Posted inGreen Finance
Equity Group’s Climate Financing Expands as Emissions Rise
Equity Group increased its climate financing to over KSh26 billion in 2025, even as its greenhouse gas emissions rose by 19 per cent.
Posted inClimate Change Health
WHO Sets Out Six Interventions to Tackle Climate-Related Deaths
The WHO has outlined six interventions that could prevent hundreds of thousands of climate-related deaths annually while delivering major economic benefits.
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COP31, Africa Takes Hard Line on Climate Finance and Mineral Wealth
Africa is heading to COP31 demanding fairer climate finance, greater control over its critical minerals and a stronger role in shaping the global energy transition.
Posted inClimate Change
Kenya’s Economy Faces Growing Threat from Weather Shocks
The World Bank warns that extreme weather could threaten Kenya’s economic growth, disrupt agriculture and transport, and increase food prices, urging greater investment in climate-resilient infrastructure.
Posted inClimate Change
Engineers Race to Prevent Lake Baringo, Bogoria Merger
Lake Baringo rising water levels, Lake Bogoria flooding, Kenya Rift Valley lakes, climate change and flooding in Kenya, lake ecosystem conservation.
Posted inClimate Change
World’s Richest Fuel Climate Disasters as Poor Pay the Highest Price
The world’s richest people contribute disproportionately to climate change, while poorer communities bear the greatest costs of floods, droughts and extreme heat, according to a new Oxfam report.
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Nairobi Floods Despite Billions Poured into El Niño Preparations
Nairobi's first significant rains have flooded several parts of the city, raising concerns about drainage preparedness despite billions of shillings allocated for El Niño flood mitigation.
Posted inGreen Finance
KCB, WWF-Kenya Partner to Channel Green Finance into Nature Projects
KCB Group has partnered with WWF-Kenya to mobilise climate finance for environmental conservation, ecosystem restoration and community livelihoods. The collaboration will leverage KCB’s KSh10 billion Green Climate Fund facility to develop investment-ready projects focused on tree growing, landscape restoration, clean cooking and solar energy.
Posted inClimate Change Health
Kenya’s Rising Heat Puts Children at Risk as UN Agencies Call for Better Health Monitoring
Kenya’s rising temperatures are raising concerns about the health of children, newborns and pregnant women. A new framework launched by WHO, WMO, UNICEF and UNFPA recommends tracking health indicators alongside heat exposure to help governments detect risks, strengthen early-warning systems and improve protection for vulnerable populations.
Posted inClimate Change El Niño Watch
Over 2,000 Kenyans Could Die from Heat-Related Causes by February 2027, Study Warns
Kenya could record an estimated 2,100 additional heat-related deaths by February 2027, according to a Climate Impact Lab analysis. With persistent heat and delayed rainfall raising concerns, researchers are urging stronger heat alerts, worker protections and measures to safeguard vulnerable communities.