Kenya has advanced its risk-informed governance framework by incorporating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction metrics directly into national planning and public financial management systems, according to a case study released on Saturday by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Requested by the National Treasury and supported through the Intra-ACP DRR Programme, the government deployed an integrated budget tagging and expenditure tracking mechanism across state institutions to systematically monitor public spending dedicated to climate resilience and disaster mitigation.
The budget tagging initiative served as a core operational driver in formulating Kenya’s Disaster Risk Management Strategy 2025–2030 and its accompanying Disaster Risk Financing Strategy 2026–2030. Supported by an interagency taskforce and specialized training programs for public officials on policy coherence and risk-informed planning, the reform aligns disaster risk reduction with broader climate adaptation methodologies across government ministries. By establishing transparent tracking of risk-related outlays, Kenya is strengthening its fiscal architecture to ensure proactive, long-term financial management against environmental shocks.
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