Kenya unveils plan to shift fully to ‘green drive’, cut fossil-fuel imports and carbon footprint
Rising transport emissions also threaten climate resilience. The sector accounted for 13 per cent of national greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, projected to rise to 17 per cent by 2030 without corrective action. Between 2009 and 2019, domestic transport emissions rose by 59 per cent, largely due to road transport.
European Union, IFAD launch $4.7 million soil regeneration projects in six counties in Kenya
Launched in Kakamega on Tuesday, the programme seeks to strengthen climate resilience and promote sustainable farming practices as Kenya grapples with declining soil fertility, land degradation and the growing impacts of climate change on food production.
County government in northern Kenya tells herders to sell livestock before drought devastates their stocks
National Drought Management Authority coordinator Josephat Lotwel observed that Samburu County will be at an alert stage of drought in January following poor short rains.
People displaced by rising lake levels in Kenya face uncertain future as scientists and data link phenomena to climate change
Some 5,000 people were displaced by the rise in Lake Naivasha’s levels this year. Some scientists attribute the higher levels to increased rains caused by climate change, although there may be other factors causing the lake’s steady rise over the past decade.
Minister: Kenya is pushing for global environmental solutions at UNEA 7 in Nairobi
Dr Deborah Mulongo Barasa also highlighted Kenya’s domestic environmental achievements, including restoration initiatives and the 15-billion tree growing programme, which the country will showcase during UNEA-7 exhibitions and side events.
‘If we imagine poor countries can fund own transition while drowning in debt and climate disasters, we’re facing collective collapse’
A lack of money also affected the humanitarian presence at COP30, with fewer numbers attending than previous recent summits, a consequence of the deep cuts that have rocked the aid sector this year.
Why Sahel’s Great Green Wall is a non-starter: International funding often prioritises ‘Western imaginary of Africa’
Originally conceived by Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s late revolutionary leader, the Great Green Wall was launched in 2007 by the African Union. Its goal: to slow desertification in the Sahel region by planting a “wall” of trees 8,000 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide – from Senegal to Djibouti.
Kenya receives $10.5 million for re-greening of Lake Baringo watershed
Museiya praised the Northern Kenya Biodiversity Programme implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for involving government stakeholders in project design to avoid duplication and ensure alignment with national priorities.
Kenyan youth demand increased taxation of world’s super-rich, polluting oil giants for climate justice
The UNTC’s third round of negotiations (INC-3) in Nairobi, from 10-19 November 2025, coincides with COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where countries are debating how to bridge the 1.5°C ambition gap, ending forest destruction and who picks up the tab for international climate finance.
Trans Nzoia in western Kenya hit by heavy flooding that’s displaced some 4,500 families
Hailing Kenya Red Cross for showing up and standing with the affected families, Siyoi pointed out the growing risk of the floods to young girls who find themselves in the danger of being taken advantage of.
