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"content": "(3)Create an effective local and regional networking by fostering contacts between the Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) within Kenya and across the East Africa region. (Networking has resulted in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia hosting their own annual pastoralist week.) Mr Speaker, Sir, Kenya has seen more frequent cycles of drought, thus increasing the need for support to increase resilience level of pastoralists to anticipate, absorb, adopt and recover from climate change shocks. There has been a noticeable increase in the need for programmes; both policy and development actions including private sector investment that will increase the resilience levels of communities. For instance, efforts are being made to better the markets for livestock through the co-management of livestock, clean energy, support for traditional livestock and related value chain products. There is also support to communities to invest in and/or benefit from other areas like tourism, sand and gravel harvesting, mining of soda ash and gemstones, harvesting of gums, resins and medicinal plants. To achieve the required resilience to climate change, the private sector must play a crucial role not only through promoting climate smart investments that will provide returns but also through supporting community initiatives that enable communities to cope with the negative impacts of climate change and induced weather variables like droughts and floods. Therefore, the Kenya Pastoralist Week, 2018 main objective is to provide a platform for continuing conversation around achieving climate change resilience to the pastoralist constituency. Mr Speaker, Sir, this year’s event is organized by the Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) in collaboration with the Kajiado County Government, in partnership with the Netherlands Development Organization, the Pastoralist Parliamentary Group (PPG), the ASAL Stakeholders Forum, the Dry lands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative, the Pastoral Development Network of Kenya, the League of Pastoralists Women, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), the Management University of Africa (MUA), the Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP), the Kenya Land Alliance (KLA), Dupoto E Maa, the Neighbourhood Initiative Association (NIA),the Kenya Market Trust (KMT), the Kenya Livestock Marketing Council (KLMC) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA). Mr Speaker, Sir, once again, I extend my invitation to you and fellow Senators. The pastoralist communities will be most honoured by your presence. I thank you."
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