Shaping resilience: The role of Kenyan women in countering climate change

Kenya's agricultural sector plays a vital role in the country's economic and social development. However, the sector faces numerous challenges, including low productivity, limited access to finance and quality inputs, and vulnerability to climate change. Projections for East Africa, particularly Kenya, indicate increasing temperatures, reduced rainfall, and more frequent climate shocks such as droughts and floods. These factors further exacerbate the existing difficulties faced by the agriculture sector, making it crucial to implement sustainable solutions to ensure food resilience and security. In the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, SNV has been making significant strides in strengthening the counties' resilience to climate change. Through the Isiolo, Samburu Transforming the Environment Through Nexus (LISTEN) project, a four-year initiative implemented in partnership with Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), ...