Climate Finance Landscape in Kenya: A German International Corporation (GIZ) Multi-faceted Survey

Abstract

This research addresses these gaps in climate finance in Kenya through a dual approach. First, it analyses Kenya's climate finance architecture to identify opportunities in the media sector through policy reviews, financial flow mapping (drawing on OECD-CPI and FLLoCA datasets), and stakeholder consultations with media representatives, policymakers, and donors. Second, it implements practical capacity building via a Climate Change Masterclass for journalists, building on previous GIZ-Kenya Editors' Guild collaborations that developed training materials and institutional partnerships. The study's significance is multifaceted. It establishes the first evidence base for media-specific climate financing in Kenya, while strengthening policy alignment with NCCAP and Paris Agreement commitments. The research develops sustainable funding models to transition media organizations from ad-hoc donor dependency and enhances gender-responsive climate reporting. Crucially, it bridges the knowledge gap between climate finance mechanisms and media practitioners, enabling more strategic engagement. By combining rigorous research with hands-on training, this initiative empowers Kenyan media to evolve from passive observers to active participants in climate adaptation. The study will employ a convergent mixed-methods design (Creswell & Creswell, 2018), which strategically combines qualitative and quantitative methods to provide a comprehensive assessment of climate finance accessibility in Kenya's media sector. This approach incorporates innovative techniques across six key components to ensure robust and practical findings.