{"id":7699,"date":"2024-04-05T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=7699"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T13:09:19","slug":"uasin-gishu-county-launches-climate-change-action-plan-2023-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/uasin-gishu-county-launches-climate-change-action-plan-2023-2027","title":{"rendered":"UASIN GISHU COUNTY LAUNCHES CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 2023-2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a bid to fuel the journey towards sustainable climate resilience development, the County Government of Uasin Gishu on Friday unveiled the County Climate Change Action Plan 2023-2027 developed through a Participatory Climate Risk Assessment conducted across all 30 wards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during the launch, Uasin Gishu Governor H.E Dr. Jonathan Bii said that the action plan will heavily 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water supply across the county, I have allocated over one billion shillings this fiscal year to the water sector hence guaranteeing availability of the vital resource,&#8221; said the Governor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On his part, the County conservator urged residents to plant trees to achieve 30 percent forest cover by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environment CECM Dr Sam Kotut noted that the county has planted over 1 million indigenous trees and exotic seedlings through restoration drives with 40,000 seedlings dedicated towards conserving Timboroa among other forests countywide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" data-id=\"7704\" 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