Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o today launched the County Climate Change Resource Centre, which he said will help in the fight against climate change.
According to him, the Centre is a key project under the Financing Locally-led Climate Action (FLLoCA) program, and is anchored in the country’s climate resilience investment program.
The center is expected to boost climate research and mitigation efforts in the county and the region at large.
Speaking during the commissioning, Nyong’o talked of the global nature of climate change, citing the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and floods in the other parts of the world.
“Even in an advanced nation like the US, there was a terrible fire in Los Angeles the other day which destroyed several homes, and the US itself did not know and could not predict the fire. Even flooding has affected them, and you wonder if these people who have these advanced technologies cannot predict and prevent them, then the problem lies in climate change,” he said.
He emphasized the need for research and collaboration, which he said the new center will analyze data, predict, and respond to future climate events.
“Through research and connections, we may be able to predict what might happen as a result of climate change issues,” he further explained.
He also called on stakeholders to support the centre as a collective effort to tackle climate change.
The resource centre is set to link Kisumu to global researchers and institutions. It will also be a hub for knowledge and innovation in climate action.
The center will benefit Salome Ouwanda, a climate change activist from the neighbouring county Migori.
Salome has been in the frontline in her community, sensitizing the locals on the importance of environmental conservation to avert effects of climate change.
She was among the Kenyan delegates who represented the country in the (COP) 25 and 29 in Madrid and Baku respectively.
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