Two Kenyan schools including Rusinga School, and Crawford International School have partnered with CNN for its annual Earth Day to produce stories showing how people living in urban areas can have a huge impact on both wild environments around…
The African Nature-Based Tourism Platform made possible through funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been instrumental in connecting funders to community-based organizations involved in conservation and tourism. Based on a report by African Nature-Based Tourism, it’s evident…
African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have released a joint position paper outlining 7 key demands on Climate Adaptation and Loss & Damage issues. This comes ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) scheduled to take place in…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when germs, bacteria, and fungi develop the ability to resist drugs intended to control and eliminate them. This situation poses a threat to patients, as infections that are resistant and difficult to treat can be…
Kenchic has earned world recognition after becoming the first African organization to adopt the council’s antimicrobial stewardship principles hence getting accolades from the International Poultry Council (IPC). Since its establishment in 1948, Kenchic has played a crucial role from…
1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. Further, the double…
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on ending plastic pollution has begun discussions at the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), with over 2500 delegates and representatives convening in Kenya for the negotiations. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to the…
Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected to continue in northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, and central Uganda. Hazards such as landslides, riverine, and flash floods are likely to occur in these areas. National governments and humanitarian organizations are…
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastics pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), opened today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. INC-3 members will start negotiations on the basis of the Zero Draft text prepared…