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Cost of owning homes in key East African cities
21 Aug 2025 03:31 GMT
In Rwanda, the conservation of environment is a serious issue in which there are no shortcuts and the Country has gone as far as ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on reduction of carbon emissions.[FILE/Standard]
If you are a businessman, a businesswoman, or …
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Swept away and forgotten: Kenya flood victims decry broken promises
06 Aug 2025 04:39 GMT
President William Ruto during a tour of Mai Mahiu /File.
Some Mai-Mahiu flood victims have accused the government of abandoning promises it made, following the devastating floods that killed 60 people.
Bernard Ndung’u, a survivor whose life was torn
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AfDB Chief: Carbon Market a Poverty Trap for Africa
25 Jul 2025 07:07 GMT
… countries investable and embracing intra-African trade.
Currently, the … and income for many Africans. With the carbon market active … leaders in both the Kyoto Protocol and the 2015 Paris Agreement … protests from communities in Kenya, where the expansion of …
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Carbon Credits: A Climate Financing Solution for Kenya?
13 Jun 2025 12:29 GMT
By Nelly Madegwa
In Kenya’s third National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP III) to reduce greenhouse gases and adjust to the impacts of current or expected climate change, the country pledged to establish domestic legislation and an institutional …
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Biteko rallies for CNG as East African Petroleum Conference commences
05 Mar 2025 10:30 GMT
… treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol, and … promoting sustainable development. The East African Community’s (EAC) … various leaders from across East Africa will convene to address … women workers of the Tanzania Electricity Supply Company ( …
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The growing competition for Africa’s agricultural land
14 Apr 2025 07:52 GMT
Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy challenges.
June 2022: The start of the wheat harvest season in Tunis, Tunisia. Africa has 65% of the world’s uncultivated arable …
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Africa needs bold laws to effectively address the effects of climate change - Experts
10 Feb 2025 10:18 GMT
Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria are the only countries in Africa that have enacted climate change legislations, according to study by African Group of Negotiators, Expert Support (AGNES).
Yet these laws are essential tools for addressing the impacts of climate …
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Carbon Credits: A climate financing solution for Kenya?
20 Dec 2024 17:05 GMT
… traced back to the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, an international agreement … by multiple entities within Kenya, effectively duplicating the environmental benefit. … : "Given that Kenya';s emissions constitute just … for communities in Kenya and other African countries to …
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Mapping MENA’s Renewable Energy Supply Chains: The Emergence of Green Energy Ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa
18 Dec 2024 21:55 GMT
… , the London-headquartered, Africa-focused green energy developer … electricity exports to Sudan, the Egypt-Sudan interconnection could also … power infrastructure development. Sudan’s conditions are roughly … since it ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2005. The UAE’ …
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Tanzania reaffirms commitment to regional cooperation
12 Dec 2024 12:54 GMT
DODOMA: The Tanzanian government will continue working with member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to address the growing impacts of climate change in the region, an official said on Monday.
Christina Mndeme, Deputy Permanent …