Voices for Just Climate Action SSN Kenya The Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) Programme is being implemented in 7 countries, including Kenya. In VCA Kenya, the programme envisions a transformation in the level of engagement between civil society and government. Civil society and individuals will be enabled, and will effectively, participate in climate change discourses, stimulate public debate at local and national levels, push for prioritisation of climate responsive investments, monitor climate change finance at their local level, and lobby for implementation of government commitments to ensure climate change impacts are included in planning and budgeted for. It is envisaged that the government – both at county and national level - will be more open and will meaningfully engage with CSOs and citizens in the development, and implementation, of policies and projects and move from commitment to action.

The programme aims to work with groups specifically targeting those that, due to historical, societal and economic reasons, have been and continue to be marginalised from the climate processes. They include but are not limited to, youth and women-led groups, IPs, CSOs (CBOs and FBOs), and development partners, among others. The Alliance is cognisant that important CSOs and CSO platforms may not necessarily have a climate change
agenda, yet, if this is introduced, it would provide integration and sustainability of action. The programme will strive to synergise with stakeholders to strengthen the participation of marginalised groups in policy processes and the development of local solutions and climate justice agenda setting at local, national and global levels. Although the programme will not be directly granting county governments, working with them will be key if their capacity is to be strengthened to access climate finance flows. As a VCA Alliance member, SSN brings extensive experience and expertise on knowledge and partnership brokering for climate-compatible development, and on building unique relationships with decision-makers in various contexts. Through the Alliance, SSN aims to support the generation, dissemination, and brokering of information, building the capability of partners to enable them to
respond innovatively to the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents. Knowledge intermediaries and knowledge translators are roles that we often refer to as part of ‘Knowledge Management’ and are key roles that SSN provides in the VCA programme. Knowledge brokering, on the other hand, includes activities by knowledge/process brokers and innovation brokers, focusing on networks, relationship-building, and systemic change through knowledge co-production.