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Climate Change Bill, 2012 … where dots did not connect

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Background Kenya has realized a number of milestones in matters of climate change. In 1994, the nation ratified the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change  – an international environmental treaty that was produced during the Rio EarthSummit  (formally known as United Nation Conference on Environment and Development) in June 1992 - as well as Kyoto Protocol  in 2005. Kenya has also been well represented by government officials, non-governmental organizational and other actors during the COP processes since 1995. The nation has also developed key policy and institutional frameworks, such as National Climate Change Response Strategy (2009) and National Climate Change Action Plan (2013-2017). Kenya is also the second country that has established a climate change secretariat in Africa. The Climate Change Bill (2012)  could have been ranked among these landmarks, had it been assented to and passed as an act of parliament. But it didn’t. So, what went wrong?? The journey

Reach Out Programme Report

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REACH OUT PROGRAM REPORT Date: 28 th July 2013 Venue: Watoto Wema Children’s home, Rwai.  Report prepared by: Gladys N. Gatiba   BACKGROUND   African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) is a network of young people that has continually created awareness on climate change impacts and building capacities of the community and fellow youths to increase resilience and adaptation to these changes. This has been effected through various training camps, conferences and campaigns e.g. Green Economy and Agribusiness training, National Youth Climate Change Conferences (NYCC) and Rauka ama Hatuta survive and the Road to Durban campaign respectively among others. Among its other initiatives includes the Reach Out Programs (R.O.P); this involves supporting children homes through mentorship, financial and material support from AYICC members. The financial contributions are made during our Wednesday weekly meetings and are used to purchase food and othe