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#Relief2Resilience: Climate change causing humanitarian crisis but we can adapt by changing lifestyles
Long before the unending debate on climate change began, the Maa community in Kenya practised pastoralism. [Markus Spiske/ Unsplash]They moved around in search of pasture and water for their thousands of livestock, a way of life meant to help the community survive through the harsh climatic conditions of Kenya’s South…
Journalists and media stakeholders need more resources to counter climate misinformation
Climate misinformation is almost absent from the mainstream media, a study shows. An analysis by the Alliance for Science found that unchallenged misinformation on climate change topics represents only 0.02 percent of the overall coverage of the climate issue in the media. “Most of the misinformation now focuses…
Climate misinformation in the media is ‘dead,’ new Alliance for Science study finds
Climate misinformation has virtually ceased to exist in the worldwide mainstream print and online media, according to a new study by the Alliance for Science, which analyzed more than 300,000 climate-related news stories over six months. “Climate denialism is dead as a news media phenomenon,” said study lead author…
African cities asked to leverage green buildings in efforts to mitigate effects of climate change
If you ask anyone about Pipeline Estate in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, one description will always stand out: tall buildings crammed together, most of which have poor ventilation and no natural lighting. [BrianTomm/ Pixabay]And if you live there and it rains before you get home, chances are you will wade…
Auditions for Sustainable Development Goals action superheroes: How it all happened
Because it had rained the night before, Nairobi lay under the morning mist, denuded and grey. It was a cold and damp morning on this last day of August, and the street outside the Somerset Hotel where the spectacular and nearly upscale event was set to happen was…
How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change
The conversion of forests to agricultural land is happening at a mind-boggling speed. Between 2015 and 2020, the rate of deforestation was estimated at around 10 million hectares every year. Compared to 2012, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is predicting a massive increase in agricultural demand…
Great Green Wall promises better lives to African farmers plagued by climate crisis
Africa’s Great Green Wall, a climate crisis initiative that offers hope for some of the continent’s most beleaguered farmers, is back on a steady trajectory after securing $14 billion in new funding for the next decade. Once complete, Africa’s Great Green Wall will reportedly be the largest living structure on…
Protecting half of the planet is best way to fight climate change and biodiversity loss
Humans are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems around the globe and changing Earth’s climate. Over the past 50 years, actions like farming, logging, hunting, development and global commerce have caused record losses of species on land and at sea. Animals, birds and reptiles are disappearing tens to hundreds of…