This is an Act of the Garissa County Assembly for the establishment of a Climate Change Fund for facilitating community initiated Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation projects; and for connected purposes;
The object of this Act is to create a fund in the County for the purpose of facilitating Climate Finance in the County for:-
- Establishing Climate Finance mechanisms in the County;
- Facilitating planning for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the county planning and budgetary framework
- Seeking and receiving grants from international sources, the National Government, the County Government and other organizations
- Initiating and coordinating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation frameworks at the community level in the County;
- Facilitating community initiated Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation activities in the County; and
- Coordinating support from National Government Climate Change policy and legislative framework