Editor's Review

Gachagua was speaking during a meeting at his official residence in Karen. 

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday, May 20 appealed to international partners to enhance their support for programmes aimed at combating the adverse effects of climate change in the country.

Speaking during a meeting with the joint Board of Trustees of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) at his official residence in Karen, Gachagua said Kenya had suffered the brunt of adverse weather related to climate change.

The DP noted that Kenya experienced five failed rainy seasons that led to severe drought that hit the country before receiving increased rainfall that led to destructive floods.

Gachagua said that the Government has scaled up its response to the phenomenon to mitigate against occurrences like severe drought, enhanced rainfall and floods as witnessed in the country recently, calling for more global support.

He mentioned that the ongoing programme targeting 15 billion trees by 2032 would greatly benefit from the partners’ support.

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. 

“Climate change is real. We have an ambitious programme of growing trees as one of the mechanisms we have identified to combat the negative effects of climate change. I appeal to you for your expertise, and technical advice for this programme to come to fruition,” said Gachagua.

DP Gachagua also urged the international partners to push for the restoration of Nairobi's rivers, saying their contribution was critical to the success of the programme.

“I want to appeal to you to support us in the restoration of Nairobi Rivers. We are rolling out a serious restoration programme and CIFOR-ICRAF can play a role to assist us in offering technical advice, resource mobilisation to boost this programme,” Gachagua added.

Gachagua further praised the organisation for its ongoing collaboration in conserving the environment and promoting agroforestry.

“It is an honour for the Board to sit in Kenya. We are honoured to host the headquarters of ICRAF. We appreciate the great work they are doing,” he stated.