Experts: Why climate interventions should remain gendered
By Asha Bekidusa | abekidusa@gmail.com Climate interventions in Africa must recognise that access to critical resources including land, finance, technology and information remains deeply gendered, experts have said. Speaking on…
MESHA holds inaugural media awards to celebrate excellence in science journalism
By Juliet Akoth | julietakoth19@gmail.com The Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) successfully hosted its inaugural Media Awards on June 19, 2026, bringing together more than 50 participants…
From pledges to action: What Kenya’s coastal communities expect from Our Ocean Conference
By Cece Siago | Siagocece1@gmail.com Conservation groups along Kenya’s coast are calling for global ocean commitments to be translated into action for frontline communities, as thousands of delegates gather in…
Simanjiro leads Tanzania’s green revolution
By Isack Dickson | isackdickson11@gmail.com In the land of Simanjiro, in Tanzania’s Manyara Region, the sun has ceased to be a farmer’s friend and instead has become more scorching than…
From pests to prosperity: Embracing climate-smart agriculture
By Seif Gracien Hasingizwimana | hasingizwimanashaggy@gmail.com Six years ago, just after sunrise, Mariana Mukandungutse, a member of the Abadasobanya Farmers Group, stood at the edge of her field in Gashora…
How climate change is disrupting Lake Victoria’s fisheries
How climate change is disrupting Lake Victoria’s fisheries By Cece Siago | siagocece1@gmail.com The sun has risen in Kamser Nyagowa Village’s Kamolo Beach in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. Women…
Rising heat in Zimbabwe deepens risk for informal traders
By Calvin Manika | calvinmanika2018@gmail.com On an early February afternoon, the midday sun turns the tarred pavements of Harare’s central markets into a blazing grill-despite it being the rainy season.…
Africa’s green energy boom has a gender problem
By Chemtai Kirui | phillykirui@gmail.com When African governments signed onto the Belém Action Mechanism (BAM) at COP30 in Brazil last year, they made a high stake promise: the continent’s massive…
Extreme heat taking toll on businesses
By Milliam Murigi | milliammurigi@gmail.com For more than two decades, Anastacia Mutheu built her livelihood in Viwandani slums, Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, as a weaving specialist Hairdressing was not just her…
Climate shocks fuel cholera
By Catherine Tembo | cathytembo88@gmail.com In Nathenje, an outskirt area of Lilongwe District, 31-year-old Lezina Aaron is still struggling to overcome the psychological trauma of losing two children to cholera.…
