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Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, a Big Lesson as COP27 Opens

Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, a Big Lesson as COP27 Opens By Mekonnen Teshome As the global climate change conference kicks off in Egypt, One of Ethiopia’s top agendas is to share lessons from its Green Legacy Initiative which led to the planting of 25 billion trees in four years. This is according to the Planning […]

Climate Change: Countries Urged to Prioritize Adaptation Financing

Climate Change: Countries Urged to Prioritize Adaptation Financing By Tsim Mavisi Despite climate change impacts intensifying across the globe, a new report by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) shows thatefforts in adaptation planning, financing, and implementation are too little and slow. “Adaptation needs in the developing world are set to skyrocket to as much as […]

Climate-Favorable Policy Reforms could Improve Cameroon’s Economy

Climate-Favorable Policy Reforms could Improve Cameroon’s Economy By Mary Hearty If Cameroon embarks on reforming policies to influence climate-action investments like renewable energy and rich natural capital endowment, the country could reduce its poverty rate five-fold by 2050 from 15% to three percent according to the World Bank’s newly released Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). In […]

Africa: Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens as Disease Outbreaks Surge

Africa: Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens as Disease Outbreaks Surge By Joyce Ojanji The number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn of Africa has reached their highest level this century, deepening a health crisis in a region where 47 million people are already facing acute hunger, especially due to drought. […]

03 Nov, 22

Kenya: Brace for Rainfall

Kenya: Brace for Rainfall By Joyce Ojanji Rainfall is expected over several parts of the country including the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Central and South Rift Valley, the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, the Coast, and North-eastern Kenya, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). The weather […]

Climate Change: World Still Off-course in Meeting 1.5°C Target

Climate Change: World Still Off-course in Meeting 1.5°C Target By Sharon Atieno Despite countries committing to update their climate pledges to deliver greater emissions cuts during the twenty-sixth Conference of Parties (COP 26), a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s report shows that the world is still off-track in meeting the Paris goal of limiting […]

Health-Centered Response to Climate Change Can Still Secure Safe Future

Health-Centered Response to Climate Change Can Still Secure Safe Future By Mary Hearty A health-centered response to the current crises would still provide the opportunity for a low-carbon, resilient future, which not only avoids the health harms of accelerated climate change but also delivers improved health and well-being through the associated co-benefits of climate action. […]

27 Oct, 22

Sunny, Dry Weather Expected in Most Parts of Kenya

Sunny, Dry Weather Expected in Most Parts of Kenya By Joyce Ojanji Most parts of Kenya are likely to be sunny and dry with some parts of the Highlands West of the Rift valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Central Rift Valley, the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, the Coast and North-eastern expecting rainfall, […]

21 Oct, 22

Most Parts of East Africa Likely to be Dry

Most Parts of East Africa Likely to be Dry By Gift Briton Though rainfall is expected in some parts of the East African region in the next seven days, drier than usual conditions are expected over most parts of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, northern and southern Tanzania, southern South Sudan and southern Somalia. This is […]

East Africa: Local NGO Improving Women’s Resilience to Drought

East Africa: Local NGO Improving Women’s Resilience to Drought By Mary Hearty The devastating impacts of climate change particularly recurrent droughts and heat stress have increased the chances of livestock keepers losing their herds as a result of inadequate water and suitable forage. In turn, this has led to high levels of poverty and malnutrition. […]