http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/02/stern-outlines-global-deal-on-climate-change/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/02/stern-outlines-global-deal-on-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-135047 hilary were Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:03:30 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/02/stern-outlines-global-deal-on-climate-change/#comment-135047 i am an msc energy resource mgt student in kenya(jomo kenyatta university) i am actually appalled by the rate at which crisis is unfolding especially when i compared the african government response to it. all the signs are emerging now and if you look at say the governent budget read barely a month ago for a country that relies mainly on rain fed agriculture, we can only pray and hope it wont be so fast. the west might down play the role of developing countries in address these concerns but if we were (the developing nations) fully engaged in these mitigation and adaptation efforts we definately will help reduce significantly the galloping rate at which its coming at us. dont underestimate education of the african communities and there possible contribution in terms of the carbon sinks and reservoirs in the form of trees and bushland. some of these measures of the least cost of adaptation. though the contributions to mitigation might be marginal on a large intensive scale plus adoption of green power generation technologies, the contributions could be enormous.with the right resources, you might salvage what might end up being the last food basket resource for mankind slip away. actually this crisis presents a potential economic collapse scenario for a good percentage of african countries. i am an msc energy resource mgt student in kenya(jomo kenyatta university) i am actually appalled by the rate at which crisis is unfolding especially when i compared the african government response to it.
all the signs are emerging now and if you look at say the governent budget read barely a month ago for a country that relies mainly on rain fed agriculture, we can only pray and hope it wont be so fast. the west might down play the role of developing countries in address these concerns but if we were (the developing nations) fully engaged in these mitigation and adaptation efforts we definately will help reduce significantly the galloping rate at which its coming at us. dont underestimate education of the african communities and there possible contribution in terms of the carbon sinks and reservoirs in the form of trees and bushland. some of these measures of the least cost of adaptation. though the contributions to mitigation might be marginal on a large intensive scale plus adoption of green power generation technologies, the contributions could be enormous.with the right resources, you might salvage what might end up being the last food basket resource for mankind slip away. actually this crisis presents a potential economic collapse scenario for a good percentage of african countries.

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