Kenya Environmental Action Network (KEAN) members joined fellow youth and environmental actors to celebrate and commemorate the #WorldWetlandsDay in a glocal effort to create awareness of the importance of wetlands as crucial life-supporting ecosystems through education and outreach, which help build support for conservation and restoration efforts. During the #WorldWetlandsDay2023 celebration at Gatharaini River, different …
Climate advocacy refers to efforts to raise awareness and promote action on issues related to climate change. This can involve a wide range of activities, such as promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources, supporting policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and raising awareness about the impacts of climate change on people and the environment. …
Thank you KEAN Family for Shinning beyond Challenges, and excelling in Successful Impactful Projects in 2022 There are many things that individuals and groups within KEAN network have been engaged in to contribute to a more sustainable planet, including reducing energy consumption, conserving natural resources, and supporting environmentally-friendly policies and practices. Reminding everyone the importance …
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Contextualizing the problem The 27th Conference of Parties, or “COP27”, will be held from November 8th –18th, 2022, at Sharm – el Sheik International Conferences Center in Egypt. This year’s theme will be “Climate Action for Sustainable Development.” In addition to discussions about how best to integrate climate action into sustainable development goals (SDGs), there …
COP27 from an Afrikan perspective; Why are we still missing the mark? Read More »
I am an Environment and Community Development practitioner, and from my experience in advocacy and climate-nature nexus, I can say that climate action needs humanity to act from a united front; solidarity is the way forward. Society needs saving from itself, nature does not need saving. I come from a village in the Arid and …
The oceans are rising, and so are we The climate is changing, why can’t weGlaciers are melting, others sublimate away Ravaging mighty fires outweighConsuming hurricanes rage grey Mother earth is bleeding Her teeming life depletingHer species ,extinct or nearing.It’s man against nature,and he is winning. For clear – the science is,Our only chance of survival …
THEME: Sustaining Momentum on Climate Action in the Pandemic Era (Aug 29 – Sep. 11, 2021). Venue: Kenyatta University Conference Centre, Kenyatta University Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya. Image 1.1. An image of the organizers and participants of Nairobi summer School on climate Justice 2021 taken on Monday 30th, August during the inaugural ceremony held at …
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We are super grateful for the kind support accorded to us by Julia Davis. Through her financial support, we were able to successfully launch and install the first ever Bustani Garden at Living Streams academy, Kisumu, Kenya. On Friday 13th August 2021, our team joined pupils and teachers for an interactive conservation education session, planting …
As we celebrate conservation of mangroves, lets continue to engage in activities that help both the local communities and mangrove forests. The purposes of World Mangrove Day include: Raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem Promote solutions for mangrove sustainable management, conservation and uses Important to note …
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