Homa Bay County Climate Change Policy 2021

Abstract

This Policy's focus is on the linkages between sustainable development and climate change. Climate change adversely impacts critical sectors that are important to the County economy and society: Environment, Water and Forestry; Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; Trade; Energy; Phy sical Infrastructure; Tourism; and Health. This Policy, therefore, elaborates intervention measures that can help to achieve the goal of low carbon, climate resilient and therefore sustainable development. The Policy focuses on the three key climate change outcomes: Adaptation, mitigation and a framework for implementation of the climate change actions. This Policy is developed to facilitate a coordinated, coherent and effective response by the County Government to local and National climate change actions. This policy is intended to ensure the mainstreaming of climate change mitigation and adaptation into development planning, budgeting and implementation in all sectors and levels of the county government in order to enhance the resilience of communities and natural systems, and thus ensure sustainable development.