"The Era of Resilience - Journey of a Kenyan Farmer - Building Climate Resilience in East African Agriculture”
Our climate is changing and all over the world we are experiencing more unpredictable and uncertain weather than in the past. Those depending on the weather for their daily bread – farmers and farm workers – are feeling, and will continue to feel, climate change more intensively than everyone else. East Africa has first-hand experience in climate change. It is predicted that long rains will decrease and droughts will be more common, resulting in food insecurity.
In October 2014 Greenpeace interviewed farmers and members of the organisations that support them in West and Eastern Kenya. The aim was to identify which practices are being used successfully to build resilience, and alternatively which practices increase vulnerability. Prisca Mayende is one of the many inspiring farmers we spoke to.
As a result of our research, we have released a report “Building Environmental Resilience - A snapshot of farmers adapting to climate change in Kenya”, which is backed up by a scientific literature review. We will also attend the UNEP Ecosystems Based Adaptation for Food Security Conference.
In combination with this report, a photo exhibition is organised at the National Museum in Nairobi, telling stories of hope and inspiration for an ecological future of agriculture in Africa.