Kenya's Treasury Releases Sh12.68B for Climate Action Programme FLLOCA
The initiative has already funded 1,178 projects across various Kenyan counties with ongoing effort in 1418 wards.
By Dorothy Yegon
Kenya National Treasury has disbursed Ksh12.68 billion to 45 counties for Financing Locally Led Climate Action programme (FLLOCA).
Peter Odhengo, Head of Climate Finance and Green economy unit at the National Treasury, made the announcement during the ongoing climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Odhengo highlighted that FLLOCA initiative has already funded 1,178 projects across various Kenyan counties with ongoing effort in 1418 wards.
"People are already working on the ground as we speak," he remarked, emphasising the program's extensive reach and impact in building local resilience to climate change and other environmental challenges.
FLLOCA programme is designed to strengthen local capacity to plan, implement budget, and monitor climate resilience investments.
It focuses on empowering counties to take a proactive approach to climate action by utilising both national and county climate change funds.
Through this initiative, counties are encouraged to partner with local communities in designing and implementing climate-focused projects that address the unique challenges faced by each region.
"This programme is transformative and enactive," said Odhengo, stressing that it departs from traditional methods of addressing climate challenges.
He said FLLOCA is not business as usual; "it is designed with long - term trajectory in mind. The more you deliver, the more funding you receive."
The funding, however, aims to support the implementation of various resilience-building projects that will mitigate the effects of climate change, natural disasters, and other environmental shocks to ensure sustainable growth and adaptation at local level.
"With climate change posing a devastating threat globally, the FLLOCA initiative is an important step towards empowering local communities in Kenya to take charge of their environmental future," Odhengo said.
However, National Church Council of Kenya (NCCK) said it is committed to mobilize and capacity build communities to demand accountability from duty bearers through social audit of the World Bank funded local climate change projects at the ward level.
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