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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND MINERAL RESOURCES
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Presentation By:
Alice A. Kaudia ( PhD, HSC)
Environment Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya
GREEN GROWTH AND THE IMPACT OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AT THE GRASSROOTS
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INTRODUCTION: WHY GREEN INTRODUCTION: WHY GREEN
GROWTH?GROWTH?
Maasai Mau: forest
destruction
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RATIONALE FOR GREEN RATIONALE FOR GREEN
GROWTHGROWTH
� Most convincing reason based on empirical experience; the need to mitigate against and adapt to climate change and variability while sustaining economic and social development as well as environment sustainability.
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Manifestations of climate Manifestations of climate
should.should.……� Address and support adoption of such
green innovations by “grass roots “populations and this underlines the need for social appropriateness, affordability and potential to sustained a quality physical environment.
4/11/2009 Aak presentation 5
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Green growth concept : Kenya Green growth concept : Kenya
contextcontext� Not a new concept but has been the
driving logic for some of the renewable energy and agroforestry projects implemented since late 1970s
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Some climate change responsive innovations Some climate change responsive innovations
for consideration by sectorfor consideration by sector
� Based on what are considered priority sectors to support livelihoods, economic and development needs of grass roots communities and the urban poor◦ Agriculture ( food and nutritional security)
◦ Energy
◦ Water
◦ Environment ( Waste management )
◦ Information and knowledge management
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ORGANIC PRODUCTION ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION AND CONSUMPTION INNOVATIONSINNOVATIONS
Agriculture, food and nutrition security
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Crop diversification and re-introduction of early maturing, drought/pest/disease tolerant indigenous crops
Breeding climate change resilient livestock and promoting high productivity indigenous livestock/poultry/fish. Latter is one of the current economic stimulus interventions by the government.
SUSTAINABLE INTERGRADED SUSTAINABLE INTERGRADED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Portable innovations in water sector
� Need for efficient systems of protection and conservation of water catchment areas with community participation
� Household water-use efficient devices and practices
◦ Purification of portable water for human and domestic livestock consumption
� Promoting drip irrigation
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Water Water ––use approaches for climate change use approaches for climate change
mitigation: Replacing plastic containers and mitigation: Replacing plastic containers and
wasted labour capital with high opportunity wasted labour capital with high opportunity
costcost
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Community water conflicts are a Community water conflicts are a
threat to sustainable developmentthreat to sustainable development
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Introduce affordable tools for pitting and planting tree seedlings to support massive reforestation and enrichment planting of degraded water catchment areas. Current manual system is estimated to cost 2600US $ per Ha; a cost that could be halved through mechanization and Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships.
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WEALTH IS IN RUBBISH: JOBS IN WEALTH IS IN RUBBISH: JOBS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SECTORDISPOSAL SECTOR
Environment Sector innovation: aim mainly at preventing emission of Green House Gases
� Replacing plastic bags to benefit rural women and the youth as they weave Tree seedling-containers ( 7.6 Billion trees to be grown by 2030) . A substantial potential income to rural women and youth
� Promoting sorting waste at source
� Promoting conservation of waste to energy and organic manure
� Air Quality measurement devices (indoors and outdoors)
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TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE INFORMATION IS CRITICAL FOR MANAGING CRITICAL FOR MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE
Information and knowledge management and sharing
� Solar powered radios for accessing climate information in local language( Kenya Meteorological Department)
� Use mobile phones coupled with climate information service centre
� Portable weather monitoring devices
� Strengthening Indigenous Technical Knowledge in prediction of weather and climatic conditions
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NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE STRATEGY FOR KENYA CAN RESPONSE STRATEGY FOR KENYA CAN BE ACCESSSED AT BE ACCESSSED AT http://www.environment.go.kehttp://www.environment.go.ke
CONCLUSION
� Climate technologies have immense potential to support rural and urban poor address challenges posed by climate change
� However, factors that inhibit technology uptake should be addressed as a priority.