The Nairobi City Risk Hub is co-convening sector and DRR policy dialogues and consultations with the Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) through its Disaster Management Unit with main aimed at shifting the focus of hazard management in Nairobi city from a crisis/emergency response to an integrated disaster management and urban planning system, and resultant reduction of risks towards achieving sustainable and resilient development in Nairobi. Nairobi Risk Hub  and NCCG aim to help reduce disaster risks for the poor in Nairobi City  and to embed disaster risk management into the Nairobi City urban planning by integrating resilience against extreme events. As a delivery and impact pathway as well as a strategy to create a direct linkage between research and policy, the Hub will facilitate bi-weekly sector consultations and quarterly multi sector policy dialogues to provide an understanding of existing DRR policies, legislation, strategies and plans at the county and national levels, to identify how NCCG sectors are integrating DRR, to identify the linkages between the social and physical sciences, and at the same time enhance capacity building within the county disaster management team. The outputs of these policy dialogues and consultations will inform next actions including comprehensive field work, which will include household interviews in preselected settlements and institutional survey interviews targeting local, regional and international organizations, departments and ministries in Nairobi County and neighbouring counties.

Recommended Citation

Charles Tonui and Joanes Atela (2021). The Nairobi City Risk Hub  DRR policy dialogues with the Nairobi City County Government Report. Africa Research and Impact Network Nairobi, Kenya