Nyandarua County Governor Moses Kiarie Badilisha addressing yesterday's forum
By: Our Correspondent
The effects of rising global temperatures and climate change are no longer abstract issues but a reality now affecting Nyandarua County, Governor Moses Kiarie Badilisha has told a Climate Change training workshop in Ol’Kalou.
Speaking when he officially opened the Training-of-Trainers workshop yesterday Governor Badilisha emphasized the need for sustainable climate interventions which bring all stakeholders together.
“We are witnessing these changes everywhere and as the home to one of the most critical water towers in Kenya, the Aberdares, we see escalating effects of human and environmental activities which pose a real danger to this ecosystem, and in many other places in the County,” the Governor observed.
Already, to mitigate against effects of climate change, Nyandarua County has enacted the Climate Change Act, 2021 and established Ward Climate Change Committees at every ward. The County Government has also been at the forefront in promoting climate smart agriculture practices, and sustainable environmental interventions which foreground the communities as the first line of defense.
“We will continue to fund and support these community-driven and led climate change interventions in order to save the environment and secure our future,” he added.
The workshop brings together different stakeholders drawn from the wards, the Lake Naivasha Basin Water Resources Users Association, represented by Enock Kimita, and the County Government of Nyandarua under the Climate Change Unit.
The Governor was accompanied by the First Lady Grace Kiarie, County Secretary Muigai Wainaina, Chief Officer Mary Waithera (Water Environment, Tourism and Natural Resources), Chief of Staff Peter Thiari, among other government officers and private sector actors.
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