Eastern Africa: Caution Needed in the Wake of Heavy Rains
16 hours ago · ICPAC also warns of warmer than usual temperatures over most parts of the Eastern Africa regions, with cautionary heat stress levels expected in eastern regions of Kenya, coastal Tanzania, South Sudan, and parts of southern Somalia. Most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and north-eastern and ...
COP29: New Investment Initiatives to Boost Africa’s Private Climate ...
2 days ago · The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development estimates that developing economies need between $3.3 trillion and $4.5 trillion in annual investment to meet their Sustainable Development Goals. But at current financing levels, it says there is an annual financing gap of some $2.5 trillion. During COP29’s opening on November 11, 2024 ...
Mighty River Kuja: Wath Onger’s Vein of Life, Gateway to Disaster
1 day ago · In Swahili, “kuja” means “come.”. Before reaching Wath Ong’er, this mighty river converges with the Migori River and flows with vigour into Lake Victoria. Wath Ong’er is located in the heart of Nyatike Sub-County, one of Migori’s largest sub-counties. Migori County is situated in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya.
Kenyans Gaining after Shifting from Tobacco Farming
2 days ago · Benard Imoh, a farmer in Otubokin in Busia western Kenya bought a bull in 2023 after dropping tobacco farming for the high-yielding beans. Imoh, 56, adds that he had grown tobacco for six years but was unable to count the benefits from it apart from feeding his family. He says that besides buying a bull, he now has a stable income that enables ...
COP 29: Boost Adaptation Financing, Developed Countries Urged
5 days ago · By Sharon Atieno. As the world gears up for the 29 th Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on countries to scale up urgent action against climate change starting with a commitment to boost adaptation financing.. According to the organization, global average temperature rise is approaching 1.5°C above pre ...
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5 days ago · Science Africa & SJN engaged the Nation Media Group Editors on solutions journalism. About 20 editors, managers & directors attended the two-hour session delivered by Daniel Otunge of Science Africa & Caroline Karobia of Solutions Journalism Initiative.
Adoption of Hybrid Seed Varieties Transforming Kenya’s Arid …
Aug 1, 2024 · The Horn of Africa, an arid and semi-arid region (ASAL) used to have heavy rains and floods in the past but has since been replaced with prolonged drought. The region that includes North and Eastern Kenya has experienced below-average rainfall for three consecutive years hence affecting both long and short rains causing deaths of livestock ...
KShs. 3B Grant to Construct Kenya’s Modern Biotechnology Facility
Feb 9, 2024 · Kenya has received KShs. 3 billion grant from Japan to aid in the construction of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Kenya’s President William Ruto and Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect during President Ruto’s visit to Japan.
The Great Green Wall: A Silver Lining for Africa’s Climate Change ...
Apr 30, 2021 · By Richard Wetaya. Africa’s Great Green Wall, a climate crisis initiative that offers hope for some of the continent’s most beleaguered farmers, is back on a steady trajectory after securing $14 billion in new funding for the next decade.
Africa Union’s Scientific Society Rallies States to Fight Climate ...
Nov 22, 2021 · By Daniel Otunge. As the worlds’ attention turns to the implementation of the Glasgow Agreement reached under the just concluded COP 26, one body established in 2019 by the Africa Union(AU)’s African Scientific Research …