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 …
Kenyan University producing enough solar energy for use, and selling surplus to the National utility.
Kenya has a remarkable potential in solar energy but only 1percent (52MW) of the country’s energy mix has been tapped. In 2014, to tap on …
Why is the cost of Finance so high in Africa?
Dealing with Covid19 has proved, if there is a will, there is a way to provide more finance to deal with global issues. But since …
Does COP26 Cancellation slow down the climate action momentum?
In April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN postponed to 2021 a critical climate summit known as Cop26. It was scheduled to take …
Climate Effects: What can you do?
A report by the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), on economic growth, development and climate change …
What is Climate Change?
Droughts, and floods in Africa has intensified. In about three months, flooding has affected 1.3 million people in the Horn of Africa according to the …
COP25: Better a No Climate deal than a bad deal for Africa
By Sophie Mbugua, Madrid, Spain. The annual UN conference on climate change (COP25) held in Madrid in early December failed to raise the most needed …
COP25: Consider Africa’s climate special needs says AGN
By Sophie Mbugua, Madrid, Spain At COP25, in Madrid, the proposal for acknowledgment of Africa’s special circumstances and needs was put forward by the African …