By Mohamed Kamara
The newly appointed Presidential aide on Climate Change Dr. Kandeh Yumkella is now cause for public attention on what mechanisms he would use to avert Climate Change uncertainties each season especially now that Sierra Leone and other countries of the continent are experiencing windy rains, flooding in South East Asia also forecast in Sierra Leone according to the meteorological Agency and Heat wave in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Americas which is also seen as a possible predicament in Sierra Leone after the rainy season.
First, the Public raise the question of finance, they noted that since the Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow Scotland, developed countries promised to dish out one hundred billion dollars to combat the challenges of Climate Change which up to the time of going to Press is yet to come. This announcement also reminds of another similar promise that was made in the previous Climate Change held in pens.
Secondly, Dr. Yumkella is also questioned over the following, in developed countries mainly China and even India, pollution caused by carbon emissions from vehicles is said to be some of the causes of Climate Change, in Sierra Leone, the Environmental Ministry Agency and other concerns on Climate Change sensitize the general public about the need to limit deforestation. But in contrary, cutting tress for wood on the one hand is seen as a traditional method for coal availability. Coal is widely used for cooking purposes including wood and also derive Socio-economic benefit for those in the Local Industry. The question is what advisory mechanism would he use to abolish or minimize these ancient tendency?
The third question seen as most sensitize is the Expertise and the local finances available to compliment his theory for the general public, Dr. Yumkella has a robust function with a lot of challenges and despite his knowledge on geography, this one seem to be more boring.