Climate action Stories

After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action
Reuters  |  Nov 16, 2024

More than 40 million children were kept out of classrooms this year, from Asia to Africa, due to extreme heat, which scientists say has been made wors...

Industry players call for marginalised groups' inclusion in Kenya’s green transition efforts
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 08, 2024

A recent spot check by the Eastleigh Voice revealed that marginalised players such as bodaboda riders and other non-green energy consumers in outlying...

President Ruto honoured with global award for advancing climate action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2024

Ruto awarded the 2024 Presidential Green Industrialisation Investment Statesman of the Year Award, recognising his dedication to climate action.

Ruto urges African leaders to push for equitable climate funds at UN conference
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 25, 2024

He called for the need for Africa to push for a fair and effective climate financing mechanism that adequately addresses the continent's needs.

Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations
Reuters  |  Sep 23, 2024

Under an initiative led by Barbados, France and Kenya, countries also continue to discuss imposing new global taxes to help pay for climate finance, s...

Kenya mulls streamlining climate funding with new CBK rules
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 18, 2024

For investors, the rules will provide the information needed to assess the financial implications of climate change on potential investments and ident...

Taita Taveta MCAs urged to allocate ward funds to finance climate action
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 15, 2024

The MCAs expressed their support for the proposal, acknowledging that local climate action projects could restore river sources, improve food security...

CSOs urge Mombasa to enact climate legislation to unlock climate funding
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 26, 2024

The exclusion of Mombasa has sparked concern among local stakeholders, who argue that the county is missing out on vital resources that could address...

Kenyan pastoralists to benefit from Sh6.1bn climate change adaptation programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2024

The Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme will support over 100,000 households in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somali...

Counties to get Sh9bn to help local communities tackle climate change impacts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2024

The Treasury said on Thursday that the funds will be distributed over five years through the Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) programme.

African governments trapped in debts over climate change - Ruto
John Mbati  |  May 29, 2024

Ruto highlighted that the frequency of extreme weather events continuously diminishes the resources available for public investment and the provision...

Ethiopia's Tigray region stares at fresh famine amidst conflict, climate crisis
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 09, 2024

The region has been plagued by a consecutive two years of war and the unforgiving effects of climate change.

New waste management initiative unveiled to support SME's
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 17, 2024

Business consulting, technical assistance, coaching, and financing will be provided to help bring new business models that adopt circular economy conc...

Explainer: The green bond and why it is important for Kenya
Mercy Asamba  |  Jan 16, 2024

The Cabinet on Monday approved the framework which provides the missing nexus between climate action and economic development.

From the Israel-Hamas war to African coup contagion: events that defined the world in 2023
Agency  |  Dec 31, 2023

The UN says more than 85 per cent of Gaza's 2.4 million people have fled their homes.

Seven things you need to know about climate change in Eastern and Southern Africa
United Nations  |  Dec 27, 2023

Somalia has been hit by torrential seasonal rains and disastrous floods since October 2023, affecting more than 2.4 million people.

Ruto heads off to Dubai to champion Africa's climate agenda at COP28
Dennis Tarus  |  Nov 30, 2023

As the Chair of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change, Ruto is set to deliver a statement on behalf of Africa, high...

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