Cut glaring gender gap at global climate talks
Countries with higher levels of gender equality tend to ratify better environmental treaties and adopt eco-friendly practices.
By 2 months ago
Cut glaring gender gap at global climate talks
Green spaces offer solution to heat in urban areas
Since there is no reliable replacement for concrete, especially in the Global South, a deliberate decision to leave room for green spaces during construction will do.
By 2 months ago
Green spaces offer solution to heat in urban areas
Banks can make the world take a healthy path
Banks wield power in ensuring environmental safety. As a result, the industry has been a target of several campaigns, being at the center of the tug-of-war between profits and morality.
By 2 months ago
Banks can make the world take a healthy path
Make farming more appealing to tame poverty
Trouble was however how to handle relatives seeking help to get job opportunities away from home. Many asked for “kazi yoyote tu” (any job), assuming one had necessary connections.
By 2 months ago
Make farming more appealing to tame poverty
How farmers can help to fight climate change
The panacea to agriculture’s contribution to the climate crisis must be sustainable since an increase in global warming will hamper the achievement of the so needed sector’s benefits.
By 2 months ago
How farmers can help to fight climate change
Go green with festivities and gift wrappings
You can opt for eco-friendly decorations, reusable and recyclable packaging, or creative and reusable wrapping solutions and significantly reduce waste and environmental degradation.
By 3 months ago
Go green with festivities and gift wrappings
Address climate-related losses for sustainability
Policies that support the creation of alternative livelihoods and provide social safety nets for displaced populations are crucial.
By 3 months ago
Address climate-related losses for sustainability
Celebrities as catalysts for climate action
Their involvement may inspire faster policy change, as they bring attention to challenges that might otherwise go unnoticed.
By 3 months ago
Celebrities as catalysts for climate action
Celebrities' role as catalysts for climate action
Their involvement may inspire faster policy change, as they bring attention to challenges that might otherwise go unnoticed.
By 3 months ago
Celebrities' role as catalysts for climate action
It's timely to have a Health Day at climate talks
There are opportunities to combine efforts to tackle health and climate problems. Efforts to mitigate climate change must not slow down.
By 3 months ago
It's timely to have a Health Day at climate talks
Rising temperatures, rising injustice for victims of abuse
As climate change worsens, so is discrimination against teenage mothers in Marsabit. Abused women and girls have nowhere to run to as the county is yet to complete a rescue centre.
By 3 months ago
Rising temperatures, rising injustice for victims of abuse
Plan to prevent further loss of lives to El Nino
Now at least four people, including a KCSE candidate, have been killed. Villages are marooned and thousands displaced. Without roads, it will be difficult to get food and other aid to the affected.
By 4 months ago
Plan to prevent further loss of lives to El Nino
Reproductive health taking a hit as climate crisis deepens
No one thinks about sharing information on reproductive health or distributing condoms in camps because it is not a priority need, food is.
By 4 months ago
Reproductive health taking a hit as climate crisis deepens
Oil giant should respect East Africans' culture
Different people have varied spiritual and cultural beliefs. In some cases, the exhumation of a corpse, if it must happen, comes with rituals.
By 4 months ago
Oil giant should respect East Africans' culture
Don't let climate disasters push girls to perverts
The women who suffer effects of climate change in the severest ways are sometimes from communities perennially dealing with extreme poverty, massive crop failure, low literacy levels
By 4 months ago
Don't let climate disasters push girls to perverts
Stop hypocrisy in PR tree planting among firms
Another evil is gaining PR showing environmental responsible firms planting trees, in a ploy to divert attention from their harmful activities (greenwashing).
By 5 months ago
Stop hypocrisy in PR tree planting among firms
National Farmers' Day will step up climate action
As the world heads to Dubai for COP28 climate talks, farmers play a critical role in climate action, even as they sustain the global population and amplify food security.
By 5 months ago
National Farmers' Day will step up climate action
How is Africa to juggle debt and climate burdens?
Africa is not acting victim! It needs space to juggle development, climate extremes, food insecurity and health challenges. Let Africa breathe!
By 5 months ago
How is Africa to juggle debt and climate burdens?
Make teachers, students climate action agents
Teachers help nations achieve key long-term goals. We have one on climate change that poses significant risks to food security through crop failure, aided by unpredictable rain patterns.
By 5 months ago
Make teachers, students climate action agents
COP28 must deliver tangible outcomes on water
Access to clean water is a significant challenge, as climate change, population growth and urbanisation put pressure on available sources.
By 5 months ago
COP28 must deliver tangible outcomes on water
Stop making Africa beg for what is rightfully hers
Several African nations have policies and regulations enabling climate action. Many have ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
By 6 months ago
Stop making Africa beg for what is rightfully hers
How prepared are we for oncoming killer El Nino?
Loss and damage in property and infrastructure run into billions of dollars, and it might take ages to rebuild, especially for the poor.
By 6 months ago
How prepared are we for oncoming killer El Nino?
Mix science, local beliefs to tame climate crisis
The interest in agriculture is unavoidable, as it is the backbone of many economies. But how do we deal with nuances around certain foods or climate action?
By 6 months ago
Mix science, local beliefs to tame climate crisis
What's construction industry doing at climate fete?
The construction industry is one to focus on during the ACW and ACS, since it has done so much in offering solutions to the climate crisis as well.
By 6 months ago
What's construction industry doing at climate fete?
Africa, sing a new song after this Climate Summit
Time is up for the end of such stories as children being married off on the African coasts because their parents can no longer feed them, having lost all their crops and livestock to drought.
By 7 months ago
Africa, sing a new song after this Climate Summit
What if Maui in Hawaii was an island in Africa?
The huge losses and damage have largely been blamed on inefficiency on part of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, which did not activate an outdoor siren system
By 7 months ago
What if Maui in Hawaii was an island in Africa?
Youth must earn their place in renewable energy
The youth are already vocal against fossil fuel extraction in Africa, especially with East African Crude Oil Pipeline, Tilenga and Kingfisher in Uganda projects.
By 7 months ago
Youth must earn their place in renewable energy
Increase focus, action for PWDs in climate crisis
Just as PWD require more help during disasters, their representation in decision making tables locally and globally, as well as actual climate action within their ability must increase.
By 7 months ago
Increase focus, action for PWDs in climate crisis
Tackling global boiling needs wittier local effort
Collaboration between governments, NGOs and communities can pave the way for a brighter and greener future for Africa and the world.
By 8 months ago
Tackling global boiling needs wittier local effort
Yes, enhance food security with women in mind
Malnutrition of children and pregnant women is one of the immediate problems visible, and which may need urgent intervention. We saw this coming.
By 8 months ago
Yes, enhance food security with women in mind
Take hoes to museum and get machines to farm
Using improved technology to increase food production will help increase adaptation to climate change, tackle poverty, hunger, poor nutrition, gender inequalities, and even forestall conflict.
By 8 months ago
Take hoes to museum and get machines to farm
Walk the talk on viable solutions to new 'normal'
Even if government has measures to control logging, cartels who feed the endemic corruption beasts in Kenya, will not sleep.
By 8 months ago
Walk the talk on viable solutions to new 'normal'
Cut glaring gender gap at global climate talks
Countries with higher levels of gender equality tend to ratify better environmental treaties and adopt eco-friendly practices.
By 2 months ago
Cut glaring gender gap at global climate talks
Green spaces offer solution to heat in urban areas
Since there is no reliable replacement for concrete, especially in the Global South, a deliberate decision to leave room for green spaces during construction will do.
By 2 months ago
Green spaces offer solution to heat in urban areas
Banks can make the world take a healthy path
Banks wield power in ensuring environmental safety. As a result, the industry has been a target of several campaigns, being at the center of the tug-of-war between profits and morality.
By 2 months ago
Banks can make the world take a healthy path
Make farming more appealing to tame poverty
Trouble was however how to handle relatives seeking help to get job opportunities away from home. Many asked for “kazi yoyote tu” (any job), assuming one had necessary connections.
By 2 months ago
Make farming more appealing to tame poverty
How farmers can help to fight climate change
The panacea to agriculture’s contribution to the climate crisis must be sustainable since an increase in global warming will hamper the achievement of the so needed sector’s benefits.
By 2 months ago
How farmers can help to fight climate change
Go green with festivities and gift wrappings
You can opt for eco-friendly decorations, reusable and recyclable packaging, or creative and reusable wrapping solutions and significantly reduce waste and environmental degradation.
By 3 months ago
Go green with festivities and gift wrappings
Address climate-related losses for sustainability
Policies that support the creation of alternative livelihoods and provide social safety nets for displaced populations are crucial.
By 3 months ago
Address climate-related losses for sustainability
Celebrities as catalysts for climate action
Their involvement may inspire faster policy change, as they bring attention to challenges that might otherwise go unnoticed.
By 3 months ago
Celebrities as catalysts for climate action
CS Kindiki banking on new air assets to fight banditry
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Affordable housing: Will State's data-backed action now pay off?
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