Sh5bn boost to war on climate change
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi. He ordered the Teachers Service Commission to replace teachers aged more than 60 . PHOTO | FILE | NATION
What you need to know:
- Deputy High Commissioner John Murton on Thursday said the money would be spent mainly on renewable energy and projects that help Kenyans cope with the adverse effects of climate change.
- World Meteorological Organisation Representative Dr Elijah Mukhala called for increased funding to enhance weather forecasts.
Combating climate change got a boost Thursday after the British Government announced it would spend Sh5 billion in Kenya in the next four years.
Deputy High Commissioner John Murton on Thursday said the money would be spent mainly on renewable energy and projects that help Kenyans cope with the adverse effects of climate change.
The envoy was speaking at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi hotel during the launch of the fifth assessment report of an inter-governmental panel on climate change .
Dr Murton said the money to Kenya is part of Britain’s US$5 billion global climate change fund set up by the UK Government.
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi who represented the Environment secretary Judi Wakhungu, said the youth should be involved in improving the habitat.
World Meteorological Organisation Representative Dr Elijah Mukhala called for increased funding to enhance weather forecasts.
He said speedy and sufficient information was key in helping people prepare for the vagaries of the weather even as participants complained that Kenyans do not take weather forecasts seriously.
An official of the Kenya Meteorology Service, Dr Samuel Marigi, said plans were in place to start using vernacular FM radio stations to disseminate information to Kenyans in the rural areas.
