Kenya’s climate is shaped by its diverse geography, ranging from humid coastal regions to arid lands, temperate highlands, and microclimates in the Rift Valley. However, climate change has intensified challenges, with rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and frequent extreme events such as droughts and floods. These risks threaten agriculture, water resources, public health, and infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable arid and semi-arid regions. Agriculture faces reduced yields and food insecurity, while water scarcity and disease outbreaks further strain communities.

To address these challenges, Kenya has enacted the Climate Change Act and developed the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), focusing on climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, afforestation, and disaster risk reduction. Central to these efforts is the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS), aligned with the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The NFCS aims to improve climate data collection, forecasting, and dissemination, ensuring that climate information is tailored to user needs across sectors such as agriculture, health, energy, and transport. Its seven strategic goals include enhancing coordination, expanding observation networks, strengthening research and modeling, and promoting partnerships.

Despite progress, gaps remain in data availability, institutional coordination, and capacity building. The NFCS seeks to bridge these gaps by consolidating climate information into a national database and fostering collaboration among government agencies, research institutions, NGOs, and communities. With an estimated cost of Kshs. 27.1 billion over five years, the framework emphasizes investment in early warning systems, grassroots adaptation, and climate literacy. By strengthening resilience and aligning with global initiatives, Kenya aims to safeguard its people and ecosystems against the escalating impacts of climate change.