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Lynet Otieno

Last year's Mai Mahiu tragedy was preventable

One year on, families in Mai Mahiu are still reeling from the pain of losing or missing loved ones in a flash flood.

Last year's Mai Mahiu tragedy was preventable

New climate plan must be alive to usual hurdles

New climate plan must be alive to usual hurdles

Climate action must guarantee safety and justice

Climate action must guarantee safety and justice

Earth Day is a reminder of our duty to nature

Earth Day is a reminder of our duty to nature

How climate change has fuelled a health crisis

To the common man, climate change may mean just extreme weather, usually characterised by floods or drought.

How climate change has fuelled a health crisis

Prioritise loss and damage grants to communities

A proposal by the UN fund on loss and damage suggests prioritising governments in their disbursement of money to reduce risks and respond to climate-induced loss and damage.

Prioritise loss and damage grants to communities

Are second-hand clothes charity or pollution?

African nations should collectively demand quality checks to ensure the second-hand clothes shipped in are devoid of waste.

Are second-hand clothes charity or pollution?

Climate: Gains, gaps and urgency for action

Strengthen early warning systems at the meteorological department to mitigate impact of floods and droughts so that the 2023 and 2024 happenings do not recur.

Climate: Gains, gaps and urgency for action

Women are key change agents, not just victims

The IIWD being marked today, just aligned at a different three-hour IWD precursor event later, the general focus was on women as victims of GBV.

By 2 months ago

Women are key change agents, not just victims

Producers too responsible for waste management

To facilitate compliance, the government, working with private sector stakeholders, must invest in awareness and capacity-building initiatives on the true value of waste.

By 2 months ago

Producers too responsible for waste management

Research synergy key for climate-nutrition action

As a child in the mid-90s, while adjusting to life in semi-arid lands back home, the reality of food insecurity hit hard

By 3 months ago

Research synergy key for climate-nutrition action

African children can thrive amid climate chaos

Announcements to effect that schools had to delay opening due to serious flooding was the highlight of the link between extreme weather and education.

By 3 months ago

African children can thrive amid climate chaos

Africa can't afford climate backsliders today

President Donald Trump’s 2017 Executive Order to pull America out of the 2015 Paris Agreement sent a chilling message to Africa.

By 3 months ago

Africa can't afford climate backsliders today

Where do monkeys get audacity to bite people?

That monkeys now bite humans and cause bodily harm is surreal. Yet 15 cases of monkey attacks have been reported in Trans-Nzoia.

By 3 months ago

Where do monkeys get audacity to bite people?

Tame silent sandy plunder in Lake Victoria

While Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania governments have laws to tame illegal sand mining, enforcement must increase and corruption decisively dealt with.

By 4 months ago

Tame silent sandy plunder in Lake Victoria

Justice is needed for persons with albinism

The plight of persons with disabilities rarely crosses the mind when considering effects of climate change on health or basic human rights.

By 4 months ago

Justice is needed for persons with albinism

Africa's opportunity in taming a warming world

The period between 2015 and 2024 could be the warmest decade ever recorded, as global temperatures surged to 1.54°C from January to September 2024, above pre-industrial levels.

By 4 months ago

Africa's opportunity in taming a warming world

Reverent politics key to climate action

The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) has used the Faith Pavilion at the COP29 to advance its calls for justice for the least contributors to the climate crisis, but who are worst affected.

By 5 months ago

Reverent politics key to climate action

Why training is key to taming biodiversity loss

Equipping graduates with skills to sustainably manage aquatic ecosystems is a sure means to biodiversity conservation and economic empowerment.

By 5 months ago

Why training is key to taming biodiversity loss

Why your bank should shun fossil fuel projects

There is no difference between banks that fund projects that increase carbon emissions and the Global North which has developed with the help of fossil fuels.

By 5 months ago

Why your bank should shun fossil fuel projects

Why a loss and damage fund is crucial for LREB

After loss and damage, building back better post-disaster is best. The devolved governments must ensure limited massive losses, including that of disrupted ecosystems.

By 5 months ago

Why a loss and damage fund is crucial for LREB

Carbon offsets is no climate solution for Africa

The COP29 wrapped up in Azerbaijan, with one of the recorded achievements being operationalisation of carbon markets, as per Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

By 5 months ago

Carbon offsets is no climate solution for Africa

Climate justice is nothing without gender justice

The women we met in rural Marsabit and Isiolo are from marginalised communities and struggle with water scarcity, food insecurity, and displacement, all enabled by climate change.

By 5 months ago

Climate justice is nothing without gender justice

COP29 must aid, transform smallholder farmers

At the Baku COP29, AGN should champion the creation of finance mechanisms tailored for smallholder farmers, and advocate “green climate grants” accessible by co-operatives.

By 6 months ago

COP29 must aid, transform smallholder farmers

How climate change has fuelled a health crisis

To the common man, climate change may mean just extreme weather, usually characterised by floods or drought.

How climate change has fuelled a health crisis

Prioritise loss and damage grants to communities

A proposal by the UN fund on loss and damage suggests prioritising governments in their disbursement of money to reduce risks and respond to climate-induced loss and damage.

Prioritise loss and damage grants to communities

Are second-hand clothes charity or pollution?

African nations should collectively demand quality checks to ensure the second-hand clothes shipped in are devoid of waste.

Are second-hand clothes charity or pollution?

Climate: Gains, gaps and urgency for action

Strengthen early warning systems at the meteorological department to mitigate impact of floods and droughts so that the 2023 and 2024 happenings do not recur.

Climate: Gains, gaps and urgency for action

Women are key change agents, not just victims

The IIWD being marked today, just aligned at a different three-hour IWD precursor event later, the general focus was on women as victims of GBV.

By 2 months ago

Women are key change agents, not just victims

Producers too responsible for waste management

To facilitate compliance, the government, working with private sector stakeholders, must invest in awareness and capacity-building initiatives on the true value of waste.

By 2 months ago

Producers too responsible for waste management

Research synergy key for climate-nutrition action

As a child in the mid-90s, while adjusting to life in semi-arid lands back home, the reality of food insecurity hit hard

By 3 months ago

Research synergy key for climate-nutrition action

African children can thrive amid climate chaos

Announcements to effect that schools had to delay opening due to serious flooding was the highlight of the link between extreme weather and education.

By 3 months ago

African children can thrive amid climate chaos

Africa can't afford climate backsliders today

President Donald Trump’s 2017 Executive Order to pull America out of the 2015 Paris Agreement sent a chilling message to Africa.

By 3 months ago

Africa can't afford climate backsliders today

Where do monkeys get audacity to bite people?

That monkeys now bite humans and cause bodily harm is surreal. Yet 15 cases of monkey attacks have been reported in Trans-Nzoia.

By 3 months ago

Where do monkeys get audacity to bite people?

Tame silent sandy plunder in Lake Victoria

While Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania governments have laws to tame illegal sand mining, enforcement must increase and corruption decisively dealt with.

By 4 months ago

Tame silent sandy plunder in Lake Victoria

Justice is needed for persons with albinism

The plight of persons with disabilities rarely crosses the mind when considering effects of climate change on health or basic human rights.

By 4 months ago

Justice is needed for persons with albinism

Africa's opportunity in taming a warming world

The period between 2015 and 2024 could be the warmest decade ever recorded, as global temperatures surged to 1.54°C from January to September 2024, above pre-industrial levels.

By 4 months ago

Africa's opportunity in taming a warming world

Reverent politics key to climate action

The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) has used the Faith Pavilion at the COP29 to advance its calls for justice for the least contributors to the climate crisis, but who are worst affected.

By 5 months ago

Reverent politics key to climate action

Why training is key to taming biodiversity loss

Equipping graduates with skills to sustainably manage aquatic ecosystems is a sure means to biodiversity conservation and economic empowerment.

By 5 months ago

Why training is key to taming biodiversity loss

Why your bank should shun fossil fuel projects

There is no difference between banks that fund projects that increase carbon emissions and the Global North which has developed with the help of fossil fuels.

By 5 months ago

Why your bank should shun fossil fuel projects

Why a loss and damage fund is crucial for LREB

After loss and damage, building back better post-disaster is best. The devolved governments must ensure limited massive losses, including that of disrupted ecosystems.

By 5 months ago

Why a loss and damage fund is crucial for LREB

Carbon offsets is no climate solution for Africa

The COP29 wrapped up in Azerbaijan, with one of the recorded achievements being operationalisation of carbon markets, as per Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

By 5 months ago

Carbon offsets is no climate solution for Africa

Climate justice is nothing without gender justice

The women we met in rural Marsabit and Isiolo are from marginalised communities and struggle with water scarcity, food insecurity, and displacement, all enabled by climate change.

By 5 months ago

Climate justice is nothing without gender justice

COP29 must aid, transform smallholder farmers

At the Baku COP29, AGN should champion the creation of finance mechanisms tailored for smallholder farmers, and advocate “green climate grants” accessible by co-operatives.

By 6 months ago

COP29 must aid, transform smallholder farmers

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