WORKING PAPER A review of Kenya’s national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation Insights from Mount Elgon Paul O Ongugo Benjamin Owuor David Langat Jane Njuguna Vincent O Oeba George Okwaro James M Kimondo Aaron JM Russell Working Paper 155 A review of Kenya’s national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation Insights from Mount Elgon Paul O Ongugo Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) David Langat Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Vincent O Oeba Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) James M Kimondo Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Benjamin Owuor Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Jane Njuguna Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) George Okwaro Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) African Wildlife Foundation Aaron JM Russell Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Working Paper 155 © 2014 Center for International Forestry Research Content in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ISBN 978-602-1504-45-1 Ongugo PO, Langat D, Oeba VO, Kimondo JM, Owuor B, Njuguna J, Okwaro G and Russell AJM. 2014. A review of Kenya’s national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: Insights from Mount Elgon. Working Paper 155. Bogor, Indonesia: CIFOR. Cover photo by Benjamin Owuor Farmlands below Mt. Elgon, Kapchorwa, Kenya CIFOR Jl. CIFOR, Situ Gede Bogor Barat 16115 Indonesia T +62 (251) 8622-622 F +62 (251) 8622-100 E
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