Environment
Guterres warns of record heat as world edges closer to 1.5°C overshoot
The UN chief also highlighted methane reduction as a critical and immediate opportunity to slow warming in the short term
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Global Affairs
UN: Women and girls face higher climate risks but lead in solutions
A UN report says climate change affects people differently, with women and girls facing disproportionate risks. It highlights displacement, disrupted services and gender-based violence, while urging women’s inc...
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Agriculture Department seeks Sh67.37bn amid fertilizer debts and climate pressures
Principal Secretary Kipronoh Ronoh said the agriculture sector continues to face pressure from delayed funding, rising operational costs and increased demand for subsidised farm inputs and extension services.
Global Affairs
UNEP warns funding and staffing pressures threaten global environmental cooperation
In a post on X on Monday, Andersen said the 2025 Annual Report of the United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme) highlighted both the resilience and the continuing challenges fa...
Global Affairs
Europe warms at record pace as climate impacts spread across continent
The report released by WMO on Wednesday found that at least 95% of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, with extreme weather stretching from the Mediterranean to the Arctic.
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President Ruto jets to Ethiopia ahead of AU summit
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a flagship AU initiative designed to create a single market for goods and services across the continent, boosting economic growth and industrial development.
Environment
Kenya approves first climate loss and damage assessment to guide policy
The initiative comes as climate change continues to affect communities across the country, with flooding and rising lake levels posing growing risks to livelihoods, infrastructure and ecosystems.
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Sh11.2 billion climate resilience funds rolled out to 46 counties
The funding combines contributions from the World Bank, which is providing Sh5.7 billion through its International Development Association, KfW Germany contributing Sh1.2 billion, and Sh4.2 billion from the cou...
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Ruto urges UNEA to turn climate pledges into action for vulnerable Africa
Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Ruto underscored the urgency of responding to the “triple planetary crisis” of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollut...
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Ruto calls for equal partnership, climate action and migration reform at AU–EU summit
Speaking during the 7th AU–EU Summit in Luanda, Angola, on November 25, 2025, Ruto said Africa is no longer on the margins of global affairs but is at the very centre of a rapidly shifting world order.
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Green Belt Movement, Greenpeace Africa condemn lifting of Mau Forest logging ban
The two leading environmental organizations are urging the government to immediately halt all logging activities until it ensures transparency, legal compliance, and meaningful public participation in forest ma...
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Sh26.8 billion Green hydrogen project boosts Kenya’s climate agenda
The agreement emerged from a high-level meeting between Principal Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Festus K. Ng’eno, and GGGI Director-General Sang-Hyup Kim. Speaking on behalf of the Ken...