Case on climate justice in Kenya to strengthen COP 27 negotiations to fund loss and damage

A case of two communities in Baringo County seeking climate justice following displacement by floods could give Kenya and other developing countries a reason to compel rich nations to finance loss and damages caused by climate change.

Kenya is among the African delegation expected to push for the creation of loss and damage finance facility linked to climate change in the upcoming 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) which will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in Eqypt in November.

...According to Power Shift Africa Director Mohamed Adow, addressing the climate crisis entails mitigation, adaptation, and addressing loss and damage.

 “The emergence of loss and damage is primarily a result of the failure to mitigate and inadequate support for adaptation efforts. If you are a pastoralist in Northern Kenya and your livestock get decimated by devastating droughts, these are not things that can be adapted to. They are permanent losses for which you deserve to be compensated,” Adow said.