1 speech by mrs. nancy karigithu – director general ... - PMAESA

government departments and other related organizations, so that environmentaland development issues are integrated into all decision making at the national andsub-regional level. Some broad outlines for progress include:• Using climate change fora to exert pressure on the international community toimplement the proposed mechanisms for emissions trading, reforestationschemes, and cleaner development, measures from which everyone stands togain economically and environmentally.• Strengthening of hazard monitoring programmes, early warning, and responsesystems to effectively mitigate and cope with the impacts of extreme events,increase food security, and maintain healthy ecosystems.• Radical reforms to the energy and transport sectors, including: developmentand adoption of appropriate clean technologies (to alleviate dependence onwood and fossil fuels without increasing emissions of GHGs, promotion ofunleaded fuels and conversion to cleaner fuels, and upgrading of publictransport systems.• EIAs should be conducted as part of proactive and holistic developmentplanning. These should be integrated into an overall development plan for aregion or area, so that cumulative impacts of all developments are consideredand habitat loss and fragmentation are minimized. Highest priority should begiven to improved urban planning, provision and maintenance of basicinfrastructure and services, and to innovations in design to meet the demandfor port development and for housing sustainably.10. The decision of ports to become "cleaner and cleaner" seems to be anindisputable reality. The challenge today is to obtain a collective commitmentbased on certain uniformity in measures applied and in the calculation of the CO 2footprint. The big international port organizations, International Association ofPorts & Harbours (IAPH), American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), andEuropean Seaports Organization (ESPO), have expressed their willingness to backup the regions port authorities in this struggle against global warming. TheInternational Association of Cities and Ports (IACP) is likewise committed and willactively mobilize its network of cities and ports to encourage them to co-operateclosely on the subject with a view to supporting the proposed actions.6To quote the IMO Secretary General “humanity is on the horns of a dilemma. For,whether we like it or not, our collective way of life has become unsustainable andwe need to do something about it. and soon. The choices we have made about the