Global Urban Forum Concludes with Cairo Call to Action By Sharon Atieno With around 1.6 billion people worldwide lacking adequate housing, an estimated 15 million people forcibly evicted yearly, and another 150 million living in homelessness, delegates at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) have adopted the Cairo Call to Action to […]

COP 29: Boost Adaptation Financing, Developed Countries Urged By Sharon Atieno As the world gears up for the 29th Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on countries to scale up urgent action against climate change starting with a commitment to boost adaptation financing. According […]

Kenya: Narok Community Reaping from Water Source, Forest Restoration Efforts By Clifford Akumu In Mara-Siana village in Western Narok, residents have traditionally depended on natural water sources for their livelihoods. However, these springs, streams, and rivers have deteriorated and become polluted over time due to intensive human activities, including illegal sand harvesting, deforestation, intensive agriculture, […]

Global Urban Forum Urges Local Solutions to Address Housing Crisis By Gift Briton The 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF-12) has kicked off in Egypt, drawing over 37,000 participants from around the globe. The event, which will run until November 8th, organized by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the second to […]

Mealworms Show Potential to Tackle Plastic Waste – Study By Sharon Atieno The larvae of a darkling beetle species that is indigenous in Africa, could be the solution to combating plastic waste on the continent and the rest of the world. This is according to research conducted by scientists from the International Centre of Insect […]