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Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock
Reuters  |  Nov 23, 2024

Past failures to meet climate finance obligations have also made developing countries mistrustful of new promises.

What to expect from COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
The Conversation  |  Nov 11, 2024

In recent years, a series of climate-fuelled disasters and extreme events, from Australia’s bushfires to Spain’s floods, have wrought havoc around the...

Kenya joins Middle East Green initiative to combat climate change
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 17, 2024

Alongside Kenya, 10 other nations including Algeria, Chad, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Lebanon, The Gambia, Nigeria, Guinea, and the Central African Republ...

Marginalised groups make urgent call for inclusion in climate change policies
Charity Kilei  |  Sep 28, 2024

Many emphasised the need for climate solutions that address their communities' specific needs and realities.

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.

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...

Kenya loses bid to host climate change hub in Nairobi
Amina Wako  |  Mar 27, 2024

Earlier, the United Nations agencies had recommended Nairobi as the optimal location from a shortlist of other cities such as Addis Ababa, Bonn, and G...

Cabinet approves Kenya’s Sovereign Green Bond framework
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 15, 2024

The framework seeks to secure alternative funding options for green and resilient investment to address the rising climate change costs.

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