Stakeholders gathered in Nairobi have rallied for a shift in the allocation of resources within the fight against climate change adaptation, adding that mitigation projects must be balanced with increased support for critical climate adaptation initiatives.

Speaking on Wednesday in Nairobi, Dr Pacifica Ogola Director for Climate Change in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, said that Kenya loses 3-5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per year which is much more than the amount of money invested in adaptation.

Ogola was speaking during the three-day Peer Learning Summit (PLS) on Vertical Integration in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process by Global Network and the Government of Kenya with support from Global Affairs Canada on Climate change adaptation that brought together 10 countries.