Nairobi Declaration: Africa’s Demands to Achieve Climate Goals By Sharon Atieno With African countries facing disproportionate burdens and risks arising from climate change-related weather events and patterns including droughts, floods and wildfires, leading to detrimental impacts on its populations, the Nairobi Declaration calls for concerted efforts to lower emissions and keep the 1.5°C limit within […]

ICIPE Appoints New Director General By Joyce Ojanji The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has announced the appointment of Dr. Abdou Tenkouano as the new Director General effective from 1st January 2024. Dr. Tenkouano from Burkina Faso, becomes the fifth leader of the Centre since it was founded in 1970, taking over from Dr. Segenet […]

Agroecology, Crucial Pathway in Achieving SDGs By Joyce Chimbi East African countries are grappling with extreme poverty due to an escalating and consistent drought situation. Gaps and weaknesses in the agricultural sector have prevented a consistent, sustainable reduction in rural poverty and inequality, leaving smallholder farmers trapped in a poverty cycle. As matters agriculture and […]

Africa: Agroecological Systems Leaving Nobody Behind in Food Security By Joyce Chimbi An increasing number of people in Kenya and the larger sub-Saharan Africa region still rely on emergency food support. The number of food-insecure people in Kenya increased by 35 percent between 2022 and 2023. Vulnerable households are using multiple coping strategies to survive […]

Urgent Action Needed to Transform Africa’s Food System By Clifford Akumu African governments, the private sector, communities, and individuals need to act urgently to transform the continent’s food systems, a new report has shown. The new study,2022 Africa Agriculture Status Report(AASR23) titled “Empowering Africa’s Food Systems”, underscores the need to address the challenges affecting African food systems […]

End Injustices to Make Africa Climate Resilient By Sharon Atieno With the continent’s potential for green growth being at the centre of the Africa Climate Summit and renewable energy poised as one of the suitable areas, addressing injustices is crucial to attaining this potential. The United Nations General Secretary, Antonio Guterres said during the ongoing […]

Kenya’s National Farmers Day Initiative: Cultivating Prosperity, Climate Resilience By Whitney Akinyi The inaugural Africa Climate Summit week is not just a gathering of Heads of States and international delegates, but also a platform for showcasing local initiatives that are making a tangible impact on climate action and sustainable development. One such initiative, the National […]

Agroecology, Silver Bullet to Africa’s Chronic Hunger, Thirst By Joyce Chimbi An increasing number of African countries are in the throng of a spiraling food crisis instigated by erratic and drastic changes in weather patterns. The deterioration in food security is such that in the greater Horn of Africa, nearly 60 million people are in […]

US$ 650M Investment to Advance Carbon Markets in Africa By Sharon Atieno The quest for Africa to unlock investment in its vast resources through carbon markets has received a US$ 650 million boost. The commitment was made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Independent Climate Change Acceleration (UICCA) and Climate Asset Management during a panel […]

Africa’s Inaugural Climate Summit Commences in Nairobi By Gift Briton The inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS23) has officially kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya. The summit which runs between 4th -6th September, has attracted thousands of participants across the globe including Heads of Governments and Ministers, civil societies, international and non-governmental organizations, youth representatives and representatives […]