PHOTO | MANASE OTSIALO  

Climate change is not just the greatest challenge facing future generations: it is already a daily reality here in Kenya.

Covid-19 has also provided a timely reminder of the two million people whose incomes are supported by the wildlife, biodiversity and natural beauty that sustains Kenya’s tourism industry.

When President Kenyatta and UK Prime Minister Johnson met in January this year, they launched a Strategic Partnership between Kenya and the UK, which included a focus on climate change and the environment.

The UK is already providing over Sh14.5 billion worth of support on these issues in Kenya, leveraging our expertise in green finance and climate innovation

Years of scientific collaborations mean that we can predict the changing nature of weather patterns, and I am proud that Nairobi is a leading centre for this in East Africa.

UK Met Office data is sharing localised advice and insight to farmers in Kenya and the region, and a British funded supercomputer near Ngong is helping counties by using data to track locust movements, so farmers and pastoralists can prepare for incoming swarms.