September, 2025 - Big3Africa.org

Time for Pension Funds to Bet on Climate-Smart Solutions

Neville Ng'ambwa September 30, 2025

Kenya’s pension funds are sitting on a goldmine. Collectively, they manage hundreds of billions of shillings, yet very little of this money flows into projects that could secure both our economic future and the planet’s survival. It is time to change that.

Conservation

Turning Waste into Power Sweden Style

Neville Ng'ambwa September 26, 2025

We’ve all seen towering piles of plastic. In Sweden, instead of letting those bottles and packaging waste gather dust, the country turns much of it into energy.

Food Systems Green Finance

Climate Smart Financing Help Farmers Reduce Post Harvest Losses

Correspondent September 24, 2025

In Africa, post-harvest loss shapes the economics of agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that up to 40% of some fresh crops never make it from field to plate, with fruit and vegetables hit hardest.

Conservation

Kenya to Lead Plastic Pollution Eradication Programme

Benard Ogembo September 22, 2025

Kenya has been chosen to pioneer the Responsible Sourcing Initiative in Africa, aiming to cut plastic pollution while uplifting 46,000 waste workers with fair pay, safer jobs, and greener recycling systems.

Feature

Nairobi Water Crisis and the Push for Nature Based Solutions

Correspondent September 19, 2025

For Nairobi residents, water shortages have become an everyday struggle. The capital faces a daily deficit of more than 260,000 cubic meters, leaving many households with dry taps and rationed supply.

Climate Change

Experts Urge Data-Driven, Coordinated Efforts to Protect Africa’s Forests and Ecosystems

Dan Kaburu September 19, 2025

As Africa faces accelerating threats to its forests and biodiversity, experts at the Africa Regional Centres of Excellence (ArcX) forum are calling for stronger, coordinated action backed by science, technology, and innovation.

Conservation

Saving the Mau Water Tower

Dan Kaburu September 18, 2025

Mau forest complex, one of the five main water towers in Kenya, has for a long time been under threat from human activities, that undermine its ecological, economic and climatic value.

Climate Change

Kenya’s Land Crisis Outpaces Global Biosphere Decline

Peter Ngare September 16, 2025

Over 60% of the world’s land surface has breached the critical planetary boundary for functional biosphere integrity, signaling severe ecosystem degradation globally, a new study published in One Earth reveals.

Conservation

Kenya’s Forests and the Repackaged Shamba System

Correspondent September 15, 2025

For over 15 years, PELIS has been hailed as a clever way to expand tree cover, boost local incomes, and foster community stewardship of forests. But it has also been criticized for fueling corruption, enabling farmland encroachment, and sacrificing biodiversity in the name of expanding tree cover.

Green Finance

African Startups Gain Boost from $150 Billion Green Finance Push

Dan Kaburu September 13, 2025

The Second Africa Climate Summit concluded in Addis Ababa with the launch of two major green industrialisation initiatives, highlighting that green investment is a key driver for Africa’s sustainable development. These areas include energy, agriculture, water, transport, and resilience.