Nearly One In Four People Now Drought Stricken
Almost one in every four people on earth are now stricken by drought, and it’s just the start of things
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Author: Dann Okoth
Fresh Tack Needed To Save Landscapes Hit By Climate Crisis
Threats to livelihoods caused by biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change across Africa will increase unless multiple challenges are tackled together to
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African Farmers Armed With New Tech To Fight Pests
Mary Ikigu, a vegetable farmer from Naivasha in Kenya, lost much of her crop each year to pests and diseases
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Satellite Texts Helping When Farm Advisors Unavailable
Digital tools such as satellite text alerts are helping Africa’s smallholder farmers to increase productivity, even when there is a
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Efforts To Tackle Diseases ‘Should Shift To Teens’
Global health researchers and humanitarian organisations have called for public health policy interventions to tackle infectious diseases among older children and adolescents. Their call comes in
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Global Goals ‘Going Into Reverse’ – Report
The COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and other global crises have left UN poverty, hunger and health goals seriously off track, with progress in
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Rich Nations’ Climate Bill Estimated At US$170 Trillion
Rich nations culpable of excessive greenhouse gas emissions could be compelled to pay up to US$170 trillion in climate compensation or reparations
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Poor At Risk As COVID-19 ‘Emergency’ Ends
The lifting of international emergency status for COVID-19 could pose serious challenges for global South countries in managing the virus,
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