Did COP27 benefit the African Continent?
The Sharm el-Sheikh, decision was reached early morning on last Sunday the 20thas official plenary started at 4am. Among the wins for the Continent was …
“Time for Action, not Backtracking,” Says COP27 Presidency.
COP27 occurs when floods, drought, wildfires, storms, and cyclones devastate communities, economies, and ecosystems globally. The COP27 President Special Representative Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd told the …
Timely weather texts rescues Kenyan farmers.
Traditional weather forecasting was relied upon to determine when famers would plant in many African communities. Still amang communities it remains the most accessible and …
Why Natural Gas must power Africa Energy transition.
African Union says natural gas, green and low carbon hydrogen and nuclear energy will play a crucial role in expanding modern energy access in Africa. Why?
COP27: Energy transition must be just to Africa.
Zambia, Southern Africa, Hydro energy comprises of 83percent of Zambia’s installed capacity. In 2015, climate change impacts reduced Zambia energy generation capacity by more than 50 percent. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Kenya’s capital city’s poor planning worsening air quality.
Until 2014 when the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan (NIUPLAN) expected to guide the city until 2030 was drawn. NIUPLAN comes after the 1973 …
Investment in Adaptation is a must: warns IPCC Scientists.
Scientists warn that adaptation to climate change cannot lag anymore especially in Africa. A just released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the latest …