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Mount Kenya Remaining Glacier to Disappear in Three Years

Peter Ngare August 28, 2026

Mount Kenya has lost nearly 96 per cent of its glacier cover since the early twentieth century, with its remaining ice expected to disappear by 2030. The loss signals a dramatic transformation of one of Africa’s most iconic mountain ecosystems and highlights the accelerating impacts of climate change across the continent.

Conservation

How Women in Narok are Restoring Land and Reshaping Lives

Correspondent August 28, 2026

Indigenous women in Narok are combining traditional ecological knowledge with agroforestry, tree nurseries and sustainable livelihoods to restore degraded sections of the Mau Forest. Through the Paran Women Group, conservation is also creating income, strengthening women’s decision-making power and preserving knowledge passed down through generations.

El Niño Watch

Kenya Met Warns of Intense Short Rains as El Niño Strengthens

Peter Ngare August 26, 2026

Kenya is bracing for potentially intense October–December short rains, with some regions facing an 85–90% likelihood of above-normal rainfall as El Niño strengthens. Kenya Met warns that flooding, landslides, crop losses and disease outbreaks could follow, making early preparedness critical.

Green Finance

Climate Money Risks Deepening Africa’s Soil and Biodiversity Crisis – Report

Neville Ng'ambwa August 25, 2026

Climate finance could unintentionally reinforce the input-intensive agricultural model linked to soil degradation, declining crop diversity and land expansion in Africa, a new AFSA report warns. The report calls for climate funding to prioritise diversified, low-input and agroecological farming systems that strengthen resilience to drought, erratic rainfall and rising input costs.

Food Systems

Subsidized Fertilizer, Seeds Fails to Stem Rising Hunger in Kenya, Report Says

Dan Kaburu August 25, 2026

A new report is challenging the effectiveness of Africa’s input-led Green Revolution model, finding that Kenya’s chronically undernourished population more than doubled to over 20 million between 2006 and 2024 despite increased use of fertiliser, commercial seeds and subsidies. The report calls for greater investment in agroecological farming, local seed systems, soil restoration, extension services and crop diversity.

Climate Change

Africa Pushes Drought Finance and Pastoralist Protections at COP17

Neville Ng'ambwa August 22, 2026

As UNCCD COP17 continues in Ulaanbaatar, Africa is pushing for stronger drought action, predictable finance and pastoralist-led restoration. The negotiations matter deeply to East Africa, where land degradation, drought, food insecurity and displacement are closely linked.

Conservation Green Finance

Carbon Credits Deliver KES655 Million Boost to Northern Kenya Communities

Peter Ngare August 21, 2026

Pastoral communities across northern Kenya are set to receive KES655.15 million from carbon credit sales through the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project. The funding will support education, healthcare, water infrastructure, livelihoods and conservation initiatives, while reigniting debate over transparency, community consent and the role of carbon markets in supporting climate action and pastoral livelihoods.

El Niño Watch

East Africa Told to Prepare for Climate Shocks Beyond El Niño

Neville Ng'ambwa August 19, 2026

East African governments are being urged to look beyond the immediate threat of El Niño and build permanent defences against increasingly severe climate shocks. VI Agroforestry says the region needs stronger early-warning systems, resilient infrastructure, sustainable farming, watershed restoration and locally led adaptation to reduce the risks of floods, landslides, drought and displacement.

Conservation

Six People, Seven Elephants Killed as Conflict Worsens Over Resources

Correspondent August 18, 2026

Human-wildlife conflict is intensifying across northern Kenya, where six people and seven elephants were killed in the first half of 2026. A Northern Rangelands Trust report recorded 26 conflict incidents as elephants and other wildlife increasingly share scarce water, pasture and migration corridors with communities and livestock.

Food Systems

Africa Must Grow More Food Without Worsening Climate Crisis, Warns FAO

Peter Ngare August 18, 2026

Africa must urgently produce more food for its growing population—but not at the expense of its forests, water supplies, soil and climate. A new FAO report warns that the continent is falling behind on key food-system goals, while conflict, climate shocks, rising costs and weak infrastructure continue to deepen hunger.