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to ascertain as towhether households actually received this information and how theyused it. TheCAPC also collected livestock data and information to support the devel- opment of the Isiolo livestock strategy. They also conducted aworkshop to inte- grate climate change into the Isiolo CIDP. These activities aimed at improving county coordination andplanning activities climate change adaptation. Some outcomes depicted in the integrated ToC (Fig. 15.1) have already been realisedwithan increase innumberofprojects targeting infrastructure, agriculture, health,waterandsanitation, foodsecurityandincomegenerationaswellasnumber of climate changeprojects financed throughcountybudget allocation. Table 15.3 CRM(Track1) scoringbycounty officials CRMparameter % Score Reasons 1.Extent towhich climate changeplan- ning is integrated in county policies or processes 20 IsioloCountydoes not have a climate change strategy and there is limited exper- tise in climate change screeningof devel- opment interventions 2.Extent towhich there is institutional coordinationof climate change interventions 85 Climate change adaptation interventions are coordinated across sectors by the countydrought coordinator fromNDMA 3.Extent towhich climate change financing is integrated into the county budget 55 The countyhadnot yet budgetedor allo- catedfinances for climate change.How- everCAF fundingwas available for adaptation activities atward level 4.Level of institutional climate change knowledge 65 Themembers of theCAPChadundergone climate change trainingbut the knowledge of technical officerswithin the county governmentwas still low 5.Useof climate information 55 Some sectors of the county government (agriculture andwater) took into account observational data and climate projections whenplanning.However therewas limited capacity to interpret anduse climate infor- mation for scenario planning 6. Planningunder uncertainty 40 NDMAat county level updated its plans with climate information annually.How- ever theydidnot use climate projections, nor did they considermaladaptationwhen planning 7.Extent of participationduringplanning anddecisionmakingprocesses in climate change adaptation 90 Thedesignofwardadaptationactions took place after a highlyparticipatory process, wherewomenandother vulnerable groups participated 8.Level of climate change awareness amongst stakeholders 65 Only communities from6out of 10wards in IsioloCountyhadbeen sensitized to climate change 282 I.Karani andN.Kariuki