Kenya acceded to the Nairobi Convention on 11 September 1990
Unless stated otherwise, the data quoted in this page are cited from publications by Nairobi Convention Secretariat and UNDP (see bottom of page for list).
Kenya
Introduction
The Republic of Kenya covers a total area of 582,650 km2 and the coastline extends for a length of about 600 km.
There are four oceanic currents influencing Kenya’s coastal waters, namely the East African Coastal Current (EACC), the Somali Current (SC), the Southern Equatorial Current (SEC) and the Equatorial Counter Current (ECC).
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the estimated population in 2019 in Kenya was 47 million.
The Nairobi Convention Focal Ministry in Kenya is the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The country has appointed a Focal Point to the Nairobi Convention to help coordinate efforts to protect, manage, and use the Western Indian Ocean at the national level.
Publications
- United Nations Environment Programme – Nairobi Convention 2015. Status of Birds in the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Nairobi Convention Area: Regional Synthesis Report
- United Nations Environment Programme – Nairobi Convention 2016. Climate Strategy for the Nairobi Convention
- ASCLME 2012. National Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis. Kenya. Contribution to the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (supported by UNDP with GEF grant financing)
- ASCLME 2012. Kenya National Level Policy and Governance Assessment for Marine and Coastal Resources. Contribution to the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (supported by UNDP with GEF grant financing)
- United Nations Environment Programme and Secretariat of Nairobi Convention (2009). The Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Protection of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based Sources and Activities. Nairobi, Kenya, 140 pp.