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Kenya's successive climate change impacts over the past 10 years have resulted in socio-economic losses estimated at 3 - 5 per cent of the GDP annually despite having negligible global GHG emissions, it notes.
This means that it can no longer be business as usual, every Kenyan needs to realize how we can reduce climate change.
Meanwhile, Kenya has been making strides in averting the climate change crisis, for instance, the country has developed its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) and joint crediting mechanisms which were submitted in 2015.
The two initiatives aim to reduce emissions by 30 per cent relative to the BAU scenario by 2030. This target was taken as half of the potential emission reduction by 2030, the country is also mainstreaming climate change adaptation and resilience in all sectors.
President William Ruto during the UN General Assembly asked continental colleagues to see the climate crisis as Africa's biggest problem, suggesting more financial focus on taming its effects.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Assembly in New York, the President indicated while the world should focus on rebuilding from the Covid-19 pandemic and other crises, Africa may find itself hurt more by climate change, in spite of contributing the least of its causes.
"While these are important issues affecting the entire world, the greatest challenge that connects our world is Climate Change: unfortunately, due to many pressing concerns, CoP27 has not been given the prominence it deserves," he said.
Despite Africa's small contribution to climate change, we are one of the most affected regions therefore we including James Maina need to act now to avert this looming crisis.
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