Climate and Environmental Sustainability

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Government Agencies, Creatives Join Climate Sociologist’s Push for Climate Literacy in Schools

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Efforts to strengthen environmental awareness among Ghana’s youth have gained renewed attention, following the Green Tales interschools climate competition, held at Achimota School in Accra. Organized by the Climate Sociologist, a Ghanaian organization that raises awareness and promotes climate action through community and youth engagement. The event brought together students, actors, broadcasters, and environmental experts […]

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Bornes Korir’s Green Revolution: How Hazola is Transforming Farming in Semi-Arid Baringo

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Baringo is one of the counties in Kenya that has been affected by climate change. Being a semi-arid place, farmers must wrestle with tactical ways to survive and adapt to climate change. In Kabimoi village, Eldama Ravine Sub-county, a farmer, Bornes Korir, is innovating ways to sustain livelihoods through the practice of organic agriculture. The

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Climate Change: How Kenyan Artist is Creating Value from Disposed Human Hair

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Human hair, often overlooked as a source of environmental pollution, contributes significantly to waste worldwide. Globally, salons and individual haircuts generate an estimated 0.8 to 2.2 million tonnes of hair annually, much of which ends up in landfills or is burned, releasing nitrogen compounds and toxic gases such as ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. Hair, unlike

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UNEP, SEI Leverage Air Quality Data to Build Urban Climate Resilience in East Africa

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In a landmark move to strengthen urban climate resilience in East Africa, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have jointly launched a multi-country initiative that integrates air quality data into climate adaptation planning across Nairobi, Kampala, and Addis Ababa. This initiative, unveiled during the Science-Policy Practitioner Dialogue held at

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The Charcoal Crisis: How Eastern Congo’s Trade Fuels Conflict and Environmental Degradation

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More than 90% of the population in the Democratic Republic of Congo rely on charcoal for their energy needs, driving the pervasive logging of forests across the country Deep within the war-scarred forests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a silent industry is thriving. Not the sound of gunfire, but the crackle of burning timber.