Of the amount needed between 2021 and 2030, the country is however asking for 87 per cent international support, and saying it will mobilise resources to foot the rest of the bill. Yesterday, the country was commended for submitting the updated NDC, with Patricia Espinosa of the UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn, Germany, tweeting: “Congratulations to Kenya for submitting its updated NDC, with enhanced mitigation commitment and elaborated adaptation actions”. The updated NDC shows the government’s increased efforts in tackling the climate crisis by changing its target GHG emission reduction to 32 per cent by 2030. The NDCs are individual countries’ commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement, which sought to reduce GHG emission and improve adaptation to climate change. In Africa, Kenya and Rwanda form part of the early 58 countries, which include the European Union, that have submitted their updated NDCs.

Source: Standard Digital December 30, 2020 21:00 UTC