Context
Kenya has been facing climate change induced emergencies for decades. The Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), which cover about 85% of Kenya, are particularly vulnerable. Fortunately, the depth of the subsequent humanitarian crises has reduced over recent years and the devolution process has contributed to new opportunities. Given its human and natural resources, such as livestock and wildlife, ASALs make an important contribution to the Kenyan economy. Development partners have also been investing heavily in ASALs and related National institutions. Despite all this, it cannot be denied that climate change adaptation in ASALs for resilience has been slow and reoccurring droughts, keep resulting in national emergencies, acute food insecurity and increased conflict over natural resources. In addition the role of the private sector is limited. This adds to the already marginalised position of communities particularly in the Arid Lands in Kenya.
Background of the Programme
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya is commissioning a trusted intermediary party to manage a ‘Think-and-Do-Tank’ and act as a facilitator to harness opportunities for private sector in water, food security and energy sectors to contribute to resilience building and economic development in selected ASALs. Its purpose is to make smart use of (mostly) existing data, analyse this and translate it into actionable information. This information needs to be effectively disseminated for application. It is also important to bring together more effectively government, private sector, development partners, research institutions and civil society. It is also envisioned to form the ‘glue’ between several Dutch funded programmes with strong climate resilience and private sector angle, i.e. LISTEN, DESIRA, FLOCCA, and CRAFT. They are to engage with the Think and Do Thank to strengthen and create complementarity between these programmes.
The intervention is aiming to adhere to the following principles:
Role Requirements:
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