Embu County
Kenya
Cecily Mbarire
Signatories
2021 August
Committed
Articles
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CoM SSA Mayors contribute to regional urbanisation discourse at the Africa Urban Forum 2
“Africa’s urban future will define Africa’s political and economic future.” This was the sentiment shared by all at the Africa Urban Forum 2 (AUF2). AUF2 was a key event for CoM SSA this year. The initiative hosted/supported three side events and one high-level plenary session. CoM SSA Mayors and experts, from Expertise France, GIZ and the Secretariat (hosted by ICLEI Africa) participated in numerous session sharing their insights and experiences.
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Cities at the Centre: CoM SSA at the Africa Climate Summit 2
As leaders convened in Addis Ababa for the Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), access to finance was again at the heart of the agenda. The question is no longer whether cities matter, but how their work is recognised, resourced, and integrated into national and global climate priorities. CoM SSA entered ACS2 as a coordinated constituency. Taken together, the RMF interventions brought a strong urban voice to sessions, one that conveys their consolidated messaging across thematics, converting city experience into agenda-setting signals.
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CoM SSA Mayors lead the charge for climate action amidst disappointing COP29 ambitions
The outcomes of COP29, held in Baku from November 11 - 22, fell short of the ambition required to combat the escalating climate crisis. However, the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) demonstrated an unwavering leadership and urgency, advocating for actionable solutions to support cities amidst a growing planetary polycrisis. CoM SSA Mayors Called for direct access to finance at the local level, and the establishment of a fully operational Loss and Damage Fund that local governments can access directly.
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Press Release | Embu County’s Dallas Settlement Launches Green Infrastructure Plan to Tackle Climate Change
Embu, August 29, 2024- Like many informal settlements in African cities and in Kenya, the residents of Dallas settlement in Embu County, Kenya, face escalating climate change challenges. These include intensified flooding, a rise in weather-related diseases, and degradation of natural assets. In response, the Dallas ASILI (Adaptation Solutions, Inclusive Locally-led Infrastructures) project was launched following Embu County’s commitment to the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA), an initiative co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The Dallas ASILI project is a collaborative effort between the Dallas community, Embu County Government, CoM SSA, and the Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI). It focuses on three pillars: developing a Green Infrastructure (GI) Plan, designing Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and involving the community through awareness and capacity-building activities.
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Highlights from Africa Climate Week: Multilevel governance, a key enabler of a new dispensation for climate ambition and action
African subnational governments have evidence-based plans and projects to accelerate climate action, but significantly increased funding is needed to implement these at scale. An unprecedented number of subnational government leaders present at the Africa Climate Week and Summit, held from the 4th to the 8th of September in Nairobi, Kenya called for the mandatory inclusion of subnational governments in the preparation of the next phase of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by 2025, re-emphasising the critical importance of multilevel governance in tackling the climate crisis.
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Cameroon and Kenya Strengthen Climate Commitment: Cities Sign Memorandums of Understanding
Cities in Cameroon and Kenya have taken remarkable strides toward securing a sustainable energy future by formally signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) in June and August 2023, respectively. These formal agreements outline the terms of cooperation between the cities and CoM SSA's partner, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), to establish a collaborative framework for exploring alternative energy sources through the Urban Smart Energy (USE) process and focusing on nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation.
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Kenyan CoM SSA Signatories Exchange on Solid Waste Management
City-to-city exchanges are an important component of the work of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) network, where local governments can share knowledge amongst one another on the processes, challenges and opportunities faced during the development and implementation of climate action.
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Resources
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Tracking transformation: How African Cities are driving global climate action through local data
Since 2011, 115 African subnational governments have measured and managed their environmental data through CDP’s annual reporting cycle. In 2019, CDP and ICLEI partnered and launched their Unified Reporting System, later renamed CDP-ICLEI Track. The data reported by cities forms the foundation of this report.
