Kenya: County Climate Change Fund Overview

Tharaka Nithi County Climate Change Unit

1. Tharaka Nithi county climate change unit CLIIMATE CHANGE STATUS REPORT Leaving No one behind

2. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT,MINING AND CLIMATE CHANGE Tharaka Nithi County climate change Unit

3. County Climate Change Fund Overview

4. The Components of the CCCF

5. The CCCF principles and Minimum standards standards

6. TORs for the CCU-institutions

7. TORs for the CCU (3) Establish and manage a climate change registry of actions by sectors, CSOs and private sector; Identify low carbon development strategies and coordinate related measurement, reporting and verification; Coordinate with sub county and ward administrators to ensure impact on the ground are addressed; Establish knowledge management centers on climate change at sub-county level; Build the inter-county platform, for strengthening policy dialogue on shared resources; Identify training and awareness needs related to climate change; Establish communication and information dissemination channels on climate change. Data collection, analysis and communication

8. Institutional structure of the CCU

9. 10 Ward Climate Change planning committee County Departments Non state actors County Executive committee County climate change fund Board County Assembly of Tharaka Nithi Climate Change Unit/Secretariat County Planning committee Institutional Arrangements: Tharaka Nithi Climate Change Fund Act, 2019 National Climate change unit /MDAS

10. Climate Change Board Composition

11. Climate Change Fund planning Committee Composition

12. Ward Climate Change Committee WCCPC Membership Ward Administrator as an ex-official Three persons, representing interest groups in the ward (one woman, one youth, persons with disability); One person representing Ward based Public Benefit Organizations or community-based organization, nominated by Participating Institutions; Two community members with experience on climate change from the respective Ward.

13. Selection of committees Done from the locational level The selection of the WCCPC was carried based on the Climate Change Act Regulations and the CCCF guidelines. Selection in six wards carried out in 2021 through the KCEP CRAL project Selection in all wards carried out in finalized 2023

14. Climate financing in the County KCEP-CRAL FLLoCA County contribution

15. Minimum Performance Conditions-FLLoCA

16. Minimum Access Conditions-

17. Locational committee selection – Gitombani location

18. Mwonge Location

19. Mugwe ward committee

20. Three Phases in PCRA process Phase 1: Climate Change Risk Assessment Phase 2: Climate Change Action Planning Phase 3: Integration into regional and national action plans

21. Engagements

22. Engagements

23. OUTPUTS FROM PCRA Historic and current climate occurrences Climate change impacts both positive and negative Vulnerabilities Resource maps Climate hazard maps Hazard prioritization Priority adaptation strategies Sustainability opinions

24. PHASE 2: CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLANNING Review of key documents Collection of public input Drafting of the county climate change action plan Validation workshop for he CCCAP Draft for public feedback Development of second draft Presentation to cabinet for approval Presentation to county assembly for adoption Launch by the governor

25. Key Actions –KCEP-CRAL

26. Summary of projects Serial No Investment (sub project) Project Location (a) (b) (e) 1 Construction of Gatonto gravity dam along Kathagara stream Igambango’mbe 2 Construction of Naikara-Thingithu Sand dam along Ruakaguanda River Marimanti 3 Construction of Kierera sand Dam along Muthangachwe Stream Chiakariga 4 Installation of muthambi-Gitije water laterals and connection to 300 households Muthambi 6 Nandora spring Protection & development of supply lines Mukothima 7 Construction of Biogas plant at Kieni High School Mwimbi 8 Construction of Biogas plant at Kimuchia Day Sec. School Chogoria 10 Supply & Delivery of Certified drought tolerant seeds Mukothima, Gatunga, Nkondi, Marimanti, Chiakariga, Igambangombe Sub total

27. Kierera EIA

28. Niakara Dam screening

29. Nandora Spring EIA

30. Kauro Ka Mpuria earth dam

31. Majarani-Gituma Check dam

32. Kamagaju Earth dam

33. The Annual Performance Assessment Process

34. Minimum Access Conditions

35. Minimum Performance Conditions

36. Minimum Performance Conditions

37. Grants Assessment for CCRI Thematic Area Number of Indicators M a x i m u m Scores CG investments that promote social resilience 4 40 points Mechanisms for citizen engagement in social resilience 5 40 points Mainstreaming of county climate action and resilience building 4 20 points All 13 100 points

38. APA Scores

39. 2022/23fy APA SCORES

40. PCRA Multi Stakeholders workshop , May 2023

41. Magumoni PCRA Audit Visit

42. Project Priorities at the Counties

43. FURTHER POINTS TO CONSIDER Enhance VMG’s, IPs, PWD’s, Women, Minorities involvement and promote inclusivity Consider Key Ecological Zones across County Consider Similar Projects ongoing or planned. ( KISIP, KUSP, KDSP, GoK, County) Subject to E&S Screening and Exclusion List provided by PIU Only Low to Medium Risk Projects Don’s spread too thin. Consider a few projects across multiple wards every year, even as you have ward-based projects Work initially with 137 M (Only a draft. Can be )

44. Selected projects

45. FLLOCCA PRIORITY PROJECTS 2023/24 Sno Ward Location Projects Name Details 1 Marimanti Marimanti Naikara -Thingithu Sand Dam construction of Sand dam along Ruakaguanda river kaanyaga sub location-Kanyaga market 2 Mukothima Thiiti Nandora Spring Spring protection and development of supply lines to Thiiti market, Kirundi Primary and karambani primary 3 Igambang’ombe Kajuki Kamutiira Check Dam. Construction of Check dam along Mwenjeu stream -covers Ngunjumu and kandungu villages 4 Igambang’ombe Itugururu Gotonto Gravity Dam. Construction of Check dam along Gatonto stream 5 Ciakariga Kamarandi Kerera check dam Check Dam. Construction of check dam along muthangachwe stream, kamarandi location 6 Muthambi Kandungu Muthambe-Gitije water project Construction of laterals and connection to 300 households -Kandungu location 7 Mwimbi Maara Kyeni day secondary school Installation of biogas plant 8 Magumoni Kabuboni Ikuu Girls Secondary Installation of biogas plant 9 Chogoria Chogoria Kimuchia day secondary school Installation of biogas plant 10 All All Certified Seed distribution Distribution of certified seeds

46. Project EIA and Screening Evaluates the environmental and social consequences of proposed PPP initiatives to ensure integration and mitigation of the impacts at the earliest appropriate stage of decision making Aim- to help protect the environment and promote sustainability by integrating environmental and social issues in decision making.

47. Drought resistant seeds program Subsidized seeds distribution to farmers [ Ndengu ] –purchased and distributed 60,000kg of drought resistant seeds

48. Niakara Dam screening

49. Naikara Sand Dam

50. NAIKARA SAND DAM IN MARIMANTI,70 PERCENT COMPLETE

51. Nandora Spring EIA

52. Kierera sand dam Site

53. Kierera EIA

54. KERERA SAND DAM IN CHIAKARIGA WARD AT 70 PERCENT COMPLETE

55. Gatonto gravity Dam in igamba ng’ombe 50 percent complete

56. Gatonto River diversion channel

57. Gatonto gravity Dam weir