Climate Change

Africa’s position on the plastics treaty will be announced when the 20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) commences in Nairobi, Kenya, this week. The Conference meets every two years, except in special circumstances

South Africa has made a groundbreaking leap in the realm of renewable energy with the official commissioning of the 100-megawatt Redstone Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant in the Northern Cape.

A silent crisis is unfolding beneath the surface of Africa’s rivers and lakes. According to a new report by WWF, freshwater fish populations across the continent are plummeting, posing an existential threat to the livelihoods, nutrition, and cultural heritage of tens of millions of Africans.

This sensor deployment marks a significant stride in the Nakuru governor’s broader environmental agenda: to safeguard public health, strengthen urban resilience, and embed sustainability into core governance.

The just-released report in Nairobi, Kenya, commissioned by Natural Justice and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paints a revealing picture of Kenya’s Climate Justice Movement (CJM).

As Nairobi hosts crucial talks on the Global Plastics Treaty, questions are surfacing over Kenya’s true commitment to ending plastic pollution. Despite pushing to host the treaty’s secretariat, the country skipped key global declarations backing a strong, legally binding deal.

🎭 Who Knows It Feels It , waste pickers take the global stage with powerful legislative theatre, demanding inclusion and justice in the plastics treaty talks. From the dumpsites of Nairobi to the halls of UN negotiations, their message is clear: no just transition without us.

Imagine drain socks fitted in waste-heavy places like Nairobi’s Gikomba market, Eastlands, or near the Mathare River. During heavy rains, instead of plastic flooding into rivers, it gets collected at the drain mouth. Clean-up groups or local youth initiatives can then empty and sort the waste. Not only does this protect water sources, but it also creates jobs and reduces health risks.