Climate Change
New Report: Climate crisis “affecting and fuelling discontent” around the globe
The authors of the 2020 WESP report say that it is not enough to simply focus on economic growth, governments...
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Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief
The low-lying island nation, Tuvalu, in the Pacific Ocean is particularly susceptible to higher sea levels caused by climate change....
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New study: Planting trees is the best climate change solution
Coconut trees along a beach. PHOTO/ DANIEL HENDRIKX By ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT Planting trees is the best climate change solution to...
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Opinion |The Race Towards Climate Red line: Climate Impacts Overtaking Climate Actions
By Dr. Samson Samuel Ogallah The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Landthat was...
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Activists demand for a fossil free environment as they celebrate Africa Day
Lamu residents march through the town’s streets to oppose plans by the Kenya government to construct a coal plant in...
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IMO launches new global project to reduce maritime greenhouse gas emissions
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and Mr Sveinung Oftedal, Specialist Director of the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment shake hands...
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World pledges to protect polluted, degraded plant as it adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
Ministers agree to tackle environmental crisis through innovation and sustainable consumption and production Delegates commit to significantly reduce single-use plastic...
Read moreCutting-edge technologies unveiled at Sustainable Innovation Expo in Nairobi
The multi-coloured traditional dhow boat popularly known as Flipflopi, the first dhow made entirely of recycled plastic, resting serenely on the...
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UN: Climate change is now among the greatest threats to human rights
Mr Benjamin Schachter, the Associate Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...
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New report: Rapid changes required to limit climate warming around the world
Limiting global warming to below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement provides the only chance for the survival of...
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Shinning light on environmental degradation and conservation in Africa