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Wetlands are in danger, experts warn
Wetlands and biodiversity in the region have been alarmingly reducing in the East African region, experts have warned. Speaking during...
Joseph Etabo
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Water crisis squeezing out life
The scorching sun burns deep into the skins of many in Lodwar town. But that is not the only problem the locals here are facing. Here...
Yvonne Ekiru
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Livestock vaccination drive launched as drought bites hard
As drought ravages most parts of the counties in Asal areas, James Ekamais is not ready to take chances. He lives in Kapua area, Kalokol...
Yvonne Ekiru
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COP26: Two worlds talked past each other – or never even met
Photo: Courtesy At the 2021 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, moving between the corporate slickness of the official “Blue Zone”...
Ian Scoones for The Conversation
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Maurice Lokwaliwa, a water engineer explains the swelling lakes phenomenon
As COP26 -- UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK, enters the second week, the local tourism sector in Turkana is hardest hit by...
turkanaguardian
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Swelling Lake Turkana
The water levels at Lake Turkana have been rising for over a year. The waters have eaten into the hospitality leading to losses amounting...
turkanaguardian
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Swelling Lake Turkana In-Pictures
The water levels at Lake Turkana have been rising for over a year. The waters have eaten into the hospitality leading to losses amounting...
turkanaguardian
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Let's have real action on climate crisis
Empty promises on climate action have failed us. Our future is on the line — but instead of real action, we see too many half-measures...
turkanaguardian
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President Kenyatta-Kenya to fully shift to clean energy by 2030
President Uhuru Kenyatta in Glasgow, Scotland. Photos: by PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya is determined and on course...
turkanaguardian
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Act now on climate change
Today, world leaders descend on Glasgow, Scotland, UK, for the UN Climate Change Conference- #COP26, themed #TogetherForOurPlanet. It is...
turkanaguardian
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Wake up, says UNEP's Executive Director
Photo credit: the United Nations "The world has to wake up to the imminent peril we face as a species. Nations need to put in place the...
turkanaguardian
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The World Leaders summit opening ceremony
Watch the World Leaders Summit opening ceremony at 3pm. They will be hosted by UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson....
turkanaguardian
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Put communities experiencing effects of climate change first
Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis have done the least to contribute to global emissions, but they’re the first ones...
turkanaguardian
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Hospitality industry counts losses as Lake Turkana swells
The Continual rising of water levels in Lake Turkana has caused losses amounting to millions of Shillings to the residents and...
Yvonne Ekiru
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Climate crisis code red for humanity-UN Secretary Guterres
🚨In August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the latest science on the climate crisis a “code red for humanity.” 🚨 The...
turkanaguardian
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Take Climate Action to save the planet
We can no longer ignore the climate crisis. It's time to stop making excuses and start making changes! Let's take #ClimateAction...
UNDP
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Climate change drowns refugee camps in Nigeria
View of an area affected by flood with rainwater at the IDP camp in Markurdi, Benue. Photo: Agbaje Ayomide In 2020, 65-year-old Esther...
Agbaje Ayomide for ClimateTracker.org
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Facts on climate, food and agriculture
Turkwel. Photo: Turkana Guardian 1. Climate change both drives and results from hunger. The unsustainable use of land, soil, water and...
United Nations Website
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Did you know that the earth is about 1.1°C compares to the 1800s?
According to the United Nations, increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activity act like a blanket wrapped around the earth,...
turkanaguardian
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