Climate change is increasingly taking a toll on the health of Kenyans, with malaria emerging in places where it was once uncommon, floods disrupting health facilities, prolonged drought worsening malnutrition, and extreme heat exposing communities to new health risks. The growing health burden of a changing climate was highlighted during a virtual Media Science Café…
When devastating floods sweep through villages and drought leaves livestock and families hungry or dead, journalists with their cameras troop to the scenes, capturing submerged homes, interviewing displaced families, televisions screens and newspaper pages begin to fill with images of cracked earth and overflowing rivers. But as the floodwaters recede and the drought eases, so…
Photo Credit: Generated by AI for illustration purposes only. At 1:20 pm in the heart of Kisumu’s Central Business District, Onyango Otieno, 35, commonly known as Jaboda, sits uncomfortably on his boda boda (motorbike taxi) at his designated base. Caught between the scorching sun and the desperate hope of getting his next customer to feed…
ALGERIA, 31st July 2026 –The African Energy Commission of the African Union convened a validation workshop in Algiers to review its policy paper, “Accelerating Methane Action in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Methane Emissions Regulations in Africa’s Oil and Gas Sector.” The two-day workshop brought together experts and stakeholders to assess existing methane regulations across…
BAKU, Azerbaijan|June 2026 – With global temperatures near record highs and El Niño set to return, governments, businesses, and communities marked World Environment Day 2026 on Friday 5th, with urgent calls for climate action. Azerbaijan hosted the official global commemoration in Baku. Extreme heat is one of the deadliest and fastest-growing climate threats to lives,…
“As we consolidate our efforts, let’s turn our growing political commitments into investments,” Rashid Abdallah,AFREC Executive Director KISUMU, Kenya -The air in millions of African households carries more than smoke. It carries a $791 billion annual economic drain. Ahead of the Second Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, set for July 9–10, 2026, in Nairobi,…
COLOMBIA,May 2026 –Global climate advocates are calling a recent international summit in Santa Marta a “major milestone” in the global effort to decouple the world economy from coal, oil, and gas. Following the conclusion of the Santa Marta conference that brought together a high-level gathering focused on the transition away from fossil fuels, ActionAid International…
Inspired by the COVID-19 hygiene lessons, the smart bin opens automatically for users within 30 cm -a no-touch fix for schools, hospitals and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) KISUMU, Kenya, 14th April, 2016 –On a sunny Wednesday morning, as a group of learners engage in various activities on a school playground, two learners, Shanice Achieng and…
SONGDO, Korea, March 2026 -The Eastern and Southern Africa office of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is set to be hosted in Nairobi following a successful bid by Kenya. Crucially, the move is poised to cement Nairobi’s position as a strategic hub for climate finance access and coordination.The announcement was made at the just concluded…
MOMBASA, 19th February-At 5 p.m., as the coastal heat begins to settle over Kilifi County, 15-year-old Magdaline Baya begins her second shift. She has just returned from school in Kaloleni, her black rubber shoes powdered with the fine red dust of a thirsty landscape. There is no time for rest. She drops her books, picks…