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Kenyan initiative redefines climate finance at COP29

By Mactilda Mbenywe | 9mos ago
People attend the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 13, 2024. COP29, a global climate conference by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change bringing together the 197 nations part of its agreement, is attended by around 72,000 people. [AFP. ]

The Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLOCA) has dispersed Kshs12.68 billion to 45 counties and 1,418 wards, making it a trailblazer in financing locally-led climate action.

This initiative is now in the global spotlight at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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