GREEN GROWTH AND THE IMPACT OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGY … · Facilitating Technology enabled green growth requires Clear establishment of clientele needs and purchasing power Enabling access:

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND MINERAL RESOURCES


Presentation By:

Alice A. Kaudia ( PhD, HSC)

Environment Secretary

Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya

Email: [email protected]

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GREEN GROWTH AND THE IMPACT OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AT THE GRASSROOTS


INTRODUCTION: WHY GREEN INTRODUCTION: WHY GREEN

GROWTH?GROWTH?

Maasai Mau: forest

destruction

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RATIONALE FOR GREEN RATIONALE FOR GREEN

GROWTHGROWTH

� Most convincing reason based on empirical experience; the need to mitigate against and adapt to climate change and variability while sustaining economic and social development as well as environment sustainability.

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Manifestations of climate Manifestations of climate

change change -- Kenya caseKenya case

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Hence proposed innovations Hence proposed innovations

should.should.……� Address and support adoption of such

green innovations by “grass roots “populations and this underlines the need for social appropriateness, affordability and potential to sustained a quality physical environment.

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Green growth concept : Kenya Green growth concept : Kenya

contextcontext� Not a new concept but has been the

driving logic for some of the renewable energy and agroforestry projects implemented since late 1970s

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Some climate change responsive innovations Some climate change responsive innovations

for consideration by sectorfor consideration by sector

� Based on what are considered priority sectors to support livelihoods, economic and development needs of grass roots communities and the urban poor◦ Agriculture ( food and nutritional security)

◦ Energy

◦ Water

◦ Environment ( Waste management )

◦ Information and knowledge management

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ORGANIC PRODUCTION ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION AND CONSUMPTION INNOVATIONSINNOVATIONS

Agriculture, food and nutrition security

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Crop diversification and re-introduction of early maturing, drought/pest/disease tolerant indigenous crops

Breeding climate change resilient livestock and promoting high productivity indigenous livestock/poultry/fish. Latter is one of the current economic stimulus interventions by the government.


POOR QUALITY ENERGY: INDOOR POOR QUALITY ENERGY: INDOOR

POLLUTION, POOR QUALITY FOOD AND POLLUTION, POOR QUALITY FOOD AND

NUTRITION, LIMITED ECONOMIC AND NUTRITION, LIMITED ECONOMIC AND

SOCIAL GROWTHSOCIAL GROWTH

Innovations in Energy sector

� Improved cooking devices:

◦ Kenya Ceramic Jiko( since 1970s, claimed to save 50% charcoal);

Source: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/paper/tech101/jikostove.html

Variants: Institutional wood fired ceramic stoves; Rocket stoves (promoted by GTZ since 2006)

Portable Charcoal production kilns (ceramic lined)

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POOR QUALITY ENERGY: INDOOR POOR QUALITY ENERGY: INDOOR

POLLUTION, POOR QUALITY FOOD AND POLLUTION, POOR QUALITY FOOD AND

NUTRITION, LIMITED ECONOMIC AND NUTRITION, LIMITED ECONOMIC AND

SOCIAL GROWTHSOCIAL GROWTH

Portable innovations in Energy sector

� Improved cooking devices:

◦ solar cookers, dryers and lighting devices

◦ Biogas powered cooking stoves ( Digester portability?)

◦ Wind mills

◦ Geothermal

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SUSTAINABLE INTERGRADED SUSTAINABLE INTERGRADED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Portable innovations in water sector

� Need for efficient systems of protection and conservation of water catchment areas with community participation

� Household water-use efficient devices and practices

◦ Purification of portable water for human and domestic livestock consumption

� Promoting drip irrigation

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Water Water ––use approaches for climate change use approaches for climate change

mitigation: Replacing plastic containers and mitigation: Replacing plastic containers and

wasted labour capital with high opportunity wasted labour capital with high opportunity

costcost

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Community water conflicts are a Community water conflicts are a

threat to sustainable developmentthreat to sustainable development

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Introduce affordable tools for pitting and planting tree seedlings to support massive reforestation and enrichment planting of degraded water catchment areas. Current manual system is estimated to cost 2600US $ per Ha; a cost that could be halved through mechanization and Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships.


WEALTH IS IN RUBBISH: JOBS IN WEALTH IS IN RUBBISH: JOBS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SECTORDISPOSAL SECTOR

Environment Sector innovation: aim mainly at preventing emission of Green House Gases

� Replacing plastic bags to benefit rural women and the youth as they weave Tree seedling-containers ( 7.6 Billion trees to be grown by 2030) . A substantial potential income to rural women and youth

� Promoting sorting waste at source

� Promoting conservation of waste to energy and organic manure

� Air Quality measurement devices (indoors and outdoors)

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TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE INFORMATION IS CRITICAL FOR MANAGING CRITICAL FOR MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE

Information and knowledge management and sharing

� Solar powered radios for accessing climate information in local language( Kenya Meteorological Department)

� Use mobile phones coupled with climate information service centre

� Portable weather monitoring devices

� Strengthening Indigenous Technical Knowledge in prediction of weather and climatic conditions

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NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE STRATEGY FOR KENYA CAN RESPONSE STRATEGY FOR KENYA CAN BE ACCESSSED AT BE ACCESSSED AT http://www.environment.go.kehttp://www.environment.go.ke

CONCLUSION

� Climate technologies have immense potential to support rural and urban poor address challenges posed by climate change

� However, factors that inhibit technology uptake should be addressed as a priority.

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Facilitating Technology enabled Facilitating Technology enabled

green growth requiresgreen growth requires� Clear establishment of clientele needs and

purchasing power

� Enabling access: affordability, knowledge , understanding the technology, local expertise and skills. for fast-track support

� Policy support : tax rebates, licensing fees…

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The benefits of clean portable technology to The benefits of clean portable technology to

the rural and urban poor can be summarized as the rural and urban poor can be summarized as

::

A healthy and secure environment that supports quality human health,

productivity , economic and social development through creation of jobs

and increased disposable incomes.

………THANK YOU…….

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