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What needs were addressed? Kenya has been developing a nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) in the dairy sector. Quantification of the resulting emission reductions will use a Tier 2 approach. However, the national inventory and the projected scenarios underlying Kenya’s national climate change action plan and NDC use a Tier 1 approach, which cannot reflect the effects of productivity increases due to NAMA implementation. Therefore, the State Department of Livestock decided to initiate a process of consultation and planning for the development of a Tier 2 approach for the national GHG inventory.
How were the needs addressed? In early 2018, the State Department of Livestock (SDL), with support from FAO and GRA, convened a consultation meeting. Participants from the Ministry of Environment, national statistical agencies and dairy sector stakeholders agreed on the necessity for adopting a Tier 2 approach for dairy cattle in the national inventory. In June 2018, a further workshop was convened, attended by representatives of the Climate Change Directorate (CCD) which is responsible for the inventory, other government agencies as well as dairy sector technical specialists. The workshop provided training in the technical requirements for a Tier 2 inventory, outlined an overall structure for the inventory, and assessed the availability of the data required. One key outcome of the workshop was an outline action plan for delivering a draft inventory by December 2018, for validation and inclusion in the next UNFCCC submission by February 2019. Table 1 presents a summary of the action plan discussed. Specific dates, resources required and individuals involved have yet to be confirmed.
Table 1: Outline action plan for developing a Tier 2 inventory for dairy in Kenya
| What to do | Who’s responsible involved | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Form initial ‘core team’ | SDL + others tbc | |
| 2 | Appoint ‘project manager’ | SDL + others tbc | Manager is needed to make sure work proceeds continually |
| 3 | Make work plan | Core team | |
| 4 | Agree Structure of inventory | Core team | |
| 5 | Define data needs | Core team | Incl. data needs and formats required |
| 6 | Develop spreadsheet/software | Core team | |
| 7 | Consultation on members of inventory team | SDL lead consultation | |
| 8 | Training on IPCC Tier 2 model & inventory compilation for inventory team | ||
| 9 | Identify data sources providers | Inventory team | |
| 10 | Collate data | Inventory team | Incl. literature review |
| 11 | Analyse data | Inventory team | Statistical support needed? |
| 12 | Agree activity data & MCF values to use | Inventory team | Engage with ag statistics committees to ensure consistency |
| 13 | Document all data sources and values chosen | Inventory team | |
| 14 | Input data into software | Inventory team | |
| 15 | Analyze/assess initial results | Inventory team | |
| 16 | Assess gaps/limitations, propose priority improvements | Inventory team | |
| 17 | QA/QC checking for mistakes etc | Inventory team | |
| 18 | QC by experts from the sector | SDL lead | |
| 19 | QA to check against other countries’ figures | CCD experts | |
| 20 | Stakeholder review of initial results | tbc | |
| 21 | Revise draft | Inventory team | |
| 22 | Submit to CCD | SDL | |
| 23 | External review | CCD |
Further Resources
FAO & New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre. 2017. Options for low emission development in the Kenya dairy sector reducing enteric methane for food security and livelihoods. Rome. 43 pp.
Author: Andreas Wilkes, Values for development Ltd (2019)