3.4 million facing risk of starvation
More than three million people are staring at starvation as drought worsens in most parts of Northern Kenya, according to the World Food Programme WFP requires Sh2.1 billion to tackle acute malnutrition
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Kenya: Drought Puts Millions of Kenyans At Risk of Starvation
Up to 3.4 million Kenyans are facing hunger as a result of prolonged drought, which has affected food production. Millions of animals, both domestic and wild, are also suffering devastating effects
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Refugees – and forests – benefit as Kenya's herders torch an invader
Turkana County is one of Kenya's most arid regions, but land near the town of Kakuma sports a dense thicket of thorny trees. That's not good news. The plant is Prosopis juliflora, a fast-growing invasive
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More women are obese, says Ministry of Health
A young black couple outdoors, outside their home. They are standing, arms around each other, smiling. The woman is overweight. The man is mixed race Caucasian and African American. (Photo: Courtesy) SUMMARY
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Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa
In Africa, the African Union is committed to addressing climate change issues with a gender perspective. Consequently, African countries have formulated their respective climate change policies, strategies
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Scientist says land degradation fuels food insecurity in Eastern Africa
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Land degradation is to blame for food insecurity in Eastern Africa region, a Kenyan scientist said on Friday. Eunice Wangui, a senior Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technician
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Scientists develop database to help fight forest degradation in Eastern Africa
Scientists at the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) have designed a forest observatory database that gives information on activities that contributes to the destruction and
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Kenya: Malaria Kills 9 in Baringo, Dozens Diagnosed in Marsabit
At least nine have died from Malaria in Tirioko Ward in Tiaty Sub-County, Baringo over the last five days and dozens more are facing death as they struggle to seek medication for the killer disease.
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Decentralising climate finance: insights from Kenya and Ethiopia
This paper explores different mechanisms for delivering climate finance at the local level. It focuses on the experiences of a national climate fund – the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) facility
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Kenya: off-grid solar project to benefit 14 countries
On Tuesday, Kenya launched the Kenya Off-grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), a $150 million World Bank supported initiative. The intention is for the project to provide power to multiple areas across