Financing Change in Africa: Where are we?
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), a multilateral climate finance mechanism, has been working with the continent’s premier financial development institution, the African Development Bank (AfDB) …
Culture – a panacea to the high mental health treatment gap?
Mental health problems in Kenya and Africa are often interpreted from either a religious or traditional perspective influenced by a person’s cultural perceptions. These perceptions …
Financing Change in Africa.
Starting coming Thursday, 1st April 2021, the Africa Climate Conversations is collaborating with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) for …
Mental Health: why are Kenyan youths turning to drugs?
This week, we are still staying in Murang’a county. Today, we talk to Joseph Mbai County Executive Committee member in charge of Health Murang’a County. …
How does this GIS tool monitor landslides?
In many countries, some landslide-prone areas are known. But often, communities seem to be caught unaware when these landslides hit. Also read wrecked by Landslide: …
Wrecked by Landslide: No place to call home three years on.
Today’s episode features a family, victims of a landslide from Gitugi village in Mathioya, Murang’a County in central Kenya. About three years ago, a landslide …
There is no health without Mental Health warns experts.
Leonard Nasoro, a mental health specialist from Kilifi, Kenya says that Kilifi County in Kenya has three practicing mental health specialists against a population of about …
No, Mental Illness is not Madness says Experts
In today’s episode, we talk to Elias Fondo, the Kilifi County Mental Health Clinical officer, Leonard Nasoro, a mental health specialist, and a nurse at …
Kilifi: Where drought and flood devastates at the same time
This week’s episode takes you to Kilifi, Kenya – home to Watamu and Malindi’s sandy beaches. The only permanent river – River Sabaki – emanating …
How is the changing climate affecting mental health?
< Kenyans suffer a mental illness in their lifetime. Natural disasters like flooding are becoming prevalent, and, in some counties, communities are struggling with disasters interchanging …
A hot East Africa: But how hot?
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports indicate 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record after 2019 and 2016. In today’s episode, Dr. …
Trailer: Climate Change impacts on Mental Health.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said that 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on record, in a persistent long-term climate change trend. 2016, 2019, and …