Climate Change Act, 2016 (No. 11 of 2016). Country/Territory Kenya Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 68 of 13 May, 2016. Long titleAn Act of Parliament to provide for a regulatory framework for enhanced response to climate change; to provide for mechanism and measures to achieve low carbon climate development, and for connected purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Climate change Integrated management Gender Air quality/air pollution Emissions Pollution control Basic legislation Hazards Institution Special fund Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Constitutional amendment Access-to-information Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental planning Monitoring Enforcement/compliance Ozone layer Environmental standards Offences/penalties Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Hazardous substances Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract This Act shall be applied for the development, management, implementation and regulation of mechanisms to enhance climate change resilience and low carbon development for the sustainable development of Kenya. The Act places duties on the national government and county governments to mainstream climate change responses into development planning, decision making and implementation and to respond in various other ways to climate change. The Act sets out principles of climate change planning and implementation of measures. The National Climate Change Council is established as an unincorporated body. The Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for environment and climate change affairs shall be the secretary to the Council. The Council shall provide an overarching national climate change coordination mechanism. It shall, among other things, approve and oversee implementation of the National Climate Change Action Plan. The Act also establishes a Climate Change Directorate and a Climate Change Fund. The Directorate shall be the lead agency of the government on national climate change plans and actions to deliver operational coordination and shall report to the Cabinet Secretary. The Directorate shall be headed by a Director of Climate Change. Full text English Website www.kenyalaw.org References - Legislation Implemented by The Machakos County Climate Change Act, no. 3 of 2021. Legislation | Kenya | 2021 Keyword: Climate change, Capacity building, Community management, Environmental planning, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Protection of environment, Public participation, Right to clean/healthy environment, Special fund, Subsidy/incentive, Governance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by The Climate Change (Amendment) Act, no. 9 of 2023. Legislation | Kenya | 2023 Keyword: Climate change, Community management, Emissions, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental standards, International relations/cooperation, Sustainable development, Dispute settlement, EIA, Offences/penalties, Social protection, Royalties/fees, Standards, Protection of environment, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land-use planning, Public land Source: FAO, FAOLEX