Washing Away The ‘Blue Gold’ of Ethiopia (PHOTO STORY)
By : Mekonnen Teshome Tollera In Ethiopia, soil is everything. Living in an agrarian society,
September 27, 2021
Cooking Gas from Human Waste in Kibera, Kenya
An estimated 14% of Kenyan practice open defecation. Currently, only three counties in Kenya – Busia, Siaya, and Kitui have achieved the open defecation-free status.
September 20, 2021
Charcoal exports are emptying Uganda’s unique rainforests
80% of the urban population in East Africa uses coal as their primary energy source for cooking. But today, charcoal import is threatening Uganda’s trees.
September 15, 2021
Youth Group in Kenya Building Resilience of Kibera Community against Flooding
By Sharon Atieno With people living in informal settlements in urban areas being more prone
September 13, 2021
Sinking Land: Man and water collide as floods overtake landing site in Uganda (In Photos)
Ripon landing site continues to experience a reduction in both land area and population due to rising water levels in Lake Victoria. Before the water rose, the landing site was 100 meters from the lakeshore. The water has since covered more than 50 meters of that land.
August 27, 2021
Rwanda, The ‘Fish-less’ Country?
Rwanda’s per capita fish consumption is the lowest in East Africa. From a year-long investigation, we report on the natural and man-made factors that are preventing the country’s 101 lakes and numerous rivers to produce insufficient fish to satisfy the growing demand.
August 25, 2021
Powering the ‘Ghost Town’ of Rusinga Island: Fishermen in Lake Victoria, Kenya take action on climate change (PHOTO STORY)
Fishermen in Rusinga Island, Kenya are making solar-powered lamps to catch the traditional silver fish during the darkest nights of the moon cycle.
August 9, 2021
Human Encroachment, Pollution, Threatening Lake Nakuru’s Biodiversity
Kenya’s Lake Nakuru is in danger of losing its famous pink shores to environmental degradation and pollution from the surrounding people and industries.
August 2, 2021
Explaining the Kasese Floods
A bog or bog land is a wetland that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses, and in a majority of cases, sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg.
May 19, 2021
We Need to Talk About Geo-Engineering
The climate situation has become more dire. Even if countries meet their current commitments under the Paris Agreement, that would still likely lead to warming of well over 2 degrees Celsius, a level predicted to be catastrophic for human civilization.
May 17, 2021
Khartoum farmers turn to effective microorganisms technology, a green approach to soil inoculation, to adapt to climate change
Effective Microorganisms (EM) technology is a Japanese innovation being used in Sudan to improve soil quality, crop growth, and crop yields.
March 2, 2021
War, Climate Change and COVID-19 Cripple South Sudan’s Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Climate change is forcing wild animals to migrate to find safer places to live.
Such migration is bringing these wild animals closer to people’s settlements and is encourage poaching.
Read about the civil war, climate change and the effects of COVID-19 that is threatening South Sudan
February 3, 2021