Kisumu Gearing up to Celebrate the World Wetlands Day

Residents of Kisumu have been called upon to take action for the Dunga wetlands; an appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save the wetlands from extinction and to restore those that have been degraded. This year’s event themed Wetlands Action for People and Nature, highlights the importance of actions to ensure the
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Battling Pollution by Segregation, Recycling and Composting of Solid Waste at Ondiek Estate in Kisumu

By: Mikwa Emily Solid Waste management has been a major challenge in Kenya, with Kisumu city not exempted, as it generates up to 400 tons of solid waste daily. The solid waste is mainly disposed by open dumping and burning that poses environmental threat and health hazard from the emission of greenhouse gases into the
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Tree Planting Demonstrations at Rabuor and Usoma Primary Schools in Kisumu Under the Green Cities Imitative

By: Emily Mikwa Two more schools, Rabuor Primary School in Nyando sub county and Usoma Primary School in Kisumu West sub county have joined the rest as champions in tree planting in schools under the Green Cities Initiative. This comes after tree planting demonstrations in Union Primary school and Tido Primary schools. The four schools
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Stepping Up Climate Change Adaptation Efforts in Seme Sub-County

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu has set up a solid green project on tree planting campaign as a climate action key on supporting climate sensitive county. The current climate crisis calls for efforts on two fronts including the county government’s support to the community and the community championing tree planting campaign that was launched during a
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Tido Primary School in Kisumu Advancing the Green Cities Initiative

By: Mikwa Emily Day two of the trainings on Environmental protection and Conservation saw 51 members of the 4K Club at Tido Primary School in Kisumu East Sub county take an active role in learning and planting trees. The trainees were briefed about the Green Cities Initiative and also enlightened on the significance of trees
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Kisumu Championing Tree Planting in Primary Schools through the 4K Clubs Under the Green Cities Initiatives

By Emily mikwa The County Government of Kisumu in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organization are targeting to plant a total of 1,500 assorted tree seedlings under the green Cities Initiative to prioritize tree planting as a means of enhancing green lifestyles, reduction of greenhouse gases and promoting climate smart sustainable land use systems, water
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Kisumu Enhances Solid Waste Management as an Action to Climate Change Adaptation

By Matilda Atieno Kisumu county leading the way in solid waste management as an action Plan towards mitigation and adaptation of Climate Change. Supported by Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa CoM Africa under the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) project, the solid waste initiative is designed to provide a waste collection
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Bold Steps to Enhance Community Climate Change Adaptive Capacity in Kisumu

By Matilda Atieno and Millicent Owuoth The county government is currently scaling up efforts to achieve improved climate change adaptive capacity through the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Change Action Plan (SEA CAP) program in October November and December across Kisumu. The program under the partnership with Expertise France seeks to engage the community on
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French Development Agency Mission in Kisumu

By Nancy Juma A delegation from the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Investments Bank (IEB) are in the County to fast-track implementation of various water extension services. Led by AFD Country Director Bertrand Willocquet and the IEB Regional Head Paolo Lombardo, the Mission had successful engagements with the County Leadership at a meeting chaired by the
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