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Plastic Talks Heats Up – Why It Matters for Kenya
Leaders from almost 200 countries are locked in tense talks in Geneva, trying to agree…
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Global Climate Adaptation Push Gains Momentum as NAP Expo 2025 Opens in Lusaka
This year’s theme, “Innovations in the Process”, aims to drive new thinking, technology, and financing models to strengthen National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) – crucial blueprints for building resilience against climate impacts.
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Plastics Treaty Talks Face Collapse as Nations Fail to Break Deadlock
Experts warn that unless negotiators agree on the treaty’s objectives, product control measures, and a robust finance and technology package, the final plastics treaty could be a watered-down compromise that fails to stop plastic pollution.
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How Renewable Energy is Bringing Down Electricity Costs for Millions in East Africa
A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) largely attributes this transition to the falling cost of renewable energies across the world. According to IRENA, 91% of new renewable energy projects globally are now cheaper than fossil fuel-based alternatives.
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From Dandora to Geneva: The Global Fight Over Kenya’s Plastic Waste
Globally, more than 460 million tonnes of virgin plastic are produced annually, with 428 million tonnes made from fossil fuels. Around 353 million tonnes become waste, yet only 9% is recycled.
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Africa’s Voice Rises in Geneva as Global Plastics Treaty Talks Enter Final Stretch
The final round of negotiations to draft a Global Plastics Treaty kicked off on Tuesday, August 5, in Geneva, Switzerland with a renewed push to strike a deal that could drastically reshape how the world produces, uses, and disposes of plastics.
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E-Mobility Accelerates in East Africa
East Africa is shifting gears in its journey toward a cleaner, greener future. In a major milestone for the continent’s low-carbon public transport ambitions, Kenyan e-mobility startup BasiGo has announced the deployment of its 100th electric bus, now serving routes across Kenya and Rwanda.
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Forest Gardens Take Root in Kenya and Africa
Across Kenya and other arid and semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, communities continue to grapple with the devastating impacts of drought, erratic rainfall, deforestation, and decades of unsustainable land use. These challenges have left swathes of once-productive farmland barren, pushing millions of people deeper into food insecurity and poverty.
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Climate Change Fuels Mental Health Crisis Among Rural Kenyan Women
Women in informal settings were found to be 10.8 percentage points more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms than those in better-equipped households. The ripple effects of poor mental health, researchers warn, stretch beyond individuals and threaten the social and economic stability of entire families.
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Buried Under Sand Dunes Climate Change Impact in Wajir West
In Hadado town, within Wajir West sub‑county, the creeping desert is erasing a community’s future. One of the learning institutions in Hadado, Athibohol Primary School, now lies half-buried beneath relentless sand dunes.