After 2 solid weeks ÷ 2days of intense negotiations, COP27 finally ended yesterday, Sunday 20, November 2022, with a win for some developing countries. One of the thorny issues that took center stage at the negotiations was the insistence by developing countries that the Western world, or better put, rich nations, which have contributed most
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Dryland Agroforestry in the face of Climate Change Dryland regions of Kenya cover up to 80% of the total land mass and is characterized by low and erratic rainfall, high temperatures and high rates of evapotranspiration. Pastoral and agro pastoral production is the main livelihood. Due to low agricultural productivity, drought, climate change, lack of
Climate Innovation: From waste to potential Climate Innovation Hub, established in March 2022, is a community of young researchers in the field of climate change and energy transition, who are collaboratively working towards a sustainable future. Our vision is to develop innovations through research to help in addressing the challenges of climate change and drive
THE CLIMATE CHANGE POLITICS People don’t really worry about climate change because it’s too overwhelming and we’re already in too deep. It’s like if you owe your friend Ksh. 1,000, you’re like, ‘OK, I’ve got to pay this dude back.’ But if you owe your friend Ksh. 1 million shillings, you’re like, ‘I guess I’m
My conservation story as a woman in Kenya My passion for environment started when I was a kid. I could run from home, go to a nearby forest and watch birds and insects play. My favorites being doves and playing mantis. I enjoyed how one dove could sing and another one could respond. For the
Leadership is not an inherited skill; it is a treasure which, if found and properly cultivated, can serve to positively transform the world. Becoming a lawyer and a social entrepreneur have been two of the most thoughtful decisions I have made in my life. During the last 5 years, I have worked as a Co-founder
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I would like to start with the question of every high school student about to graduate: what will I do after this? I don’t know, I’m not quite sure at that time. I just know I was hugging my mom at the backseat of my mom’s motorbike. Back then, I was just a little boy
