Climate Change

East African wetlands are in danger-Video

Joseph Etabo

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East African wetlands are in danger-Video

Joseph Etabo

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Wetlands are in danger, experts warn

Wetlands and biodiversity in the region have been alarmingly reducing in the East African region, experts have warned. Speaking during...

Yvonne Ekiru

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Water crisis squeezing out life

The scorching sun burns deep into the skins of many in Lodwar town. But that is not the only problem the locals here are facing. Here...

Livestock vaccination drive launched as drought bites hard

Yvonne Ekiru

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Livestock vaccination drive launched as drought bites hard

As drought ravages most parts of the counties in Asal areas, James Ekamais is not ready to take chances. He lives in Kapua area, Kalokol...

COP26: Two worlds talked past each other – or never even met

Ian Scoones for The Conversation

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COP26: Two worlds talked past each other – or never even met

Photo: Courtesy At the 2021 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, moving between the corporate slickness of the official “Blue Zone”...

Maurice Lokwaliwa, a water engineer explains the swelling lakes phenomenon

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Maurice Lokwaliwa, a water engineer explains the swelling lakes phenomenon

As COP26 -- UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK, enters the second week, the local tourism sector in Turkana is hardest hit by...

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Swelling Lake Turkana

The water levels at Lake Turkana have been rising for over a year. The waters have eaten into the hospitality leading to losses amounting...

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Swelling Lake Turkana In-Pictures

The water levels at Lake Turkana have been rising for over a year. The waters have eaten into the hospitality leading to losses amounting...

Let's have real action on climate crisis

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Let's have real action on climate crisis

Empty promises on climate action have failed us. Our future is on the line — but instead of real action, we see too many half-measures...

President Kenyatta-Kenya to fully shift to clean energy by 2030

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President Kenyatta-Kenya to fully shift to clean energy by 2030

President Uhuru Kenyatta in Glasgow, Scotland. Photos: by PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya is determined and on course...

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Act now on climate change

Today, world leaders descend on Glasgow, Scotland, UK, for the UN Climate Change Conference- #COP26, themed #TogetherForOurPlanet. It is...

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Wake up, says UNEP's Executive Director

Photo credit: the United Nations "The world has to wake up to the imminent peril we face as a species. Nations need to put in place the...

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The World Leaders summit opening ceremony

Watch the World Leaders Summit opening ceremony at 3pm. They will be hosted by UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson....

Put communities experiencing effects of climate change first

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Put communities experiencing effects of climate change first

Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis have done the least to contribute to global emissions, but they’re the first ones...

Hospitality industry counts losses as Lake Turkana swells

Yvonne Ekiru

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Hospitality industry counts losses as Lake Turkana swells

The Continual rising of water levels in Lake Turkana has caused losses amounting to millions of Shillings to the residents and...

Climate crisis code red for humanity-UN Secretary Guterres

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Climate crisis code red for humanity-UN Secretary Guterres

🚨In August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the latest science on the climate crisis a “code red for humanity.” 🚨 The...

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Take Climate Action to save the planet

We can no longer ignore the climate crisis. It's time to stop making excuses and start making changes! Let's take #ClimateAction...

Climate change drowns refugee camps in Nigeria

Agbaje Ayomide for ClimateTracker.org

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Climate change drowns refugee camps in Nigeria

View of an area affected by flood with rainwater at the IDP camp in Markurdi, Benue. Photo: Agbaje Ayomide In 2020, 65-year-old Esther...

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Facts on climate, food and agriculture

Turkwel. Photo: Turkana Guardian 1. Climate change both drives and results from hunger. The unsustainable use of land, soil, water and...

Did you know that the earth is about 1.1°C compares to the 1800s?

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Did you know that the earth is about 1.1°C compares to the 1800s?

According to the United Nations, increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activity act like a blanket wrapped around the earth,...