President Kenyatta takes over as chair of AU Climate Change committee

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is the new chairperson for the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC). PHOTO | PSCU

What you need to know:

  • The impact of climate change is alive in Africa as global warming is contributing to longer droughts, flooding and cyclones.
  • Kenya, under President Kenyatta’s tenure, is one of the African countries that has submitted an update of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) as a requirement by the Paris Agreement to show individual country effort on climate action.