Restoring African drylands: What’s next?
Today Salina Abraham, the Global Landscape Forum strategic adviser joins me as we investigate what was achieved last week during the conference. In this conversation …
Why is GLF Africa 2021 critical to African drylands now?
The Global Landscape Forum Africa 2021 kicks off tomorrow, the 2nd June, for two days. The digital Th The conference will play an essential role …
Ambitious African Forest restoration: What is the progress?
Every year, research by the World Resources Institute WRI indicates that Africa losses nearly 3 million hectares of forests. The continents 65% of the land …
Solar-powered boreholes liberate Zambia’s Kafue Basin from wild fruits.
In 2014, the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) under the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) funded the Strengthening climate resilience project in the Kafue sub-Basin in Zambia. …
Local people critical in restoration of African drylands.
African drylands are home to more than half a billion people who live and work in the drylands. “We need to rethink restoration within the …
Energy Shift: How can Africa ensure a just transition?
In 2019, the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources (UNU-INRA) report on Africa’s stranded assets warned that Africa must forego burning 90percent of known …
Restoration of the African Drylands Series Trailer
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa Conference Digital 2021 conference will be happening on the 2nd and 3rd of June this year. It is the …
It’s a wrap for the climate change impacts on mental health series.
Mental health is not often directly linked to climate change. In Kenya climate change effects are among things associated with the rising depression, suicide, post-traumatic …
Building resilience in Africa
Africa accounts for total funding of $300 million of the f The pilot project for climate resilience is a USD1.2 billion adaptation funding window of the …
Conservation research, not a priority for Kenyans says, Senior Warden
Located in the Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria National Reserve is a stunning place. It is adorned by a pink cloud of flamingos and geysers bubbling …
Geothermal Energy: a high risk but worthy investment.
Today we are talking about the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low-Income Countries (SREP) funded by the Strategic Climate Fund. the Strategic Climate Fund …
Climate-related loss and damage: Who pays?
Climate impacts such as floods, droughts, firestorms, shifting seasons, sea-level rise, salt-water intrusion, the spread of vector-borne diseases, and devastation from cyclones and other extreme …