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Africa Climate Conversations.

We tell climate and environmental stories from an African perspective. Using this podcast and Africa Climate Conversations YouTube, we share these stories through expert in-depth conversations and human interest stories from the field. Hello, and welcome. My name is Sophie Mbugua, and I am from Kenya. I am an environmental journalist passionate about Africa, my motherland, nature, and travel. I started this podcast in 2022 after reporting for numerous international, local, and regional media outlets

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23:51

Early warning services saves lives and economies

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/05/03

Between 1970 and 2019, more than 11 000 disasters were attributed to weather, climate, and water-related hazards worldwide. This was reported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in a 2021 report on mortality and economic losses from weather, climate, and water extremes. These disasters left over two million people dead. It also resulted in economic losses of $3.6 trillion.However, one in three people are still not covered by early warning services, while that number is almost twice as

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44:08

Kenyan middlemen killing research funds flow to...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/04/19

Professor Paul Kimani, a plant breeder and lecturer at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences at Kenya's University of Nairobi, has extensively researched a variety of drought-tolerant beans in Kenya. Over the years, his research has been made possible by funds from overseas. Professor Kimani says the Kenyan government has tried funding research, but intermediaries are killing the research flows between government and the researchers. "The current government allocated five billion to

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44:08

Kenyan middlemen killing research funds flow to...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/04/19

Professor Paul Kimani, a plant breeder and lecturer at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences at Kenya's University of Nairobi, has extensively researched a variety of drought-tolerant beans in Kenya. Over the years, his research has been made possible by funds from overseas. Professor Kimani says the Kenyan government has tried funding research, but intermediaries are killing the research flows between government and the researchers. “The current government allocated five billion to

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21:11

How Kenyan and Seychelles youths are solving the...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/04/05

Kibera- the biggest informal settlement in Kenya and possibly in the African continent. According to UN-Habitat, Kibera has the highest settlement density of any settlement in Kenya estimated at 250,000 people.Today, we speak to Stephen Oduor, the founder Kibera Plastic initiative - a youth-led community-based organization ridding the slum of plastic waste.The informal settlement has generally a poor system of solid waste management. With waste mainly dumped in open areas, Oduor says Ngong River has

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21:11

How Kenyan and Seychelles youths are solving the...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/04/05

Kibera- the biggest informal settlement in Kenya and possibly in the African continent. According to UN-Habitat, Kibera has the highest settlement density of any settlement in Kenya estimated at 250,000 people.Today, we speak to Stephen Oduor, the founder Kibera Plastic initiative - a youth-led community-based organization ridding the slum of plastic waste.The informal settlement has generally a poor system of solid waste management. With waste mainly dumped in open areas, Oduor says Ngong River has

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35:24

Second-hand clothes(Mitumba) Kenyan gift or a curse?

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/03/22

In 2019, Kenya imported 185,000 tones of second-hand clothing or mitumba - about 8,000 containers. The clothes and shoes sold in the second-hand markets started as donations from rich nations to charitable organizations meant for developing nations. But over the years, the second-hand industry grew from donations to a market amounting to paid taxes of about Ksh12 billion in 2019. Unfortunately, these clothes are becoming a hazard in the afterlife. They are either burnt, adding toxins to the

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35:24

Second-hand clothes(Mitumba) Kenyan gift or a curse?

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/03/22

In 2019, Kenya imported 185,000 tones of second-hand clothing or mitumba - about 8,000 containers. The clothes and shoes sold in the second-hand markets started as donations from rich nations to charitable organizations meant for developing nations. But over the years, the second-hand industry grew from donations to a market amounting to paid taxes of about Ksh12 billion in 2019. Unfortunately, these clothes are becoming a hazard in the afterlife. They are either burnt, adding toxins to the

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35:39

Kenya's capital city's poor planning worsening air...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/03/08

Urban development in Kenya's Capital city, Nairobi, started when Nairobi was established as a railway headquarters in the late 19th Century. Despite numerous attempts at planning, Nairobi has operated for decades without a plan. Until 2014 when the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan (NIUPLAN) expected to guide the city until 2030 was drawn.NIUPLAN comes after the 1973 Metropolitan Growth Strategy, which legally expired in 2003. Lack of finance, lack of commitments, and political will

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35:39

Kenya's capital city's poor planning worsening air...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/03/08

Urban development in Kenya's Capital city, Nairobi, started when Nairobi was established as a railway headquarters in the late 19th Century. Despite numerous attempts at planning, Nairobi has operated for decades without a plan. Until 2014 when the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan (NIUPLAN) expected to guide the city until 2030 was drawn.NIUPLAN comes after the 1973 Metropolitan Growth Strategy, which legally expired in 2003. Lack of finance, lack of commitments, and political will

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21:39

Adaptation cannot lag anymore: warns IPCC Scientists.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/02/28

The IPCC has released the Working Group II report prepared by 270 scientists from 67 countries on the latest evidence on the impacts of accelerating Climate Change on humans and nature. Africa has contributed among the least greenhouse gas emissions, but countries like Madagascar requiring USD1B annually to adapt to climate change are heavily impacted by subsequent storms and cyclones. Climate Change impacts different regions in Africa differently, but IPCC project's the continent's temperature

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21:39

Adaptation cannot lag anymore: warns IPCC Scientists.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/02/28

The IPCC has released the Working Group II report prepared by 270 scientists from 67 countries on the latest evidence on the impacts of accelerating Climate Change on humans and nature. Africa has contributed among the least greenhouse gas emissions, but countries like Madagascar requiring USD1B annually to adapt to climate change are heavily impacted by subsequent storms and cyclones. Climate Change impacts different regions in Africa differently, but IPCC project's the continent's temperature

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33:57

Nairobi's billboards live streaming the city's air...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/02/21

Tiny particles in the air reduce visibility. Also, cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated. Often referred to as PM2.5, the particles can travel deeply into the respiratory tract, reaching the lungs. Exposure to fine particles can cause runny nose, shortness of breath, sneezing, eye, nose, throat, and lung irritation, as well as coughing.In today's episode, I host Sean Khan, the Global Environment Monitoring System Program Manager at the UN Environment, Owen Ombima, Safaricom

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33:57

Nairobi's billboards live streaming the city's air...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/02/21

Tiny particles in the air reduce visibility. Also, cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated. Often referred to as PM2.5, the particles can travel deeply into the respiratory tract, reaching the lungs. Exposure to fine particles can cause runny nose, shortness of breath, sneezing, eye, nose, throat, and lung irritation, as well as coughing.In today's episode, I host Sean Khan, the Global Environment Monitoring System Program Manager at the UN Environment, Owen Ombima, Safaricom

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33:06

Sectors in Ghana join hands to reduce rising air...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/02/14

Ghana’s air quality monitoring started back in 1996. Over the years, different sectors have joined hands to curb air pollution emanating from the transport sector, and solid waste management of which 60percent is collected. Additionally, dust storms from the northeast of Africa and extraction of precious minerals from e-waste has led the country to set up air quality monitors every four kilometers along the industrial, residential, and commercial areas. Today on the air pollution series, Ghana’s

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37:32

It is time Africa rethinks air pollution funding.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/02/07

Africa attracted about five percent of development funding and less than four percent of philanthropy funding to fight air pollution between 2015 – 2020 according to the 2021 report. Most sub-Saharan African countries are highly in debt. The 2022 international debt crisis report shows that sub-Saharan Africa's debt rose from $665 Billion in 2019 to 702B. With most of the funding is in the form of loans, how can governments fund monitoring and curbing air pollution without getting their nations

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33:02

Why are air pollution policies not translating into...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/01/31

Cities in Africa are fast-growing. Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to have 13 megacities by 2100. A 2021 UN Environment report on Air Pollution and Development in Africa shows that outdoor air pollution was responsible for an estimated nearly 400,000 deaths across Africa in 2019. Economically, countries like Ethiopia, Ghana, and Rwanda annually are recurring losses in the economical production of between 0.08 and 0.3 per cent of gross domestic product. Sucking in dirty is the leading cause of sick

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24:38

Dirty Air: Dirty Blood!

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/01/24

Did you know that you breathe about 150 liters of air daily and that the air you breathe goes directly to your lungs and bloodstream? Dr. George Mwaniki, the head of Air Quality at the World Resources Institute (WRI) Africa, says breathing in dirty air sucks in tiny particles that can damage lungs, hearts, and brains. The world health organization reckons that reducing air pollution levels can reduce the burden of diseases like stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory

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06:35

Welcome Back: Lets talk about air pollution in Africa.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2022/01/17

Africa’s growth has been accelerating for the last twenty years. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Africa was on track to more than triple its population this century. While this growth is excellent, it brings enormous air pollution challenges. Air pollution is one of the most significant environmental risks to health. The world health organization reckons that reducing air pollution levels can reduce the burden of diseases like stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory

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09:55

A Kenyan school taking the extra mile to raise school...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2021/12/13

A recent report on education by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that 1 in every three families in Kenya and Uganda borrows money for school fees. Meet vulnerable students from Njumbi High school in Murang'a county in central Kenya whose parents cannot afford to raise their school fees since joining the school. The school office of the Champlain asked the school managed to allow it to manage the school canteen to help raise the fees that cater to

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07:53

Covid-19 economic impacts, mental health and drug...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2021/12/06

This December, I thought it best to look back into our communities as we approach the holiday season. Today, this episode highlights the economic impacts Covid 19 has had on schools, drug surges, and mental health impacts. As of November 2020, the World Bank data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an estimated two million people into poverty in Kenya. The economic and social disruptions induced by the pandemic would be evident this year during form one student registrations at Njumbi High

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