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Lynet Otieno

Give wildlife more funds for better climate action

We must explicitly recognise and incorporate wildlife, for a guaranteed healthier and more resilient planet.

Give wildlife more funds for better climate action

Clerics' crucial role at the COP29 climate talks

Clerics' crucial role at the COP29 climate talks

Kenyans are yearning for a sustainable future

Kenyans are yearning for a sustainable future

Militaries should limit war impact on climate

Militaries should limit war impact on climate

Act fast to end climate change disinformation

The battle against climate change disinformation is not just fight for truth but for the continent’s survival amid one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Act fast to end climate change disinformation

Digital solutions to boost climate-smart conservation

Satellite imagery and remote sensing technologies can be useful in detecting deforestation and monitoring habitat changes for swift action against illegal logging.

Digital solutions to boost climate-smart conservation

Paris Olympics poised to boost climate action

Athletes are not left out of efforts to make the Olympics a green affair. They will be sleeping on mattresses made from recycled fishing nets and reinforced cardboard bed bases.

Paris Olympics poised to boost climate action

Cover quarries to avert environmental hazards

We must reclaim abandoned quarries and transform them into beacons of sustainable development.

Cover quarries to avert environmental hazards

Tame war, climate crisis in Sudan for women's sake

Besides the humanitarian efforts, women must be provided with more access to resources, healthcare, and protection from violence.

By 2 months ago

Tame war, climate crisis in Sudan for women's sake

Tackle climate-linked miscarriages in livestock

Once a pregnancy is terminated, the expected milk production and associated income is snatched.

By 2 months ago

Tackle climate-linked miscarriages in livestock

Why ongoing national wildlife census is crucial

A systematic counting of animals is critical to inform conservation strategies, reduce the effects of climate change, and prevent biodiversity loss.

By 2 months ago

Why ongoing national wildlife census is crucial

Let's harness opportunities in climate crisis

Climate change despite its many challenges also offers unique opportunities for the private sector to innovate, grow and contribute to sustainable development.

By 3 months ago

Let's harness opportunities in climate crisis

Restore riparian land but factor in human rights

The government must employ a balanced approach that respects the dignity and rights of all.

By 3 months ago

Restore riparian land but factor in human rights

Why lions invade Rongai despite plenty of food

For communities that daily live and interact with wildlife, the sight of a lion would not cause such a buzz.

By 3 months ago

Why lions invade Rongai despite plenty of food

Balance research to aid Africa's war against diseases

In Africa, the changes in disease vector distribution due to rising temperatures and erratic weather patterns pose far-reaching impacts of climate change.

By 3 months ago

Balance research to aid Africa's war against diseases

Deliver urban poor from rising climate calamities

A few days of rains in Kenya in April and May exposed the dire housing situation in Nairobi, with lives lost in the informal settlements.

By 4 months ago

Deliver urban poor from rising climate calamities

Make planting trees affordable during all seasons

Honouring the dead is personal, which leans on traditions, faith and other pillars.

By 4 months ago

Make planting trees affordable during all seasons

Proper urban planning key to a healthier planet

The floods carry significant implications, immediate and long-term, touching on issues of urban development, infrastructure, and climate change resilience.

By 4 months ago

Proper urban planning key to a healthier planet

What Africa can learn from recent Dubai floods

Even with the huge floods in Dubai, fatalities were not in the headlines. Africa is so vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its limited infrastructure, and high levels of poverty.

By 4 months ago

What Africa can learn from recent Dubai floods

Recognise children needs in climate change response

UNICEF statistics show more than 1 billion children “are at an acute risk of climate disasters,” with another 4.2 billion expected to be born in the next 30 years.

By 5 months ago

Recognise children needs in climate change response

Let's tackle food wastage for a friendlier climate

Like climate action, food wastage is a moral, policy, governance, environmental, health, political, and religious issue that must be tackled decisively.

By 5 months ago

Let's tackle food wastage for a friendlier climate

Gender equality a viable solution to deforestation

Many agree that the taste of food cooked using gas is different from that made on charcoal-fuelled jiko. What then do we do to continue enjoying tasty food without destroying our forests?

By 5 months ago

Gender equality a viable solution to deforestation

Victims of climate crises have legal rights

Globally, the 2023 UN’s Global Climate Litigation Report shows that an increased number of people turning to courts to address climate change problems

By 6 months ago

Victims of climate crises have legal rights

Why we need global unity against plastic threat

The most significant contributor to pollution remains single-use plastics. Only a small percentage of plastic waste is recycled globally.

By 6 months ago

Why we need global unity against plastic threat

Embrace practical education to tackle crises

As of 2023, nine of the 10 countries with the lowest literacy rates were African.

By 7 months ago

Embrace practical education to tackle crises

Cut glaring gender gap at global climate talks

Countries with higher levels of gender equality tend to ratify better environmental treaties and adopt eco-friendly practices.

By 7 months ago

Cut glaring gender gap at global climate talks

Green spaces offer solution to heat in urban areas

Since there is no reliable replacement for concrete, especially in the Global South, a deliberate decision to leave room for green spaces during construction will do.

By 7 months ago

Green spaces offer solution to heat in urban areas

Banks can make the world take a healthy path

Banks wield power in ensuring environmental safety. As a result, the industry has been a target of several campaigns, being at the center of the tug-of-war between profits and morality.

By 8 months ago

Banks can make the world take a healthy path

Make farming more appealing to tame poverty

Trouble was however how to handle relatives seeking help to get job opportunities away from home. Many asked for “kazi yoyote tu” (any job), assuming one had necessary connections.

By 8 months ago

Make farming more appealing to tame poverty

How farmers can help to fight climate change

The panacea to agriculture’s contribution to the climate crisis must be sustainable since an increase in global warming will hamper the achievement of the so needed sector’s benefits.

By 8 months ago

How farmers can help to fight climate change

Go green with festivities and gift wrappings

You can opt for eco-friendly decorations, reusable and recyclable packaging, or creative and reusable wrapping solutions and significantly reduce waste and environmental degradation.

By 8 months ago

Go green with festivities and gift wrappings

Address climate-related losses for sustainability

Policies that support the creation of alternative livelihoods and provide social safety nets for displaced populations are crucial.

By 9 months ago

Address climate-related losses for sustainability

Celebrities as catalysts for climate action

Their involvement may inspire faster policy change, as they bring attention to challenges that might otherwise go unnoticed.

By 9 months ago

Celebrities as catalysts for climate action

Celebrities' role as catalysts for climate action

Their involvement may inspire faster policy change, as they bring attention to challenges that might otherwise go unnoticed.

By 9 months ago

Celebrities' role as catalysts for climate action

It's timely to have a Health Day at climate talks

There are opportunities to combine efforts to tackle health and climate problems. Efforts to mitigate climate change must not slow down.

By 9 months ago

It's timely to have a Health Day at climate talks

Rising temperatures, rising injustice for victims of abuse

As climate change worsens, so is discrimination against teenage mothers in Marsabit. Abused women and girls have nowhere to run to as the county is yet to complete a rescue centre.

By 9 months ago

Rising temperatures, rising injustice for victims of abuse

Plan to prevent further loss of lives to El Nino

Now at least four people, including a KCSE candidate, have been killed. Villages are marooned and thousands displaced. Without roads, it will be difficult to get food and other aid to the affected.

By 9 months ago

Plan to prevent further loss of lives to El Nino

Reproductive health taking a hit as climate crisis deepens

No one thinks about sharing information on reproductive health or distributing condoms in camps because it is not a priority need, food is.

By 10 months ago

Reproductive health taking a hit as climate crisis deepens

Oil giant should respect East Africans' culture

Different people have varied spiritual and cultural beliefs. In some cases, the exhumation of a corpse, if it must happen, comes with rituals.

By 10 months ago

Oil giant should respect East Africans' culture

Act fast to end climate change disinformation

The battle against climate change disinformation is not just fight for truth but for the continent’s survival amid one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Act fast to end climate change disinformation

Digital solutions to boost climate-smart conservation

Satellite imagery and remote sensing technologies can be useful in detecting deforestation and monitoring habitat changes for swift action against illegal logging.

Digital solutions to boost climate-smart conservation

Paris Olympics poised to boost climate action

Athletes are not left out of efforts to make the Olympics a green affair. They will be sleeping on mattresses made from recycled fishing nets and reinforced cardboard bed bases.

Paris Olympics poised to boost climate action

Cover quarries to avert environmental hazards

We must reclaim abandoned quarries and transform them into beacons of sustainable development.

Cover quarries to avert environmental hazards

Tame war, climate crisis in Sudan for women's sake

Besides the humanitarian efforts, women must be provided with more access to resources, healthcare, and protection from violence.

By 2 months ago

Tame war, climate crisis in Sudan for women's sake

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