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Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary Eng Festus Ngโ€™eno has emphasized the role of science in shaping global environmental policy and urged scientists to work more closely with policymakers so as to enhance the effectiveness of climate action.

โ€œScience needs to be as representative as possible if it is to gain ownership across countries for policymakers to work with. The IPCC remains one of the most authoritative voices on the latest science of climate change, alongside other bodies.”

Eng. Ngโ€™eno said there is still a lot of science from the global south that needs to get into the IPCC assessments, even as the 6th assessment cycle delivered improvements in regional representativeness.

The Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary spoke on Wednesday at the opening session of the African Strategy Meeting for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Cycle (Ar7) in Nairobi. PS Ngโ€™eno observed that there were gaps in climate knowledge that needed to be collaboratively filled so as to strengthen global climate action.

โ€œIn this decade of action, what comes out of the IPCC needs to capture our unique, intricate, context-specific needs so as to develop evidence-based response measures. It is also crucial for us that the outputs of the IPCC serve as a basis for our negotiations within the UNFCCC.โ€

โ€œSimply talking about where our shortfalls are without developing ways to address them is akin to aimlessly punching the air.

The need to increase awareness of the IPCC and its role in supporting policy development among our experts, researchers, academics, practitioners, and even policymakers cannot be overstated.โ€ The PS called for a collaborative approach from the special report on climate change and cities, as well as an update to the 1994 technical guidelines, which he said will enable the international community to make sure climate change adaptation is front and center during the forthcoming assessment cycle.

“We thus must work closely and support each other on fundamental issues so that we present a united front and push towards desirable outcomes for our region. He commended AGNES and development partners, including Bill and Melinda Gates, IDRC, SSN, CGIAR, WASCAL, and others, that continue to support IPCC work in Kenya and the continent.

Eng Ng’eno particularly applauded the focal points for putting up a valiant fight in Istanbul for the update to the 1994 technical guidelines, which serve countries especially with the Global Stock take and Global Goal on Adaptation.

The meeting brings together IPCC National Focal Points, Bureau Members, AR6 Lead Authors, and selected experts to discuss the program of work of the AR7, the knowledge gaps for Africa based on AR6, and the scoping outlines of the AR7 knowledge products, particularly the special report on climate change and cities, the update of the 1994 Technical Guidelines on Impacts and Adaptation, sharing experiences and lessons learned from the AR6 cycle, and socializing the established database for African scientists and experts.

Expected outputs include a strategy for enhancing Africaโ€™s participation in the IPCC processes during the AR7 cycle, report of a common African position on key knowledge gaps to inform the scoping outlines for the AR7 cycle particularly on the working group reports as well as a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.

Also expected is a database of African experts to be inducted as support system for African scientists and experts to author and publish in peer-reviewed journals and participate as authors of the IPCC reports as well as a strategy for awareness creation and outreach activities, enhancing linkages and collaboration among NFPs, academia, research, and policymakers.

The meeting organized by AGNES in collaboration with Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) was attended by, among others, University of Nairobi VC Prof. Gitahi Kiama; KMD Director Dr. David Gikungu; AGNES Team Lead Dr. George Wamukoya, Prof. Debra Roberts representing IPCC Secretariat and Dr. Cromwel Lukorito, among other climate experts from 15 African countries.

 

 

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