Every year, research by the World Resources Institute WRI indicates that Africa losses nearly 3 million hectares of forests. The continents 65% of the land is affected by degradation, and three percent of GDP is lost annually from soil and nutrient depletion on cropland. To tackle the high rates of degradation, African countries, after the…
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African drylands are home to more than half a billion people who live and work in the drylands. “We need to rethink restoration within the drylands. The voice of the people must be part of the design, implementation, and the monitoring process,” Lalisa Duguma, a scientist with the World Agroforestry, told the Africa Climate conversations….
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On today’s podcast, James Kinyangi, the coordinator for the climate and development special funds for Africa at the African development bank and Mohamad Bamba Sylla, a lead author at the intergovernmental panel on climate change – IPCC – and currently the research chair in climate change science at the African Institute for mathematical sciences Rwanda…
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By Anthony Langat, Mumias Kenya, In 2010, when Kemba Wangoli lost his father, a clerical officer at Mumias Sugar Company, taking care of his siblings fell to him. All Wangoli had to pay their school fees was his family’s land to cultivate sugarcane. It didn’t take long for him to realize that the sugarcane industry…
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Watamu Kenya: Mangrove forests that formed the ocean shoreline at Majaoni village along Mtwapa Creek in Mombasa County collapsed in the 1990s as towns grew and demand for building materials increased. As a result, the crabs, prawns and fish on this shoreline vanished. Furry Ambari, the Community Environment Sustainable Mari culture, and friends joined forces…
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Nairobi Kenya: Strathmore University in Kenya installed a 600 kWp grid-connected solar PV system in 2014. Today, the solar system meets the university’s electrical demands, with excess power supplied to the national grid under the first solar power purchase agreement (PPA) inked between Kenya Power and Lighting Company and the private university. A third of…
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Climate Conversations from an African Perspective. Global Stocktake: African climate needs should be smart and measurable. August 31, 2023 Season 12Episode 1 Sophie Mbugua Africa Climate Conversations, Climate, Solutions 39:35 0 Comments Read More https://africaclimateconversations.com/podcast-player/4235/global-stocktake-africa-stop-make-your-climate-needs-smart-and-measurable-first.mp3 Duration: 39:35 | Recorded on August 31, 2023 Featured Episode: Climate Change: an Introduction June 3, 2020 Season 1Episode 1…
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