Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Interior Principal Secretary (PS) Raymond
Omollo yesterday launched the Chiefs’ Climate Action Day aimed at pushing the
government’s climate action agenda at the Indira Wetlands, Kikuyu Constituency.
In a statement after the launch,
PS Omollo highlighted the crucial role that the administration officers play in
advancing the climate action agenda and urged them to utilize the day to
mobilize tree-planting exercises of up to 250 trees in their localities.
The Chiefs’ Climate Action Day,
which will be held every first Friday of the month, will have chiefs all across
the country lead in coordinating the public and relevant stakeholders in tree
planting initiatives across their various locations.
The chiefs will also be expected
to raise awareness about the urgent need to address climate change and its
impact on the planet at the grassroots level.
They are expected to oversee the
planting of at least 250 trees in each of their locations during the exercise
expected to take place monthly.
This initiative adds to a series
of exercises being put in place by the government to achieve the 15 billion
tree target by 2032.
Reaching the target will help
the country reduce greenhouse emissions, stop and reverse deforestation, and
restore 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes.
This is expected to be achieved
through the African Landscape Restoration Initiative which was launched on
December 22, 2022.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
