GNIplus

Kenya has created a strong framework for national climate change mitigation measures, one which requires considerable national and international funding. The “GNIplus” project (The Global NDC Implementation Partners) provided professional, legal, technical and financial advice to the Kenyan government and private sector, helping it to implement its Climate Change Act and Action Plan. GNIplus created a framework to encourage public and private investment in projects that are technically mature, low in emissions and climate-resistant. The measures included the tracking of climate finance flows in Kenya, the integration and networking of interest groups, analyses to assess legal and political barriers, evaluating the technical feasibility and supporting demonstration project and an MRV (Measuring, Reporting and Verification) system. Governance and transparency aim at strengthening investor confidence with the help of enforceable regulations, thus enabling sustainable investment decisions.

Project data

Countries: Kenya
IKI funding: 7,999,924.00 €
Duration: 03/2018 till 02/2022
Status: completed
Implementing organisation: Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Political Partner: Ministry of Environment and Forestry - Kenya*

National Treasury - Kenya
Online: https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/the-collaborations/the-global-ndc-implementation-partners-gniplus/

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State of implementation/results

Project completed.
GNIplus has published a domestic tracking of climate finance for Kenya (www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/…).
GNIplus has established a Coalition of Investors which will meet twice a year to overcome challenges and barriers to private investment in the selected sectors (forestry and water). The group comprises public and private sector experts and has met twice.
Under the forestry priority sector GNIplus has supported the National Programme for Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and is advising the National Expert Group on REDD+.
GNIplus is part of the MRV working group and is leading on the development of the guidance on mitigation action reporting and implementation of MRV systems in Kenya.
CPI published an article on the GNIplus Kenya programme (www.eli.org/…).
At the beginning of the year 2021 the Landscape of Climate Finance in Kenya was published: www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/… A summary of the report is also provided on the website.

Latest Update:
01/2025