Agnes Oloo
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Kenya tops list of African countries in need of urgent climate financing
The impacts of climate change in Kenya report indicates that Kenya contains part of three of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots which are home to species not found anywhere else in the world hence the need save the country from further possible climate change impacts....
Kenya advances Climate Innovation with green startup initiative supported by Ireland
This initiative comes as Kenya focuses on fostering climate-friendly enterprises for sustainable climate action.
Call for professionalised grassroots climate action as Kenya hosts climate justice symposium
The Treasury subsidiary office handling the Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) program attests to witnessing the climate change knowledge gap at various stages of the program in all 47 counties.
Youth group utilises drone technology in water tower restoration
In Kiebor area, Keiyo South in Elgeyo Marakwet County, the teams fly drones a distance of 20kilometres to observe whether their recommendations on restoring a water tower riparian cover has been implemented.
Calls for global climate financing reforms
The UN Climate Change is urging all countries to prioritize National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), with a target of robust NAPs developed by the end of 2025 and significant progress implementation by 2030. To date, only 57 parties have put together an adaptation plan.
African States change tactics to mobilize climate finance
African finance ministers agreed to forge ahead a climate finance mobilization drive as a continent to instil confidence in countries dealing with climate catastrophes as well as arm the continent to be climate resilient.
Kenyan Dr. Fredrick Kyalo Manthi elected to US National Academy of Sciences
NMK joined scientists globally in celebrating Dr. Manthi, who is also the director of Antiquities, Sites and Monuments and a Senior Research Scientist at the museum.He now becomes the second Kenyan to join the US National Academy of Sciences after Prof. Meave Leakey in May 2013.
Ecofeminism in action: Women's crucial role in climate resilience and environmental justice
Africa feminists in the climate space argue that the climate change crisis exacerbates already existing social imbalances such as gender. Women are believed to face cultural, political, and economic barriers as a result of their struggles to cope with the unpredictable effects of weather....
African medicine regulatory group presents new phase in fight against counterfeit medicine
An esteemed panel of leadership of the forum was elected during the momentous Continental Forum for Heads of Registration and Marketing Authorization gathering.
Grassroots action funds to transform Kenya's climate resilience status
Kenyans at Grassroots are expected to get to work to deliver communities-led resilient climate action.