The County Climate Resilient Investment Grant (CCRIG) has allocated Sh7.3 billion to 45 counties in the first phase of the program.
This initiative, funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the German, Danish, and Swedish Embassies, along with the German Development Bank (KfW), aims to enhance climate resilience and sustainability at the county level across Kenya.
During an assessment of the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCCA)-funded projects in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Abraham Barsosio, the Program Manager for the FLLoCCA Coordination Program, outlined the two types of grants available under the initiative. "We have the County Climate Institutional Support Grant, where we have been disbursing Sh11 million annually for the past three years.
This phase is now complete under the FLLoCCA program," Barsosio stated. "Our current focus is the second grant-the County Climate Resilience Investment Grant (CCRIG).
