Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti is a Climate and Environment Activist from Kenya who has been trying to raise awareness about environmental and climate issues of Kenya and Africa as a continent, stating…
'It's not like in the West where there is a lot more understanding of climate change and therefore more support from family, school and the media for youth activists. It's much harder here.'
NAIROBI…
Nairobi is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world and the landfill is expanding faster than the city itself
Two years ago, Kenya banned plastic carrier bags.
But with pollution getting…
Nairobi/Victoria Falls, 23 June 2019 - Heads of State, business leaders, technical experts and community representatives will gather in Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls from 23-25 June for the Africa…
From Lagos and Lahore to London, it’s the poorest people who are most affected by air pollution. The poor tend to be priced out of the leafy suburbs where there are fewer highways and air quality is…
Kenya is set to sign the US $3bn deal with USA for the construction of Nairobi-Mombasa expressway this month. US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter announced the reports and said the deal will pave…
Kenya has partnered with China for the construction of Friendship City which is expected to start late this year at a cost of US $2bn. The two firms involved; Chinese’s Damei Investment Company and…
4th UNEA NAIROBI KENYA
Closing Press Conference 15th March 2019
by the
President of the Environment Assembly Siim Kiisler,
UN Environment's Acting Executive Director Joyce Msuya,
and the…
China to host World Environment Day 2019 on Air Pollution
Nairobi, 15 March 2019 – Today, the head of Chinese delegation, Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment, and Joyce Msuya,…
The fourth day of the Environment Assembly was a busy one, with the High-Level Segment and the One Planet Summit.
Here are the links to some of the high-level speeches:
SWITCH to Green initiatives aim to guide governments towards sustainability by unleashing access to green financing, policies and standards, and eco-entrepreneurship.
One of the regional programmes…
Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay join Clean Seas campaign during UN Environment Assembly
Three new Clean Seas signatories bring number of Latin American and Caribbean…
UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses damage of ‘fast fashion’
Launched today at the UN Environment Assembly, the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion is seeking to halt the…
The most comprehensive and rigorous assessment on the state of the environment completed by the UN in the last five years was published today, warning that damage to the planet is so dire that…
Over 4,700 people gather to consider new policies, technologies and innovative solutions for achieving sustainable consumption and production.
Outcomes from the meeting will set the global…
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