Kenya To Set Up Climate Change Panel
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 12,
December 2010
The PM told the Kenyan delegation to COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico, that the panel would ensure proper coordination of Kenya's position on all climate change issues.
The panel will also spell out Kenya's objectives and strategies to attain them in future climate change conferences, the PM said.
Speaking after a briefing session with the Kenyan delegation to COP 16, which included government officials, non-governmental organisations and climate activists, the PM asked the delegates to focus on the country's interests and pursue them relentlessly.
The PM said that while climate change threatens humanity as a whole, each nation is approaching the talks with its strategic national interests in mind and Kenya should not be different. Read the full report here.
Source: by Dennis Onyango, Capital News, Cancun, Mexico.
