International Climate Challenge

KENYA

Greig Whitehead, Programme Manager, KenyaNjeri Kuria, Programme Officer, ICC South, Kenya

Inspiring action on climate change

ICC is a programme for

secondary students that

focuses their minds on the

challenge of climate change.

ICC connects school

to community and

inspires action on local

environmental concerns.

ICCWest ICCEast

Kiiiiii

ICCSouth

ICC Regions and School Clusters

Nyahururu

Nakuru

Thika Matuu

Nairobi

KisumuGarissa

Kakamega

Koibatek

Narok

Nanyuki Meru

Embu

Kitui

Kajiado

Turkana

Naivasha

Nakuru

NorthKarima

MombasaKisii

Mandera

What does ICC

help schools

and students

to do?

Ministry of Education – support from national, provincial and district levels

Civil Society Organisations – collaboration to support school & community work

NEMA – support and cooperation at national, provincial and district levels

School principals – commitment and support from the head of school

School Teachers – two teachers with commitment to the sustainability agenda

School Students – student group interested in environment/community issues

School Community – ICC group to reach out and impact on whole school

School and Local Community – interaction, understanding and action

Cascading the

Programme

Higher Temperatures

Decreasing Rains

Disappearing glaciers

(Deforestation)Soil ErosionDrying Rivers

Siltation of Waterways

Increase of Pests & Diseases

Less Crop & Animal Production

Higher prices

Human-Wildlife ConflictHuman-Human Conflict

Climate Change Continuum

(the angry snake!)

Action in ICC schools(taming the angry snake)

YOUth!Inspiring action on climate change

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Four

Sustainable Development

Themes

WATERENERGY

WASTEFOOD

School ProjectCRITERIA

1. Connection to Climate Change

2. Sustainability

3. Research

4. Greater school and community awareness

5. Creativity and innovation

6. Devised and developed by students

7. Local-Global links

8. Meeting national/international strategies

9. Reporting

10.Tree planting (mandatory)

School Leavers

ICC

SCHOOL

ICC

SCHOOL

ICC

SCHOOL

ICC

SCHOOL

CLIMATE ACTION

TEAM

ICC

SCHOOLICC

SCHOOL

COMMUNITY

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

COMMUNITY

Inspiring ICC schools groups to positive action on climate-related challenges

Researching and developing income-generating projects

Developing community awareness on climate change and strengthening climate resilience

Building capacity and skills as a resource for Disaster Risk Management

Developing community-based centres that advocate innovative ways of addressing climate change

CATs involvement

and

action points

Inspiring action on climate change

The International Climate Challenge programme is administered in Kenya by

ERMIS Africa