Virtual Tour Showcases Novel Agroecology Innovations for Food Sovereignty By Joyce Chimbi Smallholder farmers are the backbone of food systems everywhere. But increasingly confronted by multiple, complex challenges including the triple threat facing humanity today – climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, these farmers can barely put food on the table. To educate them on […]

Health Crucial in Climate Action, MSF Says By Sharon Atieno With more than 250,000 additional deaths annually expected between 2030 and 2050 due to climate change, from undernutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress alone, the need to prioritize health in climate action cannot be understated. Further, the direct damage costs to health (excluding costs in […]

Climate Finance Tiff: Africa Needs to Rethink its Strategy, Clean its Hands By Daniel Otunge The fallout from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) over the financing of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage in developing countries led to protests, and a walkout by developing-country delegations led by the African negotiators was […]

Race against Time as Countries Push for Plastic Pollution Treaty By Sharon Atieno The world is on the verge of acquiring an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution if talks taking place in Korea are successful. More than 430 million tonnes of plastics are produced annually. Two in three of these are short-lived products […]

COP29: Poor Nations Slam Climate Finance Deal By Joyce Ojanji With the just concluded United Nations (UN) climate summit, COP29, termed as the “finance COP” for its wide focus on climate finance, vulnerable countries blasted a new US$300 billion a year finance goal adopted by wealthier nations to help poorer ones deal with climate change, saying the […]

Scientists Urged to Deliver Robust Solutions to Ensure Planet’s Future By Duncan Mboyah (Special correspondent) The world leaders have urged scientists to continue seeking robust science-based solutions to ensure the planet’s future. Led by the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, the leaders noted that science is central to tackling the world’s greatest challenges. “We face […]

Kenya: WorldFish Supports Gender-sensitive Fisheries, Aquaculture Policy for Homa Bay County By Daniel Otunge A baseline study using a gender lens was conducted from March to June 2023 on the impacts of climate change on the livelihoods of the fisher communities in the Lake Victoria Region of Homa Bay and Migori Counties in Kenya. The study […]

Namibian Environmental Trust Wins 2024 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize By Duncan Mboyah (Special Correspondent) A Namibian environmental trust has scooped the 2024 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation. The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), a non-profit organization received the award after dedicating its work towards sustainable development and environmental education in the […]

Experts Explain Health Effects of Methanol, Treatment By Daniel Otunge I have always wondered why some alcohol blind, maim and even kill people who consume them. In Kenya, consumption of what is popularly referred to as ‘illicit brews’ has made many men and women blind and sent many to their makers earlier than expected. Similarly, […]