Bats traded for traditional medicine put Nigeria at risk of zoonotic disease transmission
By Abdullahi Jimoh, The Xylom As locals trade in dead bats, researchers remain concerned about potential transmission risks ILORIN, Nigeria — Near the Emir Palace in Nigeria’s Oja-Oba market, a…
Regional Centre for Mapping Resources geospatial technology helping communities conservation efforts win global award
By Cece Siago | siagocece1@gmail.com At her piece of land in Mbuwani village in Kwale County on Kenya’s South Coast, Salama Bakari listens to a local radio station announcing the…
Climate change and health: A growing health emergency as depicted by the latest edition of Sayansi Magazine
Link View Magazine By Milliam Murigi I milliammurigi@gmail.com Climate change is no longer about rising temperatures, droughts and floods only. It is increasingly a health crisis. Changes in temperature and…
Kenyan experts call for stronger science communication to drive research impact
By Asha Bekidusa | abekidusa@gmail.com Scientists, journalists and communication professionals have been called upon to strengthen collaboration for scientific research to reach the public in a way that is accurate,…
Shrinking Wetlands, Rising Waters: A Growing Crisis Along the Kenyan Shore of Lake Victoria
By Michiel Robberecht, The Xylom The wetlands that protect Kenyan communities from floods are also among the Earth's richest carbon stores. But for many residents struggling to survive, conserving them…
MESHA to host café exploring link between health and climate change
By Velma Wanjiru | mutandavelma8@gmail.com Climate change continues to be a global health concern due to shifting environmental risk factors such as rising temperatures, severe weather, and changing ecosystems. According…
Beyond the cleft: Two grandmothers, one fight
By Amina Chombo | aminachombo@gmail.com In a quiet corner of Interchristian Fellowships’ Evangelical Mission (ICFEM) Dreamland Mission Hospital in Kimilili, western Kenya, Violet Osanyire sits patiently with her two-and-a-half-year-old grandson…
Solar-powered mills offer cleaner alternative to diesel maize processing in rural Kenya
By Shaban Makokha | shabaraw64@gmail.com The dry fields of Lureko village in Mumias West are where Mariam Wesonga farms and raises her family. Each day, she carries a 20-kilogram sack…
GENDER Accelerator: How we scale solutions that work for communities
By Sharon Atieno | sharon@meshascience.org Ever wondered how to prepare for a major international meeting on climate change and you are a journalist, a parliamentarian or a civil society representative…
Women turn to climate-smart farming for steady income in Kenya’s drylands
By Shaban Makokha | shabaraw64@gmail.com For decades, farming in Kenya's Lower Eastern region has been synonymous with uncertainty. Erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, crop failures, and recurring food shortages have made…
