Africa Explores Innovative Vector Control Technologies against Malaria  By Stephanie Mukandairo African health officials are urgently exploring revolutionary gene drive technology to combat malaria as traditional control methods face mounting challenges, including a staggering $60 billion annual funding shortfall and increasing mosquito resistance to existing interventions. They were speaking at a recent webinar on sustainable […]

UNCTAD’s Mission to Revolutionize Sustainable Ocean Economies By Thuku Kariuki At the sidelines of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), Africa 21 Association talked with Dr. Chantal Line Carpentier, Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development, UNCTAD, who spoke about their role in sustainable ocean economies. At the UNOC3, the Trade, Environment, Climate Change, […]

Global Financial Institutions Urged to Support Clean Energy in Africa By Duncan Mboyah Energy experts have urged the international financial institutions to support clean energy in Africa to reduce carbon emissions. The experts who were talking in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, said that it is high time that African countries adopt solar, wind and hydrogen green […]

CGIAR Championing Scientific Solutions for Pest, Disease Control By Milliam Murigi The CGIAR’s Sustainable Farming Program (SFP) is ramping up investment in accessible diagnostics, real-time surveillance systems, and integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to help protect vulnerable farming communities from the increasing pests and disease threats. Plant pests and diseases are responsible for up to […]

UN recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, Spain By Joyce Ojanji The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have announced the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation, and invasive species in three continents. The three new flagships comprise restoration initiatives in […]

Overexploitation Depleting Fish Stocks, Sustainable Management Crucial By Sharon Atieno With more than a third of global fish stocks being overexploited, sustainable management is crucial to rebuild populations. This is according to a new report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. The Review […]

Kenya: Science, Technology & Innovation to Transform Arid Lands By Duncan Mboyah Kenya plans to use science, technology, and innovation to transform Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) to productive agricultural areas. Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, principal secretary in the State Department for Science, Research, and Innovation in the Ministry of Education, said that Kenya continues to […]