Today as it was: PACJA Team meets Tana River Governor

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance team, led by Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director which has been involved in locally-led approaches to climate action activities along the coast of Kenya early today paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Major (Rtd) Dr. Dhadho Gaddae Godhana, the Governor of Tana River County.

The meeting discussed a number of issues related to environmental management and the coastal ecosystem restorartion.

The meeting was a culmination of a week long activities which were run on the ground as part of the Building Community Climate Resilience Through Proper Land Use Planning Practices project by the Kenya Platform for Climate Governance (KPCG).

 “We have seen rapid deforestation, which has reduced forests and coastal wetlands, and endangered biodiversity, human livelihoods and wildlife,” said Dr Mwenda adding that the ecosystem restoration is paramount.

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