School Greening Program set to increase county’s forest cover
Forestry is an important sector that supports human existence, and its importance cannot be overemphasized.
Forestry supports the conservation of water catchment areas, provides food and habitat for wildlife, the trees have a medicinal value,...
Innovative Environmental approaches expected as AfriGEO Symposium closes
The 6th African Group on Earth Observation community (AfriGEO) Symposium ended on November 1 in Accra, Ghana.
The two-day programme leaned towards the theme: Harnessing EO towards resilient and sustainable systems, communities and resources.
Over 500...
Climate Change: Current and future ramifications in Kenya
According to United Nations, Climate Change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.
These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle.
But since the 1800s, human activities have been...
Growing Africa’s energy sector by tapping available renewable resources
There is a huge demand for affordable modern sources of energy in the continent.
Africa has the world’s lowest levels of per capita use of modern energy attributable to its increasingly high population.
Countries such as...
RIC2022: Using Geo-Spatial Data to Map and Monitor Available Resources
Increasingly, Earth Observation (EO) is being identified as an important enabler in addressing food security, both in Africa and the world over - Digital Earth Africa
As technology advancements continue to shape the world, more...
Fast shrinking Kimao Dam levels raise stakeholders’ eyebrows
Stakeholders in Baringo County have raised concerns after the Kimao dam experienced a drastic reduction in water levels.
The 300,000 cubic meters dam, situated in Koriema Sub-Location in Marigat Sub County, was constructed by Kerio...
Involve indigenous communities in climate change mitigation, activists demand
Climate justice advocates are calling for the allocation of at least 30 percent of global environmental conservation resources to indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs).
The advocates separately spoke on June 22, 2022 at intersessional...
Multiple stakeholders swing in to rescue longest river in Western Kenya
When the underground water emerges at Gucha village which is at the hip of Kiabonyoru Hill, Nyamira County-Kenya, it embarks on a journey of meanders and straights covering several counties and eventually pours into...
NEMA, KFS, plant trees in Ndumoni primary, Kitui County
About 350 tree seedlings donated by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) were on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, planted at Ndumoni Primary School in Kitui Central District in...
Kenya to bear another painful sting of climate change in 2022
The sharp edges of climate change have continued to bruise my country Kenya.
Every part of the East African country is now feeling the pains of the switching climatic conditions.
It is happening, oblivious of the...
