Civil society groups have asked communities to be innovative so that they come up with projects that are self-sustaining.
Climate Change Technical advisor Emily Massawa who works under the programme Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy Adaptation, Research and Economic Development said it was high time communities change strategy to sustain environmental conservation projects.
Massawa said activities can be developed to start generating for communities for some income.
Civil society groups have questioned the availability of funds to implement projects that deal with environmental conservation.
She said farmers and communities should strive to practice climate-smart agriculture for sustenance.
“The sooner we begin learning the ropes to pull, the easier it will be for us to adapt to climate change,” said Mrs Masawa.
She stated that even the net fund and NEMA are now calling for innovative proposals that can sustain themselves.
In Kajulu there are huge gullies since with every rainfall they lose soils through erosions and the high population in various areas in Kisumu was also taking a toll on natural resources.
“Many people in Kisumu have encroached into wetlands and therefore people need to adhere to government regulations that talks on the distance humans should keep from the riparian areas,” said Massawa.
The president of Global Climate Adaptation Partnership president Thomas Downing said people need to understand the issues surrounding climate change so that they can explore a number of solution to the same.