Climate side Summit Underway in Kisumu

Kisumu

Monday, September 4, 2023

KNA by Milton Onyango

A sideline to the ongoing climate summit in Nairobi is also underway at the Lake Basin Mall in Kisumu targeting to discuss the same subject matter.

Kisumu County Commissioner Hussein Allason, while officially flagging off the convention noted that the Kisumu convention intends to analyze the milestones already achieved in the climate mitigation efforts and what more can be done in similar efforts, even as the climate summit progresses in Nairobi.

“We have teamed up with the Lake Basin and the county government of Kisumu so that we are part of the process and so we are here to flag off the cyclists to Nairobi in order to create awareness and to sensitize people on the importance of climate change mitigation.

The cyclists will traverse Kericho, Nakuru to Nairobi going around creating awareness and I hope that’s going to contribute towards positive change in our environment,” noted Allison

The Kisumu county executive for Trade and Industry Farida Salim pointed out that the climate meeting taking place in the area will catapult Kisumu to the forefront in matters of environmental conservation.

“And we are honored as a county to be considered to have the first side event here in Kisumu, this is a big plus and we are hoping that we will have it annually in a much bigger and better way, so we welcome all the participants who will be coming to attend this summit in Kisumu, I welcome them on behalf of the county government of Kisumu for we know very well that there can be no pride without us coming together to protect and conserve our environment,” said Salim.

The manager of Lake Basin Development Authority CPA Wycliffe Ochielga emphasized that the meeting will play a crucial role in helping educate the people on the proper mechanisms of handling or responding to climate change.

“Along the way, we have a number of activities like tree planting and mostly fruit trees and again we are also sensitizing the public on the possible opportunities that will come with it, since at the end of this summit we have to contribute to policy formulation on climate change.

We hope to tap into all the knowledge that is available and also to bring on board all the knowledge that is ordinarily not in the boardroom, but with our elders in the community and a number of things that we are doing to mitigate the effects of climate change and to build resilience among other measures.

Further, we also need to adapt modern technologies in agriculture including irrigation so that we do not rely so much on rain and also embrace solar-powered irrigation that will minimize the use of generators because we want to reduce emissions,” said Ochielga

Courtesy ; K. N. A