MiCT International 349d ago

Fighting climate change is all our responsibility, argues Florence Nzambuli, a Kenyan climate activist and artist who tries to safeguard her community and local environment. The already 74-year old comes from Mutomo in Kitui County, a semi-arid region in Kenya, and has been in the frontline of trying to find lasting solutions to help her community to mitigate the effects of climate change. Since 2005, Florence has helped create awareness amongst farmers in her community, encouraging them to plant and conserve trees, harvest and store water and plant drought-resistant crops. Beyond that, she wrote a climate change song that urges every human to take individual responsibility to protect the environment. Her efforts have improved life in her community and gained her recognition. For The Niles, Pius Sawa travelled to Mutomo to speak with Florence about her climate change journey and her bid to protect the River Nile: