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Nov 9, 2024 · Science Africa & SJN engaged the Nation Media Group Editors on solutions journalism. About 20 editors, managers & directors attended the two-hour session delivered by Daniel Otunge of Science Africa & Caroline Karobia of Solutions Journalism Initiative.
COP 29: Progress on Net Zero but Policy Gap Persists
1 day ago · By Sharon Atieno. Though there is recommendable progress on the internationally agreed-upon policy to strike a balance between production and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere (net zero policy), it is not enough to …
African farmers to benefit from new fund for better weather services
2 days ago · By Daniel Otunge. Despite efforts over the past three decades to provide helpful weather and climate information to smallholder farmers in the Global South, little has been achieved due to a lack of adequate funding and global coordination, better forecast quality and delivery methods, and innovative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) to make weather predictions more affordable and ...
Diabetes: Nearly 450M Adults Not Receiving Treatment
2 days ago · Of the 800 million plus adults living with diabetes, more than half (about 450 million) are not receiving treatment, a global study shows. The study which used data from over 140 million people aged 18 years or older from more than 1,000 population studies of different countries, found that this ...
KShs. 3B Grant to Construct Kenya’s Modern Biotechnology Facility
Feb 9, 2024 · By Gift Briton. Kenya has received KShs. 3 billion grant from Japan to aid in the construction of a state-of-the-art laboratory facility at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
Climate Protection Actions Needed, Africa Warming ... - Science …
Aug 20, 2021 · By Mary Hearty. In the past decade, global warming has been very rapid, and unless large scale global climate protection actions are taken, minimizing it will not be possible.
The Great Green Wall: A Silver Lining for Africa’s Climate Change ...
Apr 30, 2021 · By Richard Wetaya. 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.
Africa Union’s Scientific Society Rallies States to Fight Climate ...
Nov 22, 2021 · By Daniel Otunge. As the worlds’ attention turns to the implementation of the Glasgow Agreement reached under the just concluded COP 26, one body established in 2019 by the Africa Union(AU)’s African Scientific Research …
Kenyan Company could Win XPRIZE for Carbon Capture
May 10, 2024 · By Thuku Kariuki and Daniel Furnad. A Kenyan-based company, Octavia Carbon, is one of the ten finalists to receive the $100 million grand prize to develop carbon capture technology to mitigate global warming.
Climate Change: BioInnovate Africa Spearheading Nature-Based …
Jun 15, 2022 · By Mary Hearty. Despite Africa being responsible for only around three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, experts predict that it will be hit hardest by climate change.