When: 29th March and 2nd April 2009
Where: Morendant Training Centre in Naivasha, Kenya
Kenya held its national Climate Change Round Table at the plush Morendant Training Centre in Naivasha between 29th March and 2nd April 2009. Workshop participants included representatives from government ministries, civil society, local universities/research institutions, COMESA and EAC Secretariats, women/youth groups, the private sector and the media.
Mr. Lawrence Lenayapa Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources officially opened the Round Table. The local Member of Parliament, Honourable John Mututho, who is also the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Environment, also addressed the meeting.
The Round Table aimed at enabling participatory discussions to generate a common position on climate change for input into the unified African position on Climate Change negotiations.
The overall recommendations from the workshop included that Kenya should lay more emphasis on adaptation to climate change and undertake initiatives to ensure global commitment in providing financial and technical resources for the same as well as capacity building to enhance scientific, policy and practice excellence in climate change and related work.
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