Over the last two decades, economic losses from extreme weather (such as the damage caused by floods, mudslides and drought) has amounted to trillions of dollars.
In parts of Kenya and particularly in Nairobi County, disasters have ranged from severe drought to killer floods that submerged residential areas and displaced hundreds of families.
The most recent crisis highlights a pattern of climate-driven extreme weather in Kenya, where intense rainfall events are becoming more frequent following prolonged droughts. While Nairobi drowns, communities in north-eastern Kenya are facing prolonged drought that has decimated livelihoods, dried up water sources, and pushed families to the edge.
