Africa: Immediate Action Needed to Reduce Small Vulnerable Newborns By Whitney Akinyi To prevent babies from being born underweight, too early and too small, a group of scientists have released a Lancet report on preventive interventions to curb pregnancy complications and child mortality rate in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, the statistics are alarming, with […]

Warm Temperatures Expected Across Eastern Africa By Gift Briton Temperatures across the Greater Horn of Africa are likely to be warmer than usual during the next seven days, according to the latest weather forecast for the period beginning 19th– 26th September. The Intergovernmental Authority On Development (IGAD’s) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) forecasts that […]

Trade for Climate Change Mitigation By Sharon Atieno While trade generates emissions from production and transport, it has tremendous potential to mitigate the negative environmental impacts as displayed at the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Public Forum. Steel Industry Steel Production is estimated to produce between 7.2% to 11% of global carbon emissions, depending on various […]

Trade to Feature Prominently in COP 28 By Sharon Atieno With international trade accounting for 20-30% of global carbon dioxide emissions, the sector has tremendous potential to lower emissions and contribute to the Paris Agreement of keeping temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Recognizing this potential, for the first time ever, the trade aspect is going […]

African Countries Urged to Ratify Fisheries Subsidies Agreement By Sharon Atieno With more than half of the world’s ocean being overfished, African countries have been urged to ratify the fisheries subsidies agreement being proposed by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO’s Director General said during a press briefing with journalists in Geneva, […]

Kenya: More than Half of Pesticides Highly Harmful By Gift Briton Six in every ten pesticide products used in Kenya contains one or more ingredients that can either cause cancer, infertility, affect unborn children, change genetic material, affect the hormonal system or damage the nervous system in humans. This is according to research findings of […]

Trade Essential in Climate Change Action By Sharon Atieno With the sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calling for deep reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) to limit global warming to 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement, trade remains a crucial part of […]