Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on the Ratification of the Paris Climate Change Agreement laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 30th November 2016, and, pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012, approves the Ratification of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to brief the House regarding this Agreement so that as the Members discuss and approve it, they know its intent. The Paris Climate ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: (1) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial levels recognising that, that would significantly reduce the risks and the impact of climate change. (2) Increasing the ability to adapt to the advance impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development in a manner that does not threaten food production. (3) Making finance flows consistent with the pathways towards low greenhouse emissions and climate resilient development. The Paris ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Several of these actions have also been integrated in our MTP of 2013/2017 and our sector strategic plans. Further, its implementation will now be anchored in the Climate Change Act, which was discussed, approved and assented to by the President on May this year. For the information of the House, Kenya is among the few countries in the world that have enacted climate change legislation. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, by ratifying the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the country stands to benefit from support, particularly finance, capacity building and technology development and transfer that is anchored in the Agreement. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: What are the opportunities that this Agreement will provide to this country? First is access to climate finance. Kenya stands to benefit from global climate finance opportunities through the mechanisms in the Convention among others. These include, but are not limited to, support coming through the Global Environmental Facility which is commonly known as GEF, the Adaptation Fund and the Green Climate Fund. The Agreement presents enhanced opportunities to support the country’s low carbon climate resilient goals. Additionally, the Agreement provides the market mechanism to spur private sector investments in developing countries, building on the Clean Development Mechanisms commonly known ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, it enables climate technology development and transfer in mitigation and adaptation actions in line with low carbon climate resilient strategies through the Climate Technology Centre Network. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thirdly, it enhances capacity building in the implementation of our nationally determined contributions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, National Adaptation Plan and National Climate Change Action Plan. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Fourthly, the implementation of the Paris Agreement will facilitate the implementation of our Climate Change Act, and the National Climate Change Framework Policy, Vision 2030 and relevant Articles of the Constitution since response to climate change is the integral part of our Constitution. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Fifthly, it will further enhance Kenya’s image internationally by giving Kenya full status for participation and decision making in activities and meetings pertaining to the Agreement such as in the Conference of Parties, serving as the meeting of the parties of the Paris Agreement whose first session was held in the just concluded Conference of Parties (COP) 22 meeting held in Marrakesh, Morocco. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Lastly, it will maintain and improve Kenya’s leadership and exemplary status in Africa and other developing countries on climate change issues. view