COP27: Africa must do more to push for Climate Justice.
Africa is a continent hard hit by climate change though least emitter. Erratic rains and floods, prolonged droughts, climate related migration and conflict, combined with …
Kenyan pastoralists on edge due to drought.
Drought situation continues to worsen in Kenya. In Kenya’s Rift Valley, local says they last harvested since 2018. This year it has rained for four …
Endorois women in Kenya rally villagers to save community swamp.
Bogoria Kenya:In the 1970s, the Endorois community lost their grazing ground when Lake Baringo was registered as a national reserve. The Endorois community a Kenyan …
Special Episode with DW’s Living Planet
Today in a special program swap with DW- Living Planet we here how climate change is impacting women in girls, in Kenya. As temperature continue …
Slow climate disaster recovery dims hope in Kenya and Mozambique
As temperature rise, so does the losses in livelihoods and damages to key infrastructure hampering development and country planning. However, last year in Glasgow, UK, …
Early warning services saves lives and economies
Early warning services are critical to healthy ecosystems, safe communities, and productive economies. Disasters like storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires have become more common and intense. …
Kenyan middlemen killing research funds flow to researchers.
The Kenyan government has tried funding research, but intermediaries are killing the research flows between government and the researchers. “The current government allocated five billion …
Kenyan and Seychelles youths solving the plastic menace
Kibera- the biggest informal settlement in Kenya and possibly in the African continent. According to UN-Habitat, Kibera has the highest settlement density of any settlement …
Sectors in Ghana join hands to reduce rising air pollution.
Ghana’s air quality monitoring started back in 1996. Over the years, different sectors have joined hands to curb air pollution emanating from the transport sector, …
Opinion: Protecting women and girls critical in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado crisis in 2021
Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, is the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for East and Southern Africa CABO DELGADO, Mozambique: As governments and communities rallied together …
Climate change dragging Kenyans into poverty killing them?
Nearly three years ago, on a rainy Thursday night at around midnight, 39-year-old Mary Wambui clung to her unborn baby. “The rain was too heavy! …
Economics of Climate Change; Challenges and Opportunities.
Climate change has had an immense impact of Africa’s economics. Combined, the continent emits about four percent of all global emissions but has seen adverse …