Climate change impacts, adaptation options and opportunities for investment in agro-pastoral value chains in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya

This report examines the risk of climate-related impact on nature-based value chains in four arid and semi-arid counties in Kenya, where the intersection of climate-related hazard and vulnerability of pastoral communities and natural systems necessitates a shift from resilience to adaptation.

Their findings suggest that the anticipated increased in temperature and decreases in rainfall will exacerbate water and heat stress, adversely impacting crop growth, animal productivity and yields overall. At the same time, overall understanding of the climate change risks in nature-based value chains remains low among the rural population, who also happen to be the most susceptible to significant changes in climatic conditions.