Contribution of Civil Society in Climate Change Adaptation in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2023-10
Authors
Nyaundi, Crispus Michira
Obade, Paul Thomas
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IJLSAR
Abstract
: The impacts of climate change, the brunt of which is experienced in the Global South,
has occasioned the development of adaptation plans, policies and strategies by developing countries,
with the aim of reducing vulnerability and risks. By and large however, this adaptation plans and
strategies have not yielded expected results, as evidenced by the increasing manifestations of climate
change, including the declining agricultural production, food insecurities and floods, among others.
Against this backdrop, this study sought to explore the avenues for enhancing the contribution of
civil society organizations in adapting to climate change in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study
adopted the descriptive survey design, targeting all 267 civil society organizations pertinent to
adapting to climate change in Kenya. A total of 160 top administrative personnel was randomly
sampled from among the civil society organizations. Primary data was gathered for the study using
a standardized questionnaire. In data analysis, descriptive analysis and a Chi-square test were
performed. The results established that mobilization, knowledge sharing, policy support have a
significant effect on the contribution of CSOs in adapting to climate change in Nairobi City County.
It was also found that institutional coordination was also found to have a significant intervening role
on the association between the avenues for enhancing the contribution of CSOs in adapting to climate
change in Nairobi City County, Kenya. It is thus recommended that administrators of CSOs involved
in adapting to climate change in Nairobi City County, invest in mobilization, knowledge sharing,
policy support and institutional coordination.
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Keywords
Adaptation, Climate Change, Institutional Coordination, Knowledge Sharing, Policy Support
Citation
Nyaundi, C. M., & Obade, P. T. (2023). Contribution of Civil Society in Climate Change Adaptation in Nairobi City County, Kenya. International Journal of Life Science and Agriculture Research, 2(10), 393-400.