Sophie Mbugua

Early warning services saves lives and economies

Between 1970 and 2019, more than 11 000 disasters were attributed to weather, climate, and water-related hazards worldwide. This was… Read More

3 years ago

Kenyan middlemen killing research funds flow to researchers.

Professor Paul Kimani, a plant breeder and lecturer at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences at Kenya's University of… Read More

3 years ago

How Kenyan and Seychelles youths are solving the plastic menace

Kibera- the biggest informal settlement in Kenya and possibly in the African continent. According to UN-Habitat, Kibera has the highest… Read More

3 years ago

Second-hand clothes(Mitumba) Kenyan gift or a curse?

In 2019, Kenya imported 185,000 tones of second-hand clothing or mitumba - about 8,000 containers. The clothes and shoes sold… Read More

3 years ago

Kenya’s capital city’s poor planning worsening air quality.

Urban development in Kenya's Capital city, Nairobi, started when Nairobi was established as a railway headquarters in the late 19th… Read More

3 years ago

Adaptation cannot lag anymore: warns IPCC Scientists.

The IPCC has released the Working Group II report prepared by 270 scientists from 67 countries on the latest evidence… Read More

3 years ago

Nairobi’s billboards live streaming the city’s air pollution.

Tiny particles in the air reduce visibility. Also, cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated. Often referred… Read More

3 years ago

Sectors in Ghana join hands to reduce rising air pollution.

Accra Ghana: Ghana began monitoring air quality in 1996. Over the years, several sectors have collaborated to reduce air pollution… Read More

3 years ago

It is time Africa rethinks air pollution funding.

Africa attracted about five percent of development funding and less than four percent of philanthropy funding to fight air pollution… Read More

3 years ago

Why are air pollution policies not translating into actions at the village level?

Cities in Africa are fast-growing. Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to have 13 megacities by 2100. A 2021 UN Environment report… Read More

3 years ago

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