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REMEMBERING ANTONY GITAU, DEPUTY AYICC KENYA COORDINATOR 2014

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On 24th July 2014, we laid to rest our dear brother Antony. Such a young life to be snatched away from the earth. As much as we would like to think of it as a dream, you are not with us any more. We are thankful for the times we had with you, and set you free to be with the angels. Antony joined AYICC- Kenya back in 2010 fresh from High School. His talent, passion and commitment were visible as he took up leadership roles and responsibilities almost immediately. Anto, as he was popularly known to us, was slow to anger, very sociable and easily made friends with both older and younger members of the group. This made him benefit a lot in terms of personal growth, mentorship and rose within the leadership ranks. Until his untimely demise he was the Deputy National Coordinator of AYICC-Kenya. He inspired many of us to conserve the environment and lead from the front in spearheading tree planting initiatives.  Being a man who loved being hands on, he participated in planni

THE IPCC’S FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT

The IPCC Conference in this report was held on 31st July - 1st August 2014 at the Safari Park hotel. Organizations present included; PACJA, KCCWG, Ministry of environment and natural resources, KEMRI, Kenya Meteorological Service, Kenya Association of Manufacturers and us (AYICC-Kenya). Theme: What does it mean for Kenya’s development? The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) works to produce the most comprehensive assessment reports on climate change across the globe. The reports review the scientific evidence on the trends and causes of climate change, the risks to human and natural systems and options for adaptation and mitigation. The IPCC has working groups that published the reports for the Fifth Assessment Report. These groups are: Working Group 1(physical Science of Climate Change) Working Group2 (Impacts, Adaptation and vulnerability) Working Group3(Climate Change mitigation) Adaptation of climate change is a priority while its mitigation is consid

TUNZA GLOBAL YOUTH GATHERING - A PRE UNITED NATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSEMBLY

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The environment has become fundamental in development and the world is meeting again at the United Nation Office in Nairobi for an environmental assembly. The assembly is the part of the Rio+20 outcomes. The Rio+20 outcome document number 50 spell out the importance of youth and children involvement in sustainable development; the Major group of Children and Youth (MGCY) gathered together at a Pre United Nation Environmental Assembly (UNEA) from the 18 th to 20 of June 2014 to frame a youth position paper which will be presented at the environmental assembly during the resolution meetings. The UNEP director encouraged young people to come and join the rest of the world with their passion for environment but also to come with their brains as well: the youth need to affect policies by rubbing shoulder with policy makers at high level platforms like UNEA. Achim Steiner, the Executive director of United Nation Environmental Program informed the youth during the Global Yout

AYICC - KENYA RAISES ITS VOICE DURING WED 2014 (WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY) - "RAISE YOUR VOICE, NOT THE SEA LEVEL"

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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS INEVITABLE DESPITE SOCIAL INJUSTICES The world today is facing climatic challenges and the global south is at a higher risk of global warming. The sea water levels are rising and some of the people living in the coast lines will be forced to shift and change their way of life. This is a result of climate change and global warming which has highly been contributed by anthropogenic activities. The global south populace faces great challenges in leadership and achieving social justice,  which  are stumbling blocks towards attaining environmental and climate justice. Women and Youth are the majority population in the global south: they are in the periphery when it comes to the production chain and they face climatic challenges like floods and drought. It is tough to fight for the environment when one’s life is facing economic, social and political insecurity. There are fundamental needs which should be met in order to make life livable; food, shelter and