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Kenya
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The country (GENERAL INFORMATION )
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Total area: 578121 km²
Population: 28.686.607
Forest area: 9961,1 km²
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MORE REPRESENTATIVE FOREST TYPES
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MAIN LANDUSE AREAS
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agriculture (dense) (8%),
agriculture (sparse) (6%), barren land (13%), bushland (dense)
(43%), bushland (sparse) (19%), forest (2%), grassland (2%), plantation
(0.2%), swamp (1%), waterbody (2%), woodland (4%)
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ECONOMY, GDP
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| GDP at current factor prices -2002 |
$11.086,76 |
| GDP at constant (1982) prices |
$1.379,80 |
| GDP growth rates- 2002 |
1,2 |
| Per capita GDP (current prices) |
$351,77 |
| Per capita GDP (constant 1982) prices |
$43,78 |
| GDP: |
$31 billion (2001 est.) |
| per capita: |
$995,55 |
| GDP - real growth rate: |
1% (2001 est.) |
| GDP growth (1975-2000): |
0,40% |
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Information about selected study sites
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Status of climate change activities / state
organisations
At this point little has been done to address climate change issues
in Kenya. The following is known about climate change and CDM activities
in Kenya:
1. Compilation of: FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF Kenya to the
Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change
2. Project by Bureau of Environmental Analysis,
Nairobi, entitled Capacity Building Initiative to Enhance Investment
Operations
Description: Provide Analytical and Technical support to capacity
building initiative necessary for clean development investments
and formulation of climate change strategy.
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Contact information
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND AGROFORESTRY
P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Lou Verchot l.verchot@cgiar.org
Tel. +254 2 524238
Fax +254 2 524001
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