Climate Change Induction Workshop For CECMs AND COs
Updated on: Jul 13, 2023
The Department of Water, Environment and Natural Resources, through the Climate Change Unit, held an induction workshop for the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and Chief Officers (COs) on the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) program.
The purpose of the workshop was to mainstream climate change into other county departments as well as build the capacity of the CECMs and COs by sensitizing them to their substantial roles and responsibilities in implementing and realizing the County Climate Change Action Plan, which will run for five years (2023-2027) under the FLLoCA program.
The County Executive Members from climate-related sectors will serve on the steering committee, chaired by H.E. Governor Joshua Irungu, to provide overall guidance and oversight of climate change activities.
Consecutively, the Chief Officers of all the county departments will join the County Climate Change Fund Planning Committee, which will monitor, evaluate and ensure that an equitable share of funds is allocated to climate-related projects identified across various sectors, including water, environment, health, energy, agriculture, and infrastructure, among others, to holistically mitigate and adapt to climate change.
In his remarks, the Deputy Governor, H.E. Reuben Kamuri, emphasized on the department's responsibilities in driving locally-led initiatives for climate resilience which will subsequently strengthen the county's capacity to respond to climate change.
"The county climate change action plan can only be more effective when departments coordinate efforts to identify, track, and capitalize on climate finance to mitigate the effects of climate change. '' The D.G. said
The CEC of Water, Environment, and Natural Resources, Ms Leah Njeri, expressed optimism that the induction workshop will serve as a foundation of discussions on how to leverage the capacity of every department in the quest to establish sustainable solutions to climate change.
"It's time we address climate change as a development issue that requires everyone's participation, including stakeholders, to develop smart investments that will build resilient communities and foster sustainable economic growth.''
Present in the workshop were the Deputy Governor H.E Reuben Kamuri, County Secretary Koinange Wahome, CECMs, COs, Chief of Staff John Wambugu, as well as resprentatives from LISTEN project, IMPACT and Laikipia Permaculture among others.
The purpose of the workshop was to mainstream climate change into other county departments as well as build the capacity of the CECMs and COs by sensitizing them to their substantial roles and responsibilities in implementing and realizing the County Climate Change Action Plan, which will run for five years (2023-2027) under the FLLoCA program.
The County Executive Members from climate-related sectors will serve on the steering committee, chaired by H.E. Governor Joshua Irungu, to provide overall guidance and oversight of climate change activities.
Consecutively, the Chief Officers of all the county departments will join the County Climate Change Fund Planning Committee, which will monitor, evaluate and ensure that an equitable share of funds is allocated to climate-related projects identified across various sectors, including water, environment, health, energy, agriculture, and infrastructure, among others, to holistically mitigate and adapt to climate change.
In his remarks, the Deputy Governor, H.E. Reuben Kamuri, emphasized on the department's responsibilities in driving locally-led initiatives for climate resilience which will subsequently strengthen the county's capacity to respond to climate change.
"The county climate change action plan can only be more effective when departments coordinate efforts to identify, track, and capitalize on climate finance to mitigate the effects of climate change. '' The D.G. said
The CEC of Water, Environment, and Natural Resources, Ms Leah Njeri, expressed optimism that the induction workshop will serve as a foundation of discussions on how to leverage the capacity of every department in the quest to establish sustainable solutions to climate change.
"It's time we address climate change as a development issue that requires everyone's participation, including stakeholders, to develop smart investments that will build resilient communities and foster sustainable economic growth.''
Present in the workshop were the Deputy Governor H.E Reuben Kamuri, County Secretary Koinange Wahome, CECMs, COs, Chief of Staff John Wambugu, as well as resprentatives from LISTEN project, IMPACT and Laikipia Permaculture among others.
