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27 Jan 2023
Entrenching sustainability in Kenya’s fashion industry: Brands that have taken a leap
Sustainable fashion is a movement and process of fostering change in fashion products and the fashion system towards greater ecological integrity and social justice. Sustainable fashion entails more t...
20 Jan 2023
Fresh move to compel landlords to install solar water heating systems
If new regulations aimed at encouraging the adoption of renewable energies are approved, owners of all new and existing buildings risk spending six months in jail or paying a fine of Sh20,000 if they ...
16 Jan 2023
Taming global warming: Light at the end of the tunnel as Ozone layer recovery on track
A recent report by the UN concluded that the Ozone layer is on track to recovery. This is a plausible milestone that has been made possible by all the sustainability enthusiasts who have been tireless...
25 Nov 2022
COP27: Key outcomes for food, forests, land, and wildlife at COP27 in Egypt
The backdrop for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference was a continent still suffering from multi-year droughts and record-high levels of hunger. The “Koronivia work program...
25 Nov 2022
Climate conference takeaways: Key outcomes from COP27 and the next steps as we head to COP28
Discussions over establishing a “new collective quantifiable target on climate finance” for 2024, taking into account the requirements and interests of poor nations, took place during COP2...
21 Nov 2022
WHO and FP2030 to strengthen cooperation for sexual and reproductive health and rights
Meeting on the sidelines of the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Special Research Programme HRP, and FP2030 today signed a Memorandu...
18 Nov 2022
Beyond COP27? The journey to actualise climate finance commitments
Developed countries pledged US$100 billion to aid developing countries in the fight against climate change in 2015. As at last year’s COP26 in Glasgow, this target had still not been reached and the...
11 Nov 2022
Health must take centre stage in the COP27 climate change negotiations
On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issued a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardize lives, and that health must be at the core of these cr...
4 Nov 2022
Beyond donations during drought: Let’s adopt a climate action plan
The ASAL region of Kenya continues to suffer from a severe drought (2020 – 2022) that has been termed as the most severe and longest in forty years. Its widespread impacts on livelihoods are gri...
4 Nov 2022
COP27: Climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in Africa hang in the balance without adequate financing
Our common heritage is under threat and with the approach of the IFCC Conference of Parties 27 (COP27) which takes place next week at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, Climate Finance will be on the table for...
21 Oct 2022
Staggering backsliding across women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health revealed in new UN analysis
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects ...
21 Oct 2022
Financial institutions must build internal capacity to address climate change risks
The effects of climate change have caught up with us, and they pose significant risks to different sectors. The agricultural sector is the worst hit due to changes in weather patterns and extended dro...
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