Category: Kenya
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Communities At The Centre: How UAYO Is Advancing Climate Action Through Community-Led Development
Climate change is not only altering weather patterns; it is reshaping livelihoods, threatening food security, and widening inequalities for communities that have contributed the least to the crisis. In Kenya, climate change is no longer a distant threat. It is flooding homes in informal settlements, shrinking harvests to cause food insecurity, and pushing pastoralist communities…
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From Your Community to COP31: Climate Action Starts Local
As the world looks ahead to COP31, MCLD brought together members from across the globe for an inspiring conversation showcasing the power of community-led climate action. Building on our May 2026 introduction to COP31, this event highlighted how local communities are already driving meaningful solutions to the climate crisis. Organized by MCLD members in Latin…
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MCLD Kenya Holds its 2026 Annual General Meeting in Nairobi
Reflections by Steve Ogutu, MCLD East Africa Regional Coordinator On February 26, 2026, the Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) Kenya convened about 50 member organizations in Nairobi for its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The members, drawn from different parts of the country, are championing community-led development (CLD) across diverse areas including food security, women…
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MCLD and Makueni County Strengthen Devolution Through Practical Training on Climate and Environmental Risk
Blog post by MCLD East Africa Coordinator Steve Ogutu and Dr. Zipporah Wambua, Director of Citizen Engagement at the Kenya School for Devolution and Community-Led Development The Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD) and the County Government of Makueni have taken a major step toward strengthening participatory governance and resilient service delivery through a targeted short-course…