The Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi
This project, jointly funded by the UK and Danish Governments, consists of a ‘mini-Stern’ study of the economic impacts of climate change in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. Harewelle was contracted by DFID, through the DEW Point Resource Centre, to provide an international team of experts to undertake this work.
In each of the three east African countries involved, the review aims to assess the potential impacts of climate change on key sectors of the economy and on non-market sectors (such as health). At the same time this work aims to stimulate government, private sector and civil society actions to develop and implement policies to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Evidence from study will be used to provide an evidence base to inform and guide the government’s negotiation positions for COP 15 in Copenhagen.
The overall project has been split into two elements: inception and implementation.
During the inception phase the following services were provided:
- Identifying priorities with partners and key information sources for contributory studies;
- Identifying the level of detailed climate modelling currently available nationally & in the EAC region;
- Identifying the priority economic and social sectors in each country, those likely to be most affected by climate change;
- Mapping existing or expected regional or country-level climate change analysis onto the major economic and social sectors;
- Developing a communication strategy for key stakeholders, launching the programme, and beginning the process of information dissemination.
During the implementation the following services have been provided:
- Impact Assessment: substantive analysis, building on the scoping work and addressing critical gaps, to develop a comprehensive and quantified assessment of the economic impacts of climate change;
- Costed options for mitigation and adaptation; and
- Policy recommendations at a country and regional level (where appropriate)
(2008 - 2009)
