Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  Yes, there is reference to Gender.
   

• Context for the reference:
  Yes, Gender, Vulnerable groups and Youths have been mentioned under the Adaptation.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Yes, mentions Strengthening the adaptive capacity of the most vulnerable groups and communities through social safety nets and insurance schemes.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  No mention.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Yes, its mentioned that Kenya’s INDC builds on the participatory multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral consultative processes during the development of NCCRS and NCCAP at national and county levels.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  NO MRV System in Place, however the INDCs mentions that the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources coordinates the country’s climate change affairs through the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS).
  
  
• Implementation:
  Yes, the INDC mentions that Kenya seeks to undertake an ambitious mitigation contribution towards the 2015 Agreement. Kenya therefore seeks to abate its GHG emissions by 30% by 2030 relative to the BAU scenario of 143 MtCO2eq; and in line with its sustainable development agenda.
  
  
• Reference to Any National Policy document:
  - The Constitution of Kenya 2010
  - Climate Change Bill (2014
  - National Climate Change Action Plan (2013-2017)
  - National Adaptation Plan
  - National Water Master Plan (2014). 
  - National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS 2010) 
  

Governance

• Reference to g­­ender or women:
  Yes, there is reference to Gender.
   

• Context for the reference:
  Yes, Gender, Youth and other vulnerable Groups is one of the sectors under adaptation that the revised NDC prioritizes on.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Yes, the NDC intends to Promote gender responsive technologies and innovations in the private sector, through financing capacity building and start-up services.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  Yes, Kenya has planned for a total of 228 Million USD for Gender, Youths and other Vulnerable groups under the Adaptation.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Yes, The data and information collected from the document reviews and various consultations were then used for the simultaneous determination and design of the updated NDC, including mitigation and adaptation enhancements.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Yes, Kenya has developed an Integrated MRV system that will capture both mitigation and adaptation actions and these indicators will be used to track adaptation progress. This Integrated MRV system will be linked with the already existing monitoring systems include the National Integrated Monitoring System (NIMES) and County Integrated Monitoring and System.
  
  
• Implementation:
  Yes, The The contributions set through this Updated NDC therefore reflect an enhancement of ambition in the following two areas: 
  An increase in emission reduction target by 2030 from 30% in the initial NDC to 32% in this Updated NDC
  An enhanced commitment to domestic contribution to the NDC cost from 0% to 33% compared to the initial NDC.
  
  
• Reference to Any National Policy document:

  - The Constitution of Kenya 2010
  - Climate Change Act (2016)
  - National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP 2013-2017) 
  - National Climate Change Action Plan (2018-2022)
  - National Adaptation Plan (2015-2030)
  - National Water Master Plan (2014). 
  - National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS 2010)     
  - National Drought Management Authority - Management Authority (NDMA) Act, 2016 
  - Water Act, (2016),     
  - Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy (2017-2026) and the Climate Risk Management Framework     
  - National Climate Change Framework Policy and the Climate Finance Policy (2018)

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