Ramadhan Seif Kajembe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: My Ministry noted that resultant change in climate has led to increased climate related disasters such as floods, droughts, desertification and in some cases, landslides. These disasters have in turn led to an increase in rural-urban migration which has led to socio-economic and political instability in the over-populated regions. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry further observed that the increased temperatures, coupled with reduced precipitation has resulted in water stress and extinction of the diverse heritage of flora and fauna, which adversely affect ecosystems, people's livelihoods, decline in agricultural productivity and food security. This adverse situation has also led to an increase in the water and vector-borne diseases among others. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The impact of the climate change are here with us and my Ministry unequivocally concurs with issues in the IPCC 2007 Report. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (b) My Ministry will continue to take measures to mitigate against such possibilities. These measures include:- view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (i) working closely with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife and other relevant stakeholders to increase the country's forest cover from 2 per cent to 10 per cent; view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (ii) promoting adoption of community-based coping strategies to reduce negative impacts of climate change; view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (iii) encouraging adoption of green technologies that allow development with low carbon emissions such as adoption of sanitary land fills, solar and wind energy; view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (iv) the Ministry will endeavour to develop detailed vulnerability maps to guide the country in developing response mechanisms; and, view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (v) the Ministry has initiated a process aimed at developing a national strategy on climate change. The strategy will identify priority areas that need urgent action as well as the necessary actions. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my answer has been very clear. We are now forward planning, which means that we want to improve the climate change situation in this country from 2 per cent to 10 per cent. We have rain towers like the Aberdares, Mt. Kenya, Mt. Elgon and Mau Forest. You can see how much we are fighting to put Mau Forest back to its original position. view