 Let me take this opportunity one to and allow me to use three hearts Have about five hearts That I would have wish to be present in this forum But let me just use three of them One I want to apologize For not being able or in a position to come and do a presentation Or now I think on 28th was to do a presentation on sharing experiences for measuring and enhancing effective adaptation in Kenya Where I could have been able to share with you quite a number of things Particularly practical things that are the communities our communities have been able to achieve in their own small way In particular at that junction I Had done a presentation Which probably later I can be able to share with you So that it can be shared to everybody and see what is that that I wanted to share with you the practical aspect From the community level so at that point That's the one of the heart and I wanted also at that particular level to share with you as As one of the implementers for a number of years more than 15 years Implementing community based national resources based programs and most of them Is that quite a number of the organizations that I was able to work with and I'm happy and appreciate That they are here to be with us starting with the UNDP, GEF, SGP program Which really did quite a lot of programs Community based programs in Mount Kenya Legion and I'm sure that a number of the people who visited that region There is quite a lot of work that was done and that was one of the models that I really Today as part of the government We are trying to scale it up within the region where the communities were able to Realize some of the benefit from the adaptation that they did within the Mount Kenya region Mount Kenya being the world heritage site and I'm sure There is quite a lot we can be able to learn at that point and I'm sure that there was also Other prayers that I was able to work with like hearts Under the Shakirir as Lumari and I'm happy that I can see them being one of the sponsors in this region Before the day that I decide to join To join this position. I was the last time I worked with ACT as their program manager under CRM Implementing that program. I also want to take this opportunity also Particularly I'm referring to this because I keep it was one of the counties that was visited and all these I wanted to share with you during During the visit or over here There are some other programs that we implemented with Caritas here in Of energy saving and other programs that are based to communities and as well as there is a program That I would have loved to take the people who visited that region a program of a small group International small group and international small group and three planting program That is the test where communities are planting trees for carbon credit So there weren't quite a lot of things I would have loved to share with you at that point Allow me also to use the other the other heart that I've been mentioned as the governor of the Iqibia County Iqibia, well I'm in Iqibia I'm the chief servant of the county of the people of Iqibia County But when I go to the council of governance, I become the chair of the I become the governor and therefore I head the that talk it on water environment and national resources and mining where I would want to encourage many of our fellow Kenyans to use that that portfolio Use that committee particularly to be able to get a number of issues being discussed And this is where I want to encourage the youth to engage at that level and we are able because all these programs That you are talking about they still have to be implemented at the county level And this is the high-tech that each and every player the stakeholders we need to appreciate the level of evolution and I'm sure that we appreciate that we'll be able to achieve and realize a greater resource allow me now Now to use the last heart And this is where as the chair of the environment and national resources as well as Sitting on behalf or representing the chair of the council of governance his honorable Issa Pluto Who has been our chair for the last two years and therefore standing here? Representing the council of governance the 47 governors and therefore it is my great honor to be part of this auspicious occasion Representing the council of governance And and to see so many important stakeholders in the natural resources management sector present today It is indeed a privilege to interact with the caliber of individuals present in these who only present a white spectrum in the natural resource management industry ladies and gentlemen Today's activity evidence that has been collected and analyzed so far Suggest that the climate is changing and that human activities are Exhibiting natural changes in the climate and it's advanced impact are possible In the recent years There have been an eclipse in the understanding the negative effects of climate change and the challenge it poses to development consequence adaptation to climate change has become a key subject in international climate change talks climate related hazards like frauds drought electric lanes pest and diseases and health stones are not only new phenomena to our country But they are socioeconomic and by physical effects have increased in intensity and coverage across the kids Across the borders the dreams and inspirations of people in Africa and the world over How in the balance due to the simple reason that climate change knows? No borders our response today We will define our future and this is due to the fact that climate change threatens our very own survivor as a people the environment Human and financial costs of climate change is lap and re becoming unbearable and This was distant threat has moved firmly into the present with extreme weather events That show us exactly what these changes may mean for future generations ladies and gentlemen in Africa and particularly in Kenya Crime change has started having Significant impacts on physical systems and ecological systems And I'm sure the days that we have been here We have experienced what is happening in narrow and this that is just an example of what is yet to happen in this country This has been due to extreme weather events such as ground and France shifting patterns of precipitation Increased the currents of the extreme events and shaped ecosystems that would be a catastrophic For example those associated with the expansion of ladies of pathogens diseases and pests that affect human and human populations With the societies that are actively participate in the source Dependent economic activities and these are the communities such as farming and fishing in Kenya and larger Africa Crime and change has increased the finarability especially of those or leading marginalized Inevitably it is the marginalized who suffer the impact of changing environmental conditions sadly Crime change will also affect a wide array of systems that include but not limited to human health coastal systems and low-lying areas fresh water resource Just to name a few ladies and gentlemen There has been a tendency to deal with the current or near-term climate impact in a just in time fashion this can No longer be the case. There is urgent need for proactive adaptation To change is already with us which require Fartling climate change into these decisions that affect the long-term stability of systems to the impact of climate change in particular at this juncture This is the time that our donors are financial institutions We need to consider when we are implementing or financing the community Adaptation programs we need now to go build the three years the two years period of our programs because Climate change programs or the natural resources based programs need more of the time to realize the results adaptation is an enormous task that requires the Continued and sustained efforts of different actors within and also build the state Managing national resources systems with the added stresses associated with the climate change post-asharic the default units Offer a better chance for talking the problem of climate change The problems brought about by climate change may be community-based specific all affect a specific geographical legal within certain counties hence Interventions would be county specific or community specific Through this approach the stakeholders at the county level can be fully engaged in formulating adaptation strategies as a means of building a constituency for the resource Management problem and adaptation. I believe that such kind of approach Looking at the problems and possible interventions with local perspective perspective would offer Better pathways for vulnerable communities to engage in developing response strategies for adaptation and ensure that there is room for change in those strategies ladies and gentlemen Social acceptance of any response strategy to environmental change of any form is critical Ways of adapting to climate change need to be in harmony with the existing cultural structures institutions and society norms Response strategies themselves need to be flexible enough to be able to adjust on going environmental and social change Management approaches need to be interactive flexible and Inclusive they must also take it to account the technological institutional and management options that are available to individuals and communities for example When key vulnerable groups are excluded in urban planning process poor poor households are forced to live in Liskia areas in urban settlements making them more vulnerable to these such as flooding and it's happening in this country These groups are frequently ignored when infrastructures are being designed to alleviate such funeralities additionally marginalized groups within societies including older people and women are Often excluded from decision-making structures when planning is not collaborative this Sustainability of such plans to enhance adaptation to climate change and the execution come into question in agriculture for example new technologies associated with the genetic Convocation of clubs are often ill from for the potential to cope with climate stresses and Consequently as an adaptation to climate change however There is there are social and environmental movements that express the public mistrust and And this is this about genetically modified crops and for this reason These technologies cannot automatically be assumed to be potential adaptation strategies for drug resistance or food security at the county level as regards to adaptive and community-based resource management Beauty recipients into both human and ecological systems would be an effective way to cope with environmental change societies and communities dependent on natural resources Need to enhance their capacity to adapt to the impact of future climate change Particularly when such impacts could lie outside their experienced coping range social learning specifically in relation to the cause and effects of communities actions and acceptance of strategies that beauty social and ecological serious would go a long way in helping the communities ladies and gentlemen Devolution as many of you are aware has brought down position-making functions to the grassroots Which would enable us to look at problems with a local perception perspective such as community-based management approach would enhance adaptive capacity of by building networks that are important for coping with extreme events and by obtaining the receivers of their opinion resources and ecological systems Well, as we direct our efforts to enhance adaptation to climate change There is need to understand how well we are adapting to the changing climate and preparing for the future We need also to understand the influence of adaptation programs and having to the communities and target systems Where these adaptations are cause consciously planned activities whether by public agencies or individuals There is an interest in accessing the performance or relative merits of alternative measures and strategies estimates of likely future adaptations are an essential element of climate change impact and funerability assessment the degree to which a future climate change is dangerous depends Greatly on the likelihood and effectiveness of current adaptations in that system I would like to finish By saying that some degree of climate change is already inevitable Climate changes are happening now and are projected to increase in both frequency and severity before the benefits of interventions will be realized on behalf of the Council of Governors and a chair of the natural resources committee I would like to applaud you for your attendance and participation at this memorable conference on climate change and adaptation We thank you for calling me this opportunity to address you and I wish you all well in all your endeavors and I wish you a pleasant stay in Kenya And I want to welcome everyone back in this country Kenya and as my colleague Fatuma has mentioned Kenya is safe Kenya is safe and I'm sure that people who came to Iqipia and other leaders that you have managed to visit I'm sure you can attest to it that Kenya is safe Samaritan is medium Leading is to present Kenyans And I want to say at this time that Kenya is safe and we want to welcome you back Come and visit the counties come and visit and enjoy our nation Kenya is where you can even be able to see a bear in this continent Kenya is where you can be able to witness the fight the big five at a grant within two hours Kenya is safe and Therefore, I want to wish for the ones who are traveling. I want to wish you trouble safe Trough your truck of journey masses and God bless you all and I want now to take this opportunity To declare this time international conference on community based adaptation Conference officially closed and God bless you