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SUMMARY:IMPACT Kenya at COP31
DESCRIPTION:IMPACT Kenya at COP31\nIMPACT Kenya will participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, taking place in Antalya\, Türkiye\, from 9–20 November 2026. \nThrough policy engagement\, side events\, networking forums\, and knowledge sharing\, IMPACT Kenya will amplify Indigenous voices\, advocate for community land rights\, promote locally led adaptation\, and champion equitable climate finance solutions for climate-resilient communities. \n\nAbout COP31\nCOP31 is the world’s leading climate decision-making forum\, bringing together governments\, Indigenous Peoples\, researchers\, development partners\, youth leaders\, businesses\, and civil society organizations to strengthen global climate action and advance implementation of the Paris Agreement. \nThe conference provides a platform for countries and stakeholders to discuss climate mitigation\, adaptation\, finance\, resilience\, and emerging opportunities for collaborative action. \n\nWhy IMPACT Kenya Is Participating\nClimate conversations often focus on targets\, commitments\, and solutions. But an important question remains: whose knowledge informs these solutions\, and who gets to decide what climate action looks like on the ground? \nAs the world gathers in Antalya\, Türkiye\, for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, from 9 to 20 November 2026\, IMPACT Kenya will bring perspectives from pastoralist landscapes in Northern Kenya into the global climate conversation. \nOur participation will focus on advancing climate action that recognizes Indigenous knowledge\, secures community land rights\, and places local communities at the center of decision-making. \n\nSide Events\nEVENT ONE: Mobility by Design Pastoralist Mobility as a Resourced Climate Adaptation Strategy \nThursday\, 12 November 2026  |  16:00 – 17:00 IOM Pavilion\, COP31 \n\nWhy mobility is a designed adaptation strategy\, anchored in secure tenure and rights-based finance\, building on the Ulaanbaatar Declaration and the Nairobi Call to Action. \n\nEVENT TWO: “Land is Climate” Securing Land Tenure Rights as a Foundation for LongTerm Climate Resilience \nTuesday\, 17 November 2026  |  13:20 – 14:20 Indigenous Peoples Pavilion\, Antalya EXPO Center. \n\nSecuring land tenure rights as the foundation of long-term climate resilience\, drawing on over 1 million acres of community land titled in Northern Kenya. \n\nEVENT THREE: Direct and Flexible Finance for Communities \nWednesday\, 18 November 2026  |  16:00 – 17:00 Climate Mobility Pavilion\, COP31. \n\nRedefining direct financing for climate justice. \n\nEVENT FOUR: Financing Resilience from the Ground Up\, Securing Land Tenure Rights as the foundation of long-term climate resilience\, \nWednesday\, 18 November 2026  |  18:10 – 19:00 Indigenous Peoples Pavilion\, Antalya EXPO Center\, \n\nWho controls adaptation finance? Putting authority\, resources and flexibility directly in the hands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. \n\n\nCOP31 Engagement Programme\n\nWater\, Agriculture and Food Security\nAfrica–Asia Expert Roundtable on Electrification\, Energy Poverty and Just Energy Transition\nPastoralist Mobility as a Climate Adaptation Strategy\nSecuring Land Tenure Rights for Climate Resilience\nDirect Climate Financing Dialogue\nClimate Witness Dinner\nDirect and Flexible Finance for Communities\n\n\nMeet the Delegation\nJames Mema\n\nTopics: Climate Financing\, Youth Agenda\, Community Finance\, and Access to Climate Funds. \n\nSajila Pamita\n\nTopics: Adaptation and Mitigation\, Climate Resilience\, and Community Engagement. \n\nFlorence Nasieku\n\nTopics: Land Rights\, Resilience Building\, and Adaptation Priorities. \n\nNelson Owity\n\nTopics: Adaptation\, Sustainability\, and Ecosystem Management. \n\nElizabeth Masikonte\n\nTopics: Article 6 Carbon Markets and Community Implications of Carbon Credit Systems. \n\n\nTowards Equitable Climate Action \nAt COP31\, IMPACT Kenya will continue championing community-led climate action\, secure land rights\, locally led adaptation\, and equitable access to finance as essential pillars of a resilient and sustainable future.
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