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08 Sep, 22

Rainfall Expected across Most Parts of Kenya

Rainfall Expected across Most Parts of Kenya By Willy Ngumbi Rainfall is expected over several parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin and the Central and South Rift Valley as well as over a few areas in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley and Northwestern Kenya according to […]

COP 27: Developed Countries Urged to Honor their Financial Commitments

COP 27: Developed Countries Urged to Honor their Financial Commitments By Mary Hearty With less than 70 days to the twenty-seventh Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt, developed countries have been urged to honor their commitments for Africa to provide means for implementation of all the objectives of the Paris Agreement, especially to substantially reduce […]

Africa: Finance among the Barriers to Implementation of Climate Action

Africa: Finance among the Barriers to Implementation of Climate Action By Winniecynthia Awuor Although Africa has the potential to implement climate action, various challenges such as finance still pose a hindrance to climate action and climate change response as of now. This is according to the Commonwealth secretary General Patricia Janet Scotland who was speaking […]

25 Aug, 22

Global Warming to Reduce Kelp Forests’ Capacity to Store Carbon

Global Warming to Reduce Kelp Forests’ Capacity to Store Carbon By Sharon Atieno Despite kelp forests- a type of seaweed forests found along temperate and polar coastlines- being able to capture and store large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, ocean warming could reduce this capacity, thus increasing the effects of climate change. This is […]

Sunny, Dry Conditions Expected in Most Parts of Kenya

Sunny, Dry Conditions Expected in Most Parts of Kenya By Willy Ngumbi Though most parts of Kenya are likely to be sunny and dry throughout the week, rainfall is expected over some parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Central Rift Valley, the Coast and the Highlands East […]

04 Aug, 22

‘We have no time to waste,’ Water Activist Urges Urgent Action to Preserve Water Resources

‘We have no time to waste,’ Water Activist Urges Urgent Action to Preserve Water Resources By Fredrick Mugira Water advocate, ultra-marathon runner, and businesswoman Mina Guli has been running in various African countries since mid-June as part of the African leg of the RUN BLUE Campaign, which will see her completing 200 marathons around the […]

East Africa: Rain Failure to Leave 26Mn People Food Insecure

East Africa: Rain Failure to Leave 26Mn People Food Insecure By Gift Briton Extreme food insecurity caused by drought resulting from persistent depressed rains is expected to affect up to 26 million people across the Eastern Horn of Africa by February 2023, should the October to December rains fail, Food Security and Nutrition Working Group(FSNWG) […]

Eastern Africa: 50 Million Plus Food Insecure

Eastern Africa: 50 Million Plus Food Insecure By Willy Ngumbi Over 50 million people are expected to face high acute food insecurity levels in 2022 across Eastern Africa according to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Regional Focus On Food Crisis. According to the Integrated Food Security Classification(IPC) phases, food insecurity levels are expected to be […]

22 Jul, 22

Sale of Carbon Curbing Mangrove Loss along Kenyan Coast

Sale of Carbon Curbing Mangrove Loss along Kenyan Coast By Sharon Atieno Mwanasha Abdalla, 42, sells sardines in Vanga, a coastal area about 563 km away from Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city. Sardine preparation requires a lot of heating as the fish is boiled at high temperatures before being sun dried for sale. For her business, […]

14 Jul, 22

Dry Conditions to Continue in Most Parts of Kenya

Dry Conditions to Continue in Most Parts of Kenya By Willy Ngumbi Most parts of the Kenya are likely to continue being dry, however, moderate rainfall may be experienced in certain parts including the Highlands West of Rift Valley, the Coast and the Highlands East of Rift Valley. This is according to the Kenya Meteorological […]