Kenya’s frontier in nature-based solutions monitoring and evaluation
From February 24th to 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in Kenya, in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, hosted a workshop at the KALRO Headquarters, Kiboko, to validate and refine a Nature-Based Solutions Monitoring and Evaluation Framework tool, developed under the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency project.
- Climate Action
- climate adaptation
- Kenya
Kenya’s frontier in nature-based solutions monitoring and evaluation
From February 24th to 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in Kenya, in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, hosted a workshop at the KALRO Headquarters, Kiboko, to validate and refine a Nature-Based Solutions Monitoring and Evaluation Framework tool, developed under the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency project.
Nature is foundational to human survival, economic stability, and long-term well-being. When its value is overlooked, economic systems tend to evolve in ways that degrade ecosystems, undermine biodiversity, and exacerbate climate-related risks. At the same time, ignoring nature means losing powerful opportunities to address major societal challenges such as climate change, food insecurity, and disaster vulnerability. This is why mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into national climate strategies is more than an environmental priority; it is an economic and social imperative.
NbS enables countries to ground their climate efforts in robust science, context-specific actions, and strategies that deliver outcomes that are not only sustainable but also socially inclusive. For Kenya, a country that has positioned itself as a climate policy leader, strengthening the ability to measure and report the impact of NbS has become increasingly important.
Kenya’s commitment to climate action is reflected in an extensive policy architecture. The ten-year Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy, the National Climate Change Response Strategy, the Climate Change Act, and the updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2031–2035 together signal a strong national vision. At the global level, Kenya continues to demonstrate ambition through its obligations under the Paris Agreement, including the development of the Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) for 2026. Yet, strong policies alone are not enough. A gap remains in the country’s ability to systematically track, measure, and report climate adaptation, particularly NbS, across counties and landscapes. Much of the data generated at the community or county level remains scattered in spreadsheets, paper reports, and project-specific information systems. As a result, critical adaptation actions remain largely invisible in national datasets, and Kenya’s progress is not always fully reflected in global reporting.