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Should governments pay businesses for climate disasters? Researchers unpack huge lawsuits in South Africa
The Conversation  |  Sep 01, 2025

The April 2022 floods in eThekwini municipality, South Africa, claimed 544 lives, displaced more than 40,000 people, and damaged or destroyed over 4,0...

Owino-Uhuru residents challenge NEMA’s pollution cleanup efforts
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 03, 2025

The move has ignited strong opposition from activists and locals, who argue that the process is neither transparent nor adequately structured to addre...

First-ever data tool to shape Kenya's environmental policy guidelines
Alfred Onyango  |  Mar 21, 2025

Data by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction shows an estimated three to four million Kenyans are affected annually by natural and human-made dis...

Lamu records fewer marine fatalities in 2024 amid improved rescue operations
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2024

These figures reflect significant improvements in the search and rescue missions conducted during maritime hazards or accidents, compared to previous...

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