African negotiators wary on climate financing
A climate change negotiator being interviewed by Aimable Twahirwa from Rwanda one of the journalists supported by MESHA to attend COP-27. By Agatha Ngotho | angotho@gmail.comAfrican group of negotiators have…
Kenyan team among winners of Local Adaptation Champions Awards at COP27
Victor Orindi of Adaptation Consortium By Ruth Keah | rkeahkadide@gmail.comAs curtains closed on COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, a Kenyan team was among the four winners of the Local Adaptation…
MESHA at UN Summit on Climate Change (COP27)
Front row (from left to right) Aimable Twahirwa (Rwanda); Jennifa Gilla (Tanzania); Agatha Ngotho (Kenya) and Violet Nakamba (Zambia). Back row: Aghan Daniel (Team leader, MESHA); Busani Bafana (Zimbabwe) and…
Ethiopia needs $157b to implement climate adaptation programme
By Mekonnen Teshome | mokish03@gmail.comWith the adoption of a Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy (CRGES), Ethiopia has made exemplary climate change adaptation moves over the last decade.However, the national programme…
Why African CSOs are disappointed by COP27 outcomes for the continent
Dr Mithika Mwenda addresses climate activists during one of the COP27 sessions in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. By Clifford Akumu | akumu.clifford@gmail.comAfrican civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed disappointment with…
Striga Smart Sorghum Project Launched
Dr. Gatama Gichini, from the Ministry of Education, Kenya presides over the launch of a genome editing project on Future Striga Smart Sorghum for Africa. By Don Ngome | info@meshascience.org…
Farmers forced to act smart to tackle effects of climate crisis on agriculture.
By Rosemary Onchari | oncharir37@gmail.com Margaret Nyaboke was an optimistic farmer as she supervised workers planting maize on her farm four months ago. She projected returns from sales of at…
Inequalities in service provision hinder fight against HIV
By Christine Ochogo I christawine@gmail.com New data contained in the report are frightening: progress in prevention and treatment has been faltering, resources have been shrinking and inequalities have been on…
WHO ISSUES ALERT ON POSSIBLE SURGE OF COVID CASES
BY ANYANGO OCHIENGsciencewriter2021@gmail.com The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert on a possible surge of Covid-19 infections amid the festive season.The alert comes following a recent report of…
Why we need PELIS programme in forest conservation and protection
Mercelyne Khalumba, forest plantation and management officer, during a biodiversity science cafe organised by MESHA and Kenya Forest Service in Nairobi. By Clifford Akumu | akumu.clifford@gmail.com In September 2022 when…
