Accelerating Inclusive Climate Action Towards Urgent Adaptation Plan
Friday, 25 August 2023
By Matilda Atieno The County Government in partnership with the Youth Women Christian Association ( YWCA) held a community engagement forum in a deliberate effort to address climate change actions and inclusion, targeting the vulnerable groups ( Women, PWDs, youth and the elderly) in the ward level. The project targets 5 ward climate change committees
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
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Looking Into the Future of Solid Waste Management in Kisumu
Friday, 04 August 2023
The County Directorate of Climate Change together with Expertise France kicked off a waste separation sensitization drive for schools to educate children on the importance of waste segregation at source to aid the waste management process. Initiating this drive under the school greening project the directorate has introduced a solution that guides students in the
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
ADRELO Project Stakeholders Dissemination Workshop for Kisumu
Thursday, 06 July 2023
By Matilda Atieno The county government in partnership with the University of Nairobi (UON) and De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) organized a two days stakeholders dissemination workshop on Advancing Resilience in Low-Income Housing Using Climate Change Science and Big Data Analytics (ADRELO) project, set for implementation in Kabonyo Kanyagwal ward, Ogenya sub-location in Kadibo sub-county
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Water
Validation of Participatory Climate Risk Assessment and Development of Local Adaptation Strategies for Kisumu
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County experiences extreme climate events that are becoming more common and severe, causing climate vulnerability, bearing in mind its tropical climate, which ensures two rainy seasons a year, following an ideal condition for a healthy and prosperous agricultural sector. As climate change makes an impact across the county, residents have to
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Water
Kisumu County Rolls Out the Participatory Climate Risk Assessment Process
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
By Matilda Atieno The County government in partnership with World bank has rolled out a week long Participatory Climate Risk Assessment (PCRA) process spearheaded by the County Technical Working Group (TWG) including state and non state actors. The process that is running concurrently across all the sub- counties aims at identifying locally-led climate interventions through
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Water
Upscaling Climate Risk Assessment
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
By Matilda Atieno Kisumu County and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) have organized a multi sectoral training that will support the county on Participatory Climate Risk Assessment (PCRA), a process that prepares institutions to access funding from Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLOCA) towards climate resilience approaches. Climate change has become a policy priority world wide, and
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
Voices of Just Climate Action Workshop
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
By Matilda Atieno The county directorate of climate change in partnership with Slum Dwellers International Kenya (SDI-Kenya) organized the Voices for Climate Action Stakeholders Workshop aimed at providing an opportunity for stakeholders to deliberate on how to amplify voices for just climate action to ensure that decisions on climate change are participatory, transparent and accountable.
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Water
Kisumu Women Street Food Vendors Receive Umbrella Shades and Aprons under the Green Cities Initiative
Friday, 22 July 2022
Today the Kisumu women street food vendors are the beneficiaries of the shade umbrellas and two aprons each that will cushion them from the harsh vagaries of weather and boost their hygiene standards while doing business. Coupled with the trainings they underwent on matters food safety and quality management held in the pilot areas; Kondele,
- Published in Agriculture, Environment, News Item
Post 9th Africities Event
Monday, 23 May 2022