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Dr Workneh recognised the announcement as a significant continental achievement and a clear indicator of Ethiopia’s growing and influential role in sh...
The AUC highlighted that Ethiopia, under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has championed bold climate initiatives, specifically citing its...
COP30 CEO Ana Toni said delivering on global goals for tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 will only be possible if grids...
One of the agreements under the new deal involves Sh600 million for developing a robust measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system for Keny...
In Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, this is already happening. Pastoralists there can now access index-based livestock insurance through the DRI...
Experts call for urgent action as warming climates help diseases like dengue and chikungunya spread into new territories.
The Global Carbon Budget report looks at CO2 emissions and relates the figures to the thresholds set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The study has be...
Since biodiversity is the base of ecosystem services, the destruction of Kilimanjaro’s natural habitats affects not only plants and animals living in...
Some of the protesters waved flags and chanted, while others held slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not for sale."
The decision, announced on Tuesday during the ongoing COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil, saw Ethiopia beat Nigeria in the race to represent the continent...
A new UNEP report warns that by 2050, global demand for cooling could triple, causing greenhouse gas emissions to nearly double if no action is taken.
As world leaders gather in Belém, African farmers and youth push for real climate finance, soil restoration, and jobs that can turn promises into prog...
The declaration also pushes for increasing total global climate finance to at least $1.3 trillion per year by 2035, emphasising food security and pove...
If we use high-yielding seed cultivars, fertilisers and agrochemicals to control diseases, we can then farm a relatively smaller area and rely on ampl...
Three decades after Ken Saro-Wiwa’s execution, the Niger Delta remains scarred by oil spills and broken promises, as activists say the late environmen...
The framework aims to ensure that payouts are timely, transparent and scientifically grounded, protecting smallholder farmers and pastoralists from re...
According to Alila, the party is seeking to build a coordinated grassroots movement anchored on green energy, environmental protection, and good gover...
Forest ecosystems such as the Congo Basin, the Guinean forests and Africa’s dryland forests are disappearing rapidly.
The International Court of Justice recently ruled that world leaders must take immediate action, on a level that hasn’t been seen before, to prevent c...
The report reveals that only 2.8 per cent of multilateral climate finance aimed at reducing emissions has been used for projects that support a just t...
The latest push came on Friday in remarks to the Energy Transition Roundtable in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the formal opening of the COP30...
Declining freshwater reserves are not only reshaping ecosystems but also undermining employment, particularly in countries heavily reliant on agricult...
Young people from all over the world face obstacles in accessing and participating in the COP conferences. For example, many have experienced logistic...
With its 262,000 volunteers and 700 staff across 47 branches, KRCS has been providing cash and food assistance, clean water, and emergency healthcare...
The world is "very likely" to surpass the 1.5°C threshold within the next decade, a point scientists say could trigger irreversible damage to the plan...
Assistant County Commissioner Mohamed Adow Hadi calls on residents to plant trees, follow building rules, and help curb rising youth crime across East...
Kenya and eight partner countries are embedding climate resilience into their health systems through a World Bank–funded regional programme aimed at c...
It is not the sole responsibility of scientists or policymakers to fight pollution. It belongs to everyone willing to pick up a ball – or a bottle – a...
Africa is home to some of the world’s most innovative community-led and nature-based climate adaptation strategies, yet they remain underfunded. South...
What makes Melissa so alarming isn’t just its size and strength, but the speed with which it became so powerful. In a single day, it exploded from a m...
