𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐂𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

Kenya has called for urgent, legally binding global action on climate change as government officials, legal experts, and international partners convene in Nairobi to examine a landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Speaking at the official opening of the African-led Climate Solutions, a sensitization conference on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change held at the ICRAF campus in Gigiri,, Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dr. Korir Sing’Oei said the July 2025 ICJ advisory opinion marks a turning point in global climate governance. He noted that the ruling affirms climate obligations as legally enforceable duties rather than voluntary commitments. PS Sing’Oei warned that climate change remains an “existential threat to humanity,” with impacts already intensifying across East Africa. Recurring droughts and floods in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania have disrupted livelihoods, reduced agricultural output, and worsened food insecurity. In recent weeks, severe flooding in parts of Nairobi caused deaths, displacement, and widespread damage to infrastructure, highlighting the growing human and economic cost of climate shocks.

Source: State Department for Foreign Affairs, Kenya Official X page (@ForeignOfficeKE)