Youth perspectives on climate adaptation in Kibera-Nairobi

This brief details the specific climate threats facing Kibera's youth, analyze the existing policy frameworks and their shortcomings, and provide concrete recommendations for creating inclusive, youth-led climate adaptation strategies. The lessons from Kibera are not isolated; they reflect a global governance failure to integrate frontline communities into climate resilience planning.

Kibera’s youth are living through a climate emergency exacerbated by policy neglect and exclusionary governance. The existing national and county policies provide an adequate framework on paper, but without deliberate, funded mechanisms to include youth as protagonists, resilience will remain an elusive goal. The solution is also universal: empower those on the frontlines. Investing in Kibera's youth is not an act of charity; it is a strategic imperative for achieving climate resilience and sustainable urban development.