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, …
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 …
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, …
It is time Africa rethinks air pollution funding.
Africa attracted about five percent of development funding and less than four percent of philanthropy funding to fight air pollution between 2015 – 2020 according …
Why are air pollution policies not translating into actions?
Dr Alice Kaudia, the former Environment Secretary at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in Kenya says policies are not translating into action. why? …
Dirty Air: Dirty Blood!
Did you know that you breathe about 150 liters of air daily and that the air you breathe goes directly to your lungs and bloodstream? …
Welcome Back: Lets talk about air pollution in Africa.
Africa’s growth has been accelerating for the last twenty years. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Africa was on track to more than triple its population this …
Covid-19 raises drug abuse, mental health among Kenyan students.
Today, this episode highlights the economic impacts Covid 19 has had on schools, drug surges, and mental health impacts. As of November 2020, the World …
Its time the African Union led Climate Negotiations for Africa.
Kamal Djemouai, an independent climate change consultant and adviser to the AGN it is time the African Union lead climate negotiations for Africa. “The continent’s …
Kenyan Primary school equipping children with green skills.
Due to human activities, every decade is turning out to be the warmest on the record. In Kenya’s Gikambura Primary school, Located in Kikuyu sub-county, …
Kenyan children protects biodiversity despite Climate Change effects.
This week, we are talking about empowering children to conserve biodiversity and the environment. It is what Miti Alliance has been doing for the last …