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Kenya Secures USD 700,000 Climate Loss and Damage Support

Pauline Ongaji June 10, 2026

Kenya has become the first African country to secure technical assistance from the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage, receiving USD 700,000 to assess a decade of climate-related losses.

Health

How Climate, Pollution, And Inequality Are Shaping Asthma In Africa

Pauline Ongaji May 29, 2026

Asthma cases across Africa are rising as climate change, air pollution, and rapid urbanisation worsen respiratory health. Experts warn that without urgent action, millions more children could face life-threatening breathing conditions.

Food Systems

Maize Aggregation Defends Against Climate-Driven Hunger and Aflatoxin

Pauline Ongaji May 26, 2026

Farmers in Laikipia are using maize aggregation, modern drying, and safer storage technologies to fight climate-driven hunger and rising aflatoxin contamination threatening food security and public health in Kenya.

Conservation

Maasai Women Drive Climate Resilience Through Beekeeping in Laikipia

Pauline Ongaji May 25, 2026

Maasai women in Laikipia are transforming their lives and landscapes through beekeeping, creating economic resilience and restoring ecosystems amidst climate change challenges. This initiative offers a sustainable path for pastoralist communities.

Conservation

New report urges governments to prioritise clean air in fight against NCDs

Pauline Ongaji May 21, 2026

A new global report is urging governments to prioritise clean air policies as part of the fight against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), warning that air pollution contributes to nearly eight million deaths annually worldwide. In Kenya, rising cases of asthma, stroke and respiratory illnesses are increasingly linked to traffic emissions, industrial pollution and dirty cooking fuels.

Climate Change

How Climate Stress Is Fueling Kenya’s Diabetes Burden

Pauline Ongaji May 18, 2026

As climate stress, urban poverty, and rising food insecurity reshape life in Kenya’s cities, young people living with diabetes are facing a growing health crisis. For many aging out of donor-supported care programmes, the cost of insulin, limited public healthcare support, and unhealthy urban environments are turning diabetes management into a daily struggle tied not only to health, but also to environmental inequality and climate justice.

Feature

Parenting Type 1 Diabetes Amid Climate and Food Crises

Pauline Ongaji May 15, 2026

Parents raising children with Type 1 diabetes in Kenya are facing growing emotional and financial strain as climate change, food insecurity, and rising healthcare costs make disease management increasingly difficult.

Climate Change

Climate Change and Drug Resistance Threaten Africa’s Hard-Won Gains Against Malaria

Pauline Ongaji May 5, 2026

Climate change and emerging drug resistance are threatening to reverse decades of progress against malaria in Africa, with new infections rising in previously low-risk regions and treatment effectiveness beginning to decline.

Climate Change

Heavy Rains Batter Nairobi as Flood Risk and Road Closures Intensify

Pauline Ongaji April 29, 2026

Heavy rains across Nairobi have triggered widespread flooding, road closures, and rising safety concerns, with authorities warning of a high risk of flash floods as saturated ground accelerates runoff and rivers swell to dangerous levels.

Feature

Africa Faces Growing Lung Disease Crisis from Air Pollution

Pauline Ongaji April 23, 2026

Chronic respiratory diseases are rising rapidly across Africa, driven by air pollution, dirty cooking fuels, and weak emissions standards. Experts warn that without urgent investment in clean energy and stronger healthcare systems, millions more could face life-threatening lung conditions.