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October 12, 2026Wasal Marylyne

COP31 and the Politics of Implementation: Why the Framing Risks Sounding More Like a Slogan than Substance

COP31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye from 9th to 20th November 2026. Being the first presidency in the history of United Nations Climate Change COPs to be conducted through a cooperation, Türkiye will host the physical event in Antalya, while Australia presides over the negotiations. The COP31 presidency has framed it as an “Implementation COP”, […]

September 21, 2026Wasal Marylyne

Invest in Peace: For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day

As the world unites to mark the International Day of Peace. This year’s theme, “Invest in Peace: For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day”, honors the everyday architects of peace. Ordinary people who, through persistence and vision, have laid the foundations for stability and reconciliation. Peace is indeed not only negotiated in conference halls but cultivated in […]

August 11, 2026Wasal Marylyne

Indigenous Foods and Seeds Festival: Reviving Heritage in the Face of Climate Change

Long before maize became Kenya’s dominant staple, communities thrived on a nutritious diverse food base consisting of sorghum, finger millet, pearl millet, cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas, yams, and leafy greens such as spider plant (saga), jute mallow (mrenda), amaranth (terere) and many more. These crops were not only nutritionally dense but also drought-adapted and biodiversity-friendly, […]

August 3, 2026Wasal Marylyne

Healing the Divides: Women’s Leadership in Climate and Conflict Vulnerable Areas

Climate change is a threat multiplier in crisis contexts, amplifying pressures that undermine peace and security. Climate variabilities like droughts, floods together with depreciating natural resources presenting itself in various ways including land degradation and shrinking biodiversity, continue to strain food systems and livelihoods while increasing risk of conflict. In counties already affected by conflict, […]

June 10, 2026admin

Africa’s Climate Finance Paradox: Risky Terrain or Ripe Opportunity?

Africa’s climate finance story is a paradox – caught between the weight of risk and the promise of opportunity. It is a landscape where billions are pledged but access remains elusive, where communities face mounting climate shocks yet hold untapped potential for resilience and innovation. As a region highly vulnerable to climate change, Africa receives […]

June 2, 2026admin

Bridging Policy and Action: Launch of Kenya’s Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for Climate Action

Climate change in Kenya is not a distant abstraction. It is lived daily in the shrinking grazing lands of pastoralists, in the dwindling fish stocks of Lake Victoria, in the delayed rainfalls affecting small scale farmers in the long walks women make to fetch water, the silent burdens carried  by the elderly and persons with disability during floods and droughts, […]