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Q&A: Climate leaders with answers
Who would have thought at last year’s COP in Egypt that an East African nation with little more than 50 million people would emerge as the continent’s green powerhouse?
Green Rising
December 14, 2023
Lucy Kagendo Mbae is the African co-convener of the climate working group at Global Green, a worldwide umbrella body for green political parties.
Q: What country in Africa should outsiders visit to learn about its climate? A: We are trying as Kenya. Obviously, we have not done all that needs to be done, however, we have the policies in place. The only thing is implementation.
Q: What’s the most recent thing you have done personally for climate action? A: I have been taking part in a tree-planting exercise organised for schools in solidarity with the children of Ukraine. We planted 571 trees, marking the number of days since the war began.
Q: What is your earliest conscious memory of the climate crisis in Africa? A: As a young girl in Meru county, one would be certain that by early October, the rainy season starts. Now, there is no certainty of the seasons anymore. Now you don’t know when to prepare the land for planting.