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5/5/2011 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION: IMPACT ON POPULATION Boniface O. KOyugi, PhD National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development KENYA 25 th November 2008 1 PRESENTATION OUTLINE Climate change -


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CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION: IMPACT ON POPULATION

Boniface O. K’Oyugi, PhD National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development – KENYA 25th November 2008

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

  • Climate change - concept
  • Overview of climate change and

environmental degradation linkages

  • Impact on population with special reference

to Kenya

  • Actions for mitigating impact
  • Way forward for PPD

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Climate Change - Concept

  • Long-term shift in the weather statistics (time

series analysis of its averages)

  • Changes of temperature and rainfall (including

precipitation) for a given place

– Time of year – One decade to the next

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Climate Change – Main Causes

  • Two main causes
  • Natural variability

– Atmosphere, water and land interactions – Solar radiation reaching the earth

  • Human induced change

– Greenhouse gases especially adding CO2 to atmosphere

  • Human induced change - a major concern

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Climate Change and Environmental Degradation

  • Global warming

– Increased flooding – Increased precipitation – Melting of ice

  • Erosion and Deforestation

– Degradation of arable land

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Climate Change and Environmental Degradation (cont’d)

  • Increased deforestation and droughts

– Depletion of water resources

  • Alteration of natural cycles and ecosystems

– Increased climate related calamities

  • Hurricanes
  • Land slides
  • Rising sea levels and flooding along coastlines

– Emergence of diseases

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Impact of Environmental Degradation on Fertility

  • Low fertility observed in ASAL regions of

Kenya partly attributed to food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition

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Impact of Environmental Degradation on Mortality

  • High mortality and

low life expectancy – Flooding increases water borne diseases and deaths (Budalangi

  • Kenya)

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Impact of Environmental Degradation on Mortality

  • Increase in morbidity

and mortality due to malaria – Global warming and expansion of mosquito breeding areas (such as Central Kenya)

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Impact of Environmental Degradation on Migration

  • ’ Environmental

refugees’

– Seeking new

  • pportunities away

from floods and drought prone areas ( Bundalangi , Eastern Region - Kenya)

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Actions for Impact Mitigation

  • Adopt multifaceted strategies sensitive to climate

change, environment and population linkages

  • Reduce reliance on climate change causing

energy resources such as oil

  • Combat land degradation
  • Improve efficiency in production – change of

methods

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Way Forward for PPD

  • Reposition family planning to reduce

population growth rates

  • Support environmental and social initiatives in

partner countries (such as Population, Health and Environment Networks)

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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