Nairobi
Kenya
Focal cities
2015 October
Committed
Adaptation: Plan
Mitigation: Plan
Articles
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Circular Economy: A climate action aligned approach to Sustainable Waste Management in Nairobi
The responsibility to effectively manage waste is a major challenge to many cities. Nairobi, like most cities, has faced many challenges in transforming their waste management system. The city currently produces an estimated 2.3 million tonnes of waste daily. With an expanding population putting pressure on the current system, it is becoming harder to manage the growing waste volumes using linear waste management solutions for collection and disposal. The effects of an under-resourced waste management system have led to wider impacts on climate, including high levels of methane produced from the composting of waste disposed of at landfill sites, and emissions from waste incineration.
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Climate chance Summit 2018
Why cities really matter
Non-state actors such as cities, local authorities, NGOs and the private sector play a fundamental role in the fight against climate change, not least as drivers of concrete actions on the ground. However, finance can be an issue. In this context, key players convened on 28-29 in Abidjan to discuss how to increase access to climate finance for non-state actors.
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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.
