Tree Planting Demonstrations at Rabuor and Usoma Primary Schools in Kisumu Under the Green Cities Imitative
Friday, 17 December 2021
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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Capacity Building of CBOs in Promoting the Green Cities Initiative within Kisumu
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
By: Emily Mikwa Today, 26 members of the Green Network Community Based Organization (CBO) were trained on the importance of agroforestry in leveraging on sustainable food security and green lifestyles courtesy of County Government of Kisumu in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Green Network CBO is a group from Kisumu West sub
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Stepping Up Climate Change Adaptation Efforts in Seme Sub-County
Friday, 10 December 2021
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
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
Tido Primary School in Kisumu Advancing the Green Cities Initiative
Thursday, 09 December 2021
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
- Published in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item, Urban Planning
Kisumu Championing Tree Planting in Primary Schools through the 4K Clubs Under the Green Cities Initiatives
Wednesday, 08 December 2021
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
Kisumu Enhances Solid Waste Management as an Action to Climate Change Adaptation
Wednesday, 08 December 2021
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
- Published in Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, News Item
Restoration of Quarry Sites in Kisumu
Thursday, 14 October 2021
The Kisumu County subcommittee on natural resources yesterday engaged the quarry owners on the environmental plans to restore the already exhausted quarry sites. The meeting held at the Grace Onyango hall was a follow up from the resolutions made previously concerning the environmental challenges within Kisumu County. The abandoned quarries had been cited as a
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Resolutions to the Environmental Challenges within Kisumu County
Thursday, 07 October 2021
Kisumu County Environment Committee members today held a meeting in the boardroom at the Prosperity House to discuss and outline lasting solutions towards decommissioned quarries, and pollution that have posed environmental threat in the county. The abandoned quarries have been identified as risky to the community; causing death, inhabiting mosquitoes that threaten human health and
- Published in Environment, News Item
First Meeting of the Task Force Committee on Development of Concept Paper on Strategies of Improving Water Production in Kisumu County
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
The seven-member task force committee nominated in September this year, charged with the responsibility of developing a concept paper on strategies of improving water production within the county, today convened their first meeting at the Sunset Hotel in Kisumu. The deliberations of the meeting focused on their key deliverable which is developing a concept paper
- Published in Department of Water, News Item