Why are we doing SLEEK?

Three interlinked challenges

1. A lack of Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV) capacity in developing countries

– Across the developing world, countries have not been able to accurately reporting their emissions to the UNFCCC on an ongoing basis

– This lack of capacity makes it difficult for countries to develop and enforce emissions agreements because they cannot monitor reductions

– This has also been a key stumbling block in developing international mechanism such as REDD+ & CDM

Three interlinked challenges

2. A lack of data to inform land-use policy making

– Accurate & timely data is essential for all levels of decision making – from the President’s office to small farms.

– Too often, these data sets are incomplete, not comparable or presenting in inaccessible formats.

Three interlinked challenges

3. A lack of data to inform community land-use planning & agricultural advice

– Agriculture remains the mainstay of the Kenyan's economy, providing 26% of the GDP, and 80% of the rural population derives their livelihood from agriculture and other related activities.

– There is a significant yield gap, with farmers not achieving maximum yield. Better data can help address this.

SLEEK aims to solve several challenges simultaneously bringing together the data Kenya needs to report to the UNFCCC, support land sector policy making & making data accessible to the people who need it the most in ways they can access it.

How will SLEEK solve these challenges?

• SLEEK is a program to build a Tier 3 system for estimating emissions and removals from the land sector that meets all UNFCCC reporting requirements

• It is a complete system:oNot just models and data

o Includes administrative processes, reporting processes, analysis and inputs to policy

• It’s entirely integrated into Kenya’s domestic agenda

What drove the SLEEK design?

• Emissions reporting

• National and sub-national

• Support for land management policy

• Issues of food security

• 10% forest cover

• Water security

• Tracking policy impact

Policy drove the science, not the other way around

Programme Steering Committee

Programme Management

Unit (Secretariat)

Element Working Groups Land cover change, Land use and management, Climate trends and

parameters, Forest biomass stock and growth increment/Forest Parameters, Crop growth and plant parameters, soil carbon and

modelling

CCIGoA

Strategic Advisory Group

How is SLEEK being delivered?

What are the components of SLEEK?

• National Communications must follow the guidelines

of the IPCC – the official scientific body of the UNFCCC

• This brings rigorous QA/QC to all data collection, analysis and standardization

• Requires adherence to clearly stipulated timelines

for both collection and reporting, scale and methodology

• The system also builds on existing experience from the Australian Government

What makes this a robust approach?

• SLEEK is being embedded within Government processes and is Government led & owned

• The program actively brings together players across the government sectors, all working within their mandate to deliver data, tools and policies.

• It is demand driven – SLEEK responds to Government policy & solves a problem identified by the Government at both National and County level

• SLEEK Applications will be encouraged across Government, to ensure as many people as possible benefit from SLEEK

What steps have been taken to make sure that SLEEK is sustainable?

SLEEK provides a platform for Apps to connect to credible data. This will allow the Kenyan ICT community, Government and the donor community to address the needs of the local communities and the Government.

Possible apps:– Monitoring progress towards 10% forest cover – Improving crop choice for farmers – REDD+ tool– Weather index based insurance – Prioritization of development interventions

How will SLEEK provide data to drive development?