COP28: Fossil fuel hot potato in Dubai climate conference
The UN summit has directed significant focus on providing alternative jobs for carbon-intensive sectors, diversification of regions and compensation to companies for their loss of revenue.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
COP28: Fossil fuel hot potato in Dubai climate conference
What is the 'first global stocktake' all about?
Governments will decide on the global stocktake at COP28, which can be leveraged to accelerate ambition in their next round of climate action plans due in 2025.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
What is the 'first global stocktake' all about?
Women leaders decry low representation
Their calls are rooted in the urgency to address the diverse challenges faced by those at the frontline of the climate crisis.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Women leaders decry low representation
Pastoralists' plight in focus at Cop 28 intervention
Roads have been cut off, and there are no signs that the woes facing the pastoral communities in arid and semi-arid areas will end soon.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Pastoralists' plight in focus at Cop 28 intervention
African negotiators are unhappy with progress
Negotiators disappointed by the lack of progress on adaptation in the first week. Group's chair Collins Nzovu says daptation is a matter of life and death for Africa.
By Mactilda Mbenywe in Dubai 1 year ago
African negotiators are unhappy with progress
Global North sparks tension after stalling on climate finance pledge
The debate over climate financing has taken a political turn at the UN climate summit in Dubai with African countries voicing their concerns about unfulfilled promises from the Global North.
By Mactilda Mbenywe in Dubai 1 year ago
Global North sparks tension after stalling on climate finance pledge
Solar panels to be installed in public hospitals by 2028
This move is aimed at reducing carbon emissions within the health sector while relying on 100,000 Community Health Promoters to spearhead climate change mitigation efforts.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Solar panels to be installed in public hospitals by 2028
Ruto-led Nairobi Declaration a 'non-issue' at climate summit
Ahead of the global climate talks, it was expected that Africa's approach would take precedence.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Ruto-led Nairobi Declaration a 'non-issue' at climate summit
Kenya secures Sh45b funding to support local climate action
The financial backing includes, the World Bank providing USD 150 million, Denmark (Danida) contributing USD 8.9 million, and Sweden (SIDA) pledging USD 14.4 million.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Kenya secures Sh45b funding to support local climate action
123 countries back COP28 health and climate declaration
In a historic move, nations joined hands to prioritize health in the fight against climate change, and over USD1 billion in climate health financing was mobilized.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
123 countries back COP28 health and climate declaration
El Nino: How floods pose threat of viral outbreak
The inundation of communities, displacement of populations, and the compromised sanitation infrastructure pose a significant risk of increased viral diseases.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
El Nino: How floods pose threat of viral outbreak
Kenya secures billions in green energy investments
In line with this commitment, Ruto outlined major investments in a bid to demonstrate Kenya's dedication to a sustainable future.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Kenya secures billions in green energy investments
Win for agriculture as 134 countries endorse climate plan inclusion
Among the countries that signed the declaration were the US, the European Union, China, and African Nations include Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Win for agriculture as 134 countries endorse climate plan inclusion
Sh10 billion disbursed as 38 counties hit alarm stage in El Nino disaster
Another Sh10 billion was disbursed last week by the National Treasury to support devolved units in dealing with disaster situations.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Sh10 billion disbursed as 38 counties hit alarm stage in El Nino disaster
Community finds lifeline in hay in face of prolonged drought
Joseph Muhio, a local farmer, spoke with optimism about the Tigithi project, a communal hay shed designed to store hay for dairy and beef animals.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Community finds lifeline in hay in face of prolonged drought
New measures: Heavy fine, jail for failure to sort waste at source
In a move aimed at reducing littering, illegal dumpsites, resource wastage, and greenhouse gas emissions NEMA will enforce new stringent waste disposal guidelines set to take effect next month.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
New measures: Heavy fine, jail for failure to sort waste at source
Study recommends cutting meat, milk, going plant-based
Shifting diets, researchers say, would cut greenhouse gas emissions and preserve forests and natural land.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Study recommends cutting meat, milk, going plant-based
Study: Bees struggling to find flowers because of pollution
Ozone substantially changes the size and scent of floral odour plumes given off by flowers and that it reduced honeybees' ability to recognise odours.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Study: Bees struggling to find flowers because of pollution
Warming in shallow rivers
Within the next 70 years, river systems, especially in the American South, are likely to experience periods with low levels of oxygen.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Warming in shallow rivers
Burning bright: Eco-briquettes light the path to a greener future
Briquettes, those compacted blocks of energy-efficient goodness, have become her life's mission. They burn longer and cleaner than traditional charcoal.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Burning bright: Eco-briquettes light the path to a greener future
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Drought: Summit exposes rising suicides in Maasai community
Pastoralists rely on seasonal patterns to predict events like rainfall, planting, and harvesting. Current climate instability has left them disoriented, leading to severe mental health challenges.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Drought: Summit exposes rising suicides in Maasai community
How climate debt hurts poor nations
Climate debt, primarily owed by rich nations, is intensifying the difficulties faced by countries that bear minimal responsibility for the climate crisis, leading to global inequalities.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
How climate debt hurts poor nations
Rich nations paying lip service to Africa on climate crisis for years
Climate adaptation finance flowed to Africa must increase up to tenfold to over US$100 billion per year by 2035 to build resilience against the growing impact of climate change.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Rich nations paying lip service to Africa on climate crisis for years
Africa wins Sh4 trillion pledge as summit insists on climate justice
More than Sh3.9 trillion was pledged for green growth, mitigation and adaptation efforts across the continent after the three-day summit in Nairobi.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Africa wins Sh4 trillion pledge as summit insists on climate justice
Minerals offer path to clean energy, growth
The continent has a lot of renewable energy potential, which currently stands at 44.8 per cent of the world's total, or over 5,500 exajoules every year.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Minerals offer path to clean energy, growth
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Inside Nairobi Declaration that sets ambitious targets for green growth
President Ruto has expressed confidence that the Nairobi Declaration holds the potential to steer Africa towards a path of radical affirmative action in addressing climate change.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Inside Nairobi Declaration that sets ambitious targets for green growth
Rich nations pay lip service to crisis leaving millions exposed
Despite low compensation, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan have incurred up to an estimated $30 billion of losses from 2021 to the end of 2023.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Rich nations pay lip service to crisis leaving millions exposed
Children make demands to global leaders ahead of summit
Children in Africa bear the brunt of climate-induced disruptions yet countries receive only a minimum fraction of global climate funding
By James Wanzala and Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Children make demands to global leaders ahead of summit
Ruto urges African youth to sit at the decision-making table in the fight against climate crisis
The week-long Africa Youth Climate Assembly (AYCA) has brought together a diverse cohort of young leaders, activists, innovators, and change-makers from across Africa.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Ruto urges African youth to sit at the decision-making table in the fight against climate crisis
Pressure mounts as Africa climate summit draws near
Africa needs an estimated $1.6 trillion between 2022 and 2030 to achieve its nationally determined contributions (NDCs), but the continent received only $30 billion in financing flows in 2020.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Pressure mounts as Africa climate summit draws near
Underfunded weather stations threaten disasters in Africa
The entire continent of Africa has just six per cent of the number of radar stations as the US and Europe's combined total, despite having a comparable population size and a third more land.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Underfunded weather stations threaten disasters in Africa
Water vapour role in earth's warming puzzle
For every degree Celsius that Earth's temperature increases, the concentration of water vapour can surge by around seven per cent.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Water vapour role in earth's warming puzzle
How emissions intensify the climate change crisis
Greenhouse gas emissions act like a blanket around the planet, trapping heat and causing the Earth's temperature to rise.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
How emissions intensify the climate change crisis
Horn of Africa braces for rise in droughts due to warming
The Horn of Africa, located in the most eastern part of the African mainland, has experienced more frequent drought conditions in recent years.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Horn of Africa braces for rise in droughts due to warming
African scientists rally for equity in climate research
Kenyan climate scientists have taken a bold stance to address the underrepresentation of African voices in climate research.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
African scientists rally for equity in climate research
Africa Climate Summit gains steam ahead of September event
The Summit, scheduled for September, is gaining momentum as it surpasses its delegate target, attracting interest from around the world.
By Mactilda Mbenywe, Mactilda Mbenywe and James Wanzala 1 year ago
Africa Climate Summit gains steam ahead of September event
Seven arrested, 7 stop orders handed out in Amboseli crackdown by NEMA
Those affected by the operation have seven days to produce the required paperwork to justify their operations or approach NEMA for the licensing process.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Seven arrested, 7 stop orders handed out in Amboseli crackdown by NEMA
Kenyan scientist elected as vice chair of global Climate panel
The nomination for the position of Working Group II Vice Chair was made by Kenya Meteorological Department director Dr David Gikungu.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Kenyan scientist elected as vice chair of global Climate panel
Global climate change panel elects new chair in Nairobi vote
The IPCC made the announcement following a closely contested run-off vote held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Global climate change panel elects new chair in Nairobi vote
Birth of nature havens: Tsavo ranchers embrace coexistence
Kasigau Ranch, known for its historical significance and breathtaking landscapes currently with over 3,000 members covers an area of 52,305 acres and is one of the ranches becoming a conservancy.
By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago
Birth of nature havens: Tsavo ranchers embrace coexistence
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