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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. […]

Over 250 Health Journals Call on World Leaders to Deliver Climate Justice for Africa

Over 250 Health Journals Call on World Leaders to Deliver Climate Justice for Africa By Gift Briton Ahead of the United Nations climate change conference (COP27) taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November, over 250 health journals across the world have simultaneously published an editorial urging world leaders to deliver climate justice for […]

Climate Change: Livestock Intensification not an Option for Africa

Climate Change: Livestock Intensification not an Option for Africa By Sharon Atieno Though the growing population, urbanization, and increasing economic prosperity are driving greater demands for animal products in the African continent, experts have cautioned against livestock intensification to meet this demand. Speaking during the African Protein Summit in Nairobi, Dr. Daniel Korir, veterinarian and […]

11 Oct, 22

Kenya: October Rains Onset Likely to Delay

Kenya: October Rains Onset Likely to Delay By Gift Briton Although the month of October usually marks the onset of short rains in some parts of the country, Kenya Meteorological Department(KMD) warns that the country is likely to experience delayed onset marked by intervals of dry spell particularly in the Eastern region. The weather department notes that […]

04 Oct, 22

Dry Conditions Expected in Most Parts of Kenya

Dry Conditions Expected in Most Parts of Kenya By Joyce Ojanji Most parts of Kenya are likely to be sunny and dry with rainfall expected over some parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the central Rift Valley and the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, Kenya Meteorological Department […]

27 Sep, 22

UNGA: Act on Climate Change Now, Kenya’s President Says

UNGA: Act on Climate Change Now, Kenya’s President Says By Gift Briton World leaders have been urged to take action against climate change now as further delay will render the actions ineffective. “The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reminds us that we cannot afford to waste another moment debating the […]

21 Sep, 22

Pastoralism Facing Extinction in Eastern Africa

Pastoralism Facing Extinction in Eastern Africa By Gift Briton With the compounding effects of climate change, declining grazing lands, inter-clan clashes and poor government policies -undermining its productivity and sustainability, research shows that pastoralism in Eastern Africa including Kenya is facing extinction. According to a research by Walter Wafula, a post graduate researcher at the University of […]