The Policy aims to provide a framework for an integrated approach to sustainable management of Kenya's environment and natural resources. In particular it proposes to strengthen:
- Legal and institutional framework for good governance
- Integrate environmental management with economic growth, poverty reduction and improving livelihoods
- Research and capacity development
- Promote new environment management tools
- Promote collaboration and cooperation and partnerships in environment management,
- Promote domestication, co-ordination and maximisation of benefit from Strategic Multilateral Environment Agreements
The Policy discusses intended climate change-related policy actions, as follows::
- Develop a comprehensive climate change policy
- Strengthen capacity for national and country level institutions for climate resilience and low carbon development
- Develop and implement awareness and capacities for implement the climate change action plan
- Strengthen and enhance an early warning and response system for disaster risk reduction
- Strengthen research capacity
- Develop a climate financing mechanism
- Establish a national carbon trading platform
- Promote public and community participation in mitigation and adaptation
