Nairobi, Nov. 15 -- A fever in Garissa or Mombasa often raises suspicion of malaria. However, when malaria tests come back negative, another mosquito-borne infection may be responsible: dengue. As te... Read More
Nairobi, Nov. 8 -- Kenya's coffee industry has a value addition story that begins with farmers but often ends beyond their reach. Those who grow the beans do not necessarily understand the products, m... Read More
Nairobi, Nov. 3 -- Mangrove forests are more than natural barriers against waves and storms. Along Kenya's coastline, they form part of the natural infrastructure supporting food security, livelihoods... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 27 -- When a Kenyan mother lights a firewood stove to prepare the evening meal, she is not thinking about climate diplomacy at the United Nations. She is thinking about feeding her fami... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 20 -- Today, September 21, marks 10 years since Kenya's Community Land Act came into force, giving effect to a constitutional promise that communities would have stronger rights over la... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 13 -- Kenya has a milk problem, and it is not simply about empty shelves. The more troubling problem is that the shelves appear to be telling a very different story from the Government'... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 6 -- The conference halls in Ulaanbaatar have emptied, delegates have gone home, and UNCCD COP17 is over. For Africa, the real work may only just be beginning. The next UNCCD COP will ... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- The past two weeks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, have brought climate, land and biodiversity issues close to the business agenda, as governments, investors and companies gathered for t... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 24 -- Financing land restoration and drought resilience took centre stage on Monday as ministers, development partners, investors, businesses and civil society gathered at the UN Convent... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 23 -- Life pends on land, and so does the economy. When land loses productivity, the damage does not stop at the farm gate. It affects food production, livestock, water availability, inc... Read More