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Background
Prof. Judi Wakhungu, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Authorities; giving Key remarks
during the NY2GS2015 Summit
(SDGs) by UN member states in New York, hundreds of Kenyan youths met for
the 2nd National Youth Green Growth Summit (NY2GS2015) held 6th -9th October
2015 at Multimedia University, Nairobi dubbed Youth as Active Partners to Drive
the Green Growth Agenda in Kenya. This event sought to reaffirm youths active
role in transitioning to a green Economy as a path way towards Sustainable
Development in Kenya.
Green Growth Summit 2015, with the aim of sensitizing young minds on issues
pertaining to green growth and sustainable development, further building
counties institutional capacities towards implementing the green growth
agenda at county level.
Prospects
There can be little doubt that Kenyas economy is troubled as a result of mans
influence thus contributing to climate change and loss of ecosystems. Capacity
Building will play a major role in moving towards a green economy. The effort
towards actualizing the Green Growth Agenda needs concerted efforts from all
the stakeholders and further development and implementation of policies that
will provide smooth transition to a green Economy. Youth are important
stakeholders in shaping and advancing the national green growth agenda. They
can be actively engaged in raising awareness, running educational programmes,
advocating
technologies
for
policy
and
level
tools,
and
changes,
designing
strengthening
innovative
public
solutions,
participation
for
environmental protection.
On prioritizing and tapping the youths innovation, energy and minds, the need
to impart the information that will trigger realization of opportunities with the
green growth frame work will go a long way in spurring growth and
development in Kenya. Poverty and lack of employment opportunities are the
most urgent realties that face the young people in their daily lives hence we
must move with speed in the implementation of the green growth tools that
will deal with climate change, ecosystem management and local livelihood
support hence reducing poverty.
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Recommendations
Youths should
To
production, wise use, pollution control and waste management, leadership and
governance, and restoration of degraded ecosystems, youths should undertake
to promote policies and programmes supportive of a green growth.
Cognizant
Youths
Green Growth Seminars, and sharing through inter-youth fora to reduce the
already inevitable impacts of unsustainable growth. Action towards sustainable
growth falls directly on young peoples shoulders. Youths cannot take a pew
and anticipate that the problems will one day cease to exist. Its a fact that
problems will persist. They must not wait any longer.
Since
The
for
sustainable
exploitation,
utilization,
management
and
Lastly,
Way forward,
Going
Regional Authorities
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4. Insatep International
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9.
1.
Nairobi County
2. Kiambu County
13. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 3. Narok County
14. United Nations Millennium Campaign Kenya (UNMC)
4. Busia County
15. Stockholm Environment Institute Kenya (SEI)
5. Kisii County
16. Care International in Kenya
6.
Mandera County
7.
Laikipia County
8. Turkana County
9.
Tana-River County