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Kenyan Clean Energy Innovation Wins Global Climate Award

Pauline Ongaji July 30, 2026

A Kenyan climate technology company has gained global recognition after winning the 2026 Keeling Curve Prize for its innovative approach to clean energy and electric mobility. By repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries into backup energy storage systems, LinQ Powr is helping reduce waste, improve energy reliability and accelerate the transition to sustainable transport across East Africa.

Food Systems

Sagana Dairy Farm Offers Lessons In Safer, Climate-Smart Food Production

Neville Ng'ambwa July 28, 2026

A dairy farm in Kirinyaga County is demonstrating how climate-smart agriculture can improve food safety, cut emissions and boost farm profitability. By combining solar energy, biogas, organic fertiliser and traceable milk production, Meved Dairy Farm is showing how sustainable farming practices can strengthen food security while reducing agriculture's environmental footprint.

Conservation

Kenya’s Development Drive Collides with Conservation

Peter Ngare July 27, 2026

Kenya's push for economic growth is increasingly colliding with environmental conservation as major infrastructure projects proposed inside forests and protected areas spark legal battles and public protests. While the government argues development and conservation can coexist, environmental groups question whether protected ecosystems are being sacrificed without adequate environmental assessments, public participation or consideration of less damaging alternatives.

Conservation

Lamu’s ‘Eco Mamas’ Restore Corals, Mangroves and Coastal Livelihoods

Neville Ng'ambwa July 27, 2026

In Lamu, Kenya, women like Mwanasha Mbwana, known as Mama Matumbawe, are leading vital coral reef restoration efforts. Alongside mangrove conservationists like Zulfa Hassan, these "Eco Mamas" are not only revitalizing marine ecosystems but also empowering their communities and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Conservation

Data Gaps and $5.13bn Funding Deficit Threaten Kenya’s Biodiversity Targets

Neville Ng'ambwa July 22, 2026

Kenya faces a US$5.13 billion annual biodiversity financing gap that, coupled with fragmented ecological data and uneven species monitoring, could undermine its ability to meet the 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework targets.

Food Systems

Kenya Launches KSh34.1 Billion Climate Resilience Programme for Western Counties

Correspondent July 21, 2026

Kenya has launched the KSh34.1 billion Integrated Natural Resources Management Programme (INReMP), an ambitious eight-year initiative aimed at restoring degraded ecosystems, promoting climate-smart agriculture and strengthening food security across ten western counties.

Feature Food Systems

From Farm Waste to Climate Solution: Why Biogas is Becoming Essential for Kenya’s Future

Pauline Ongaji July 21, 2026

Kenya's livestock farmers are increasingly turning farm waste into clean energy through biogas technology, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while cutting production costs. As climate change intensifies, biodigesters are proving to be a practical solution that delivers renewable energy, organic fertilizer, improved soil health and greater resilience for farmers across the country.

Climate Change

June 2026 was the world’s Second-Hottest June on Record, Copernicus Reveals

Peter Ngare July 10, 2026

June 2026 was the world's second-hottest June ever recorded, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, with soaring land and ocean temperatures intensifying heatwaves, marine heat stress, and extreme weather.

Climate Change

Climate Change’s Silent Toll on African Minds

Neville Ng'ambwa May 28, 2026

Climate change has its profound impact extending beyond environmental degradation to inflict a silent, yet devastating, toll on mental health in Africa. From women grappling with loneliness to communities displaced by floods, the psychological scars are deepening.

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.