 Beyond fire: Backcasting a pathway to fully electric cooking in rural Kenya by 2030
Kenya Launches SLCP Action Plan as Co-Host of Africa Climate Week News 05 Sep 2023 Kenya Launches SLCP Action Plan as Co-Host of Africa Climate Week
Kenya Signs Waste Management Bill Into Law, Committing to Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants From the Sector Project update 11 Oct 2022 Kenya Signs Waste Management Bill Into Law, Committing to Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants From the Sector
In a Decade, the CCAC Shows Agriculture is Key to the Success of Climate Change and Air Pollution Solutions News 02 May 2022 In a Decade, the CCAC Shows Agriculture is Key to the Success of Climate Change and Air Pollution Solutions
Kenya Aims to Reduce Livestock Methane Emissions without Sacrificing Productivity Project update 29 Dec 2021 Kenya Aims to Reduce Livestock Methane Emissions without Sacrificing Productivity