May 14, 2012
- [SciDev.Net] Nairobi - A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa.
May 10, 2012
- [UNEP] Nairobi - Xavier Chevrin, whose 2010 trip from Shangai to Paris was the longest journey ever made in an electric vehicle, was flagged off from UNEP's headquarters on an unassisted odyssey from Nairobi to Johannesburg in an electric vehicle.
May 6, 2012
- [AlertNet] Nairobi - Kenyan architects are designing buildings with green roofs covered in vegetation to cool their interiors, conserve energy and water, and help curb greenhouse gas emissions.
March 8, 2012
- [Nairobi Star] THE government is in the process of developing a comprehensive action plan to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. The plan will provide a platform for the implementation of the National Climate Change Response Strategy Action that...
March 5, 2012
- [Nairobi Star] MPs are working on a Bill which seeks to create an authority to help the country deal with the challenges faced by climate change.
March 1, 2012
- [IPS] Nairobi - At Gakoromone Market in Meru, in Kenya's Eastern Province, Ruth Muriuki arrives in a pickup full of tomatoes and cabbages despite the scarcity of rainfall in the area, thanks to the greenhouse technology she uses on her farm - and microcredit.
February 29, 2012
- [CISA] Nairobi - A priest has challenged the Catholic Church to ensure that it has embraced environment within its pastoral programmes.
February 28, 2012
- [Nairobi Star] My maternal grandmother is nearly 100 years old. In her youthful years, she relied on a stable climate and fertile soils to produce sufficient food for her family and generate a surplus for the local market.