Quote from Kwale Youth Council on January 11, 2018, 2:41 pm

 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

 One of the key development challenges in Kwale is poor management of land and the environment. There is rampant destruction of forests, poor land use and poor solid wastage management. These have led to loss of forest cover, destruction of water catchment areas, land degradation and pollution of the environment. Prolonged droughts and other climate change effects have been witnessed as a result. This sector aims at ensuring a well managed environment where land, minerals and natural resources shall be utilized sustainably for development.

 The county will continue with its programmes in preservation of the environment and sustainable use of its natural resources. In particular the county will pursue the establishment of a mapping centre, adjudication and settlement plans, complete the county spatial plan and the planning of Diani/Ukunda urban area and other trading centres. The county will also continue with the afforestation programme and the management of marine reserves.

Table 7: Role of Stakeholders in the Strategic Priority

Stakeholders	Role
County Government	Provide funds and human resources to undertake out the programmes
Development Partners	Provide financial and technical support
Ministry of Lands	Provide policy guidelines on environmental and natural resources management Survey and registration of lands
Ministry of Mining	Provide policy guidelines on mining and resource mapping for mining
National Land Commission	Provide technical support and advice Conflicts resolution
National Environment Management Authority	Coordinating the implementation of policies, regulations and standards relating to the environment
NGOs, CBOs	Participation in environmental conservation
KWS, KFS, KEFRI	Support in conservation of forests Support in afforestation  Support in wildlife conservation and human-wildlife conflicts resolution

 Programmes, Objectives, Targets and Indicators

 

PROGRAMME	OBJECTIVES	TARGETS	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	OUTCOMES	ESTIMATED COST (KSHS)	REMARKS
Administration	To ensure efficient and effective services to county department, organizations and the general public.	Land Banking	No of acres of land bought	Improved physical planning	20,000,000.00	Proposed
Land Use Planning and Management	To provide an effective special framework to guide land use planning and development	Establishing of Kwale mapping centre(GIS) at the county level	Kwale (GIS) mapping centre established	Improved planning (physical)	50,000,000.00	Proposed
		Survey and squatter settlement plan (Sheep and Goat) in Tsimba Golini ward	No of squatter settlement plans surveyed	Reduced land conflicts/ disputes, enhanced land security and utilization	2,703,810.00	Proposed
		Adjudication and settlement of community Land(Taru Ranch)  in Mackinon ward	No of community settlement plans adjudicated	Reduced land conflicts/ disputes, enhanced land security and utilization	3,000,000.00	Proposed
		County Spatial Planning at the County level	No of advisory plans developed	Improved planning, reduced land conflicts/ disputes	50,000,000.00	Proposed
		Planning of Diani/Ukunda Urban area in Ukunda ward	No of advisory plans developed	Improved planning, reduced land conflicts/ disputes	10,000,000.00	Proposed
Natural resource management	To ensure efficient and sustainable management of natural resources	Forest Development and Management at the County level	No of tree seedlings planted	Increased forest cover and ecosystem management	5,000,000.00	Proposed
		Environmental Conservation-Kuni Mbili Energy saving project-Development of Energy saving jikos in all wards	No. of women groups trained and  given the materials for distribution to households	Improved energy conservation	10,000,000.00	Proposed
		Management of Diani-Chale marine Reserve in Gombato, Ukunda and Kinondo wards	No of marine reserve management practices implemented	Increased forest cover and ecosystem management	3,000,000.00	Proposed
TOTAL					153,703,810.00