{"id":12576,"date":"2025-04-24T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=12576"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:29:55","slug":"uasin-gishu-county-positions-itself-as-climate-policy-leader-at-icrecc-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/uasin-gishu-county-positions-itself-as-climate-policy-leader-at-icrecc-2025","title":{"rendered":"UASIN GISHU COUNTY POSITIONS ITSELF AS CLIMATE POLICY LEADER AT ICRECC 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Uasin Gishu County emerged a leader in climate governance at the International Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (ICRECC) 2025.
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\u200eThe event, held at Blueberry Villas in Eldoret, drew international stakeholders, including a delegation from Uganda\u2019s Parliamentary Climate Change Committee and representatives from France.
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\u200eLed by Governor Jonathan Bii Chelilim, the county delegation submitted ten academic papers for presentation, placing Uasin Gishu among the few counties actively contributing to global climate dialogue through research.
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\u200eThe governor\u2019s direct involvement in the scholarly aspect of the conference has been widely lauded, as has the participation of senior officials from the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
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\u200eThe conference also saw robust representation from Moi University, which submitted over 50 academic papers, underscoring the institution\u2019s regional role in climate research and its long-standing partnership with the county government.
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\u200eAccording to Dr. Silas Letting, Director of Energy for Uasin Gishu County, ICRECC will be instrumental in enhancing project oversight and resource efficiency.
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\u200e\u201cThe conference will serve as a platform for the county to monitor and evaluate its programmes with the support of expert reviews,\u201d said Dr. Letting. \u201cThis approach will not only save budgetary allocations but also entrench innovation and optimize service delivery.\u201d<\/strong>
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\u200eThe Ugandan delegation, led by Hon. Songa Lawrence Biyika, expressed interest in replicating some of Uasin Gishu\u2019s climate strategies, citing the county\u2019s proactive governance and research-driven approach as a model worth emulating.
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\u200eIn a plenary session, conference participants stressed the importance of bridging the gap between academia and government in tackling climate challenges.
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\u200e\u201cWe should work as a team to find lasting solutions,\u201d one speaker remarked. \u201cWhen academia meets government, great things happen.\u201d
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\u200eGovernor Bii echoed that sentiment, emphasizing that the conference should yield more than dialogue. \u201cLet\u2019s not meet just to talk,\u201d he said. \u201cLet\u2019s ensure something tangible comes out of every edition. Uasin Gishu is the breadbasket of Kenya, and any research that enhances agricultural productivity and resilience should be prioritized.\u201d
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\u200eKey areas of focus for the county at ICRECC include solar energy expansion, clean cooking technologies, and climate-smart agriculture\u2014initiatives already underway within local communities.
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\u200eAs the conference comes to an end, Uasin Gishu continues to strengthen its reputation as a forward-thinking county committed to climate resilience, innovation, and global collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,62,1143,507,7,50,1144,8],"tags":[1142,11,12,1140,1141],"class_list":["post-12576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-climate-change","category-climate-research","category-deputy-governor","category-government","category-governors-office","category-international-conference-on-renewable-energy-and-climate-change-icrecc-2025","category-latest-news","tag-climate-research","tag-development","tag-government","tag-international-conference-on-renewable-energy-and-climate-change-icrecc-2025","tag-international-stakeholders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12596,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12576\/revisions\/12596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}