The increasing frequency of climatic extremes has been a growing threat to sustainable development and poverty alleviation hence the need to enhance community adaptation measures to effects of climate change and natural disasters. Notable effects include unexpected changes in farming calendar affecting good yields, loss of pasture leading to high migration rates among the pastoralists, water stress, persistent pest and diseases and disruptions of communities’ livelihoods which have highly affected food security. The natural disasters and pandemics have also led to big losses among communities due to unpreparedness.
PELUM Kenya seeks to influence policy makers at county, national, and regional levels and official development partners to systematically integrate CCA issues into policies and in particular to provide more support to the communities to respond, cope and bounce back from the negative effects of Climate Change and natural disasters. PELUM Kenya endeavours to engage the communities through the member organizations on the following key interventions: Natural Resource Management, Disaster preparedness, Climate governance, Soil and water conservation, sustainable water management including water governance, watershed management and rehabilitation, Diversification of Agro enterprises and Issues affecting pastoralists.
