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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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34:01

Meet a Kenyan community saving the coral reefs.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/03/05

Today we meet a Kenyan community saving the coral reefs along theKenyan coast. Coral reefs along the Lamu-Kiunga area in Lamu County, a small archipelago north of Mombasa in Kenya, have degraded over the years. Pate Island, the largest island in the Lamu Archipelago, lies between the towns of Lamu and Kiunga, which depend on fishing. However, fishery productivity depends on healthy corals. How did the coral degradation impact these communities' livelihoods? What degraded these corals? What are these

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18:06

Spring water changing lives in Kenya.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/02/13

Women in Olailamutia, a town in Kenya's Narok County, have had problems with diarrhoea, stomachaches, and skin rashes for many years. Having access to clean drinking water from a spring is helping to get rid of these problems. Families here got water to drink from a river where they also took baths. The river in question has been contaminated due to chemical use, upstream intensive irrigation, and the discharge of untreated sewage into which they bathed their children. In a town that only gets its

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18:06

Spring water changing lives in Kenya.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/02/13

Women in Olailamutia, a town in Kenya's Narok County, have had problems with diarrhoea, stomachaches, and skin rashes for many years. Having access to clean drinking water from a spring is helping to get rid of these problems. Families here got water to drink from a river where they also took baths. The river in question has been contaminated due to chemical use, upstream intensive irrigation, and the discharge of untreated sewage into which they bathed their children. In a town that only gets its

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20:39

Cabins made of plastic helping keep Kenya’s Masai...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/01/30

In today's episode, we meetIsaac Macharia, aKenyansocial entrepreneur who makescabinsoutof plastictokeep Kenya’s Masai Mara clean.In 2015, Macharia was on his usual tour-guiding routine at the Masai Mara in Kenya. It bothered him.He decided to construct cabins using not only plastic bottles, but also stashing and hiding every non-biodegradable waste you can think of—straws, broken glass bottles, clothes, beer cans, to name just a few—right in there during construction.To harden and convert the

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20:39

Cabins made of plastic helping keep Kenya's Masai...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/01/30

In today's episode, we meetIsaac Macharia, aKenyansocial entrepreneur who makescabinsoutof plastictokeep Kenya's Masai Mara clean.In 2015, Macharia was on his usual tour-guiding routine at the Masai Mara in Kenya. It bothered him.He decided to construct cabins using not only plastic bottles, but also stashing and hiding every non-biodegradable waste you can think of—straws, broken glass bottles, clothes, beer cans, to name just a few—right in there during construction.To harden and convert the

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15:17

Meet a young Kenyan lady repurposing waste glass at...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/01/17

Picture this. It's a lovely evening. You and your loved one are seated somewhere, enjoying some juice or beer from a glass made out of liquor bottles collected from a dumping site.How does that sound? On today's episode, meet a young Kenyan lady – Mary Njoki, repurposing waste glass at Masai Mara.

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15:17

Meet a young Kenyan lady repurposing waste glass at...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2024/01/17

Picture this. It’s a lovely evening. You and your loved one are seated somewhere, enjoying some juice or beer from a glass made out of liquor bottles collected from a dumping site.How does that sound? On today’s episode, meet a young Kenyan lady – Mary Njoki, repurposing waste glass at Masai Mara.

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22:08

"Africa needs to create It's specific facility for...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/12/14

For effective climate action in Africa to take shape, the African Group of negotiators lead negotiator on finance, Ambassador Mohamed Nasr, told the Africa Climate Conversations that the continent must self-assess and work on its own modalities to achieve climate action. Among the things the continent should work on is creating an Africa-specific platform outlining specific projects and programs for climate action that will collect and present all climate projects from the continent as a

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22:08

"Africa needs to create It's specific facility for...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/12/14

For effective climate action in Africa to take shape, the African Group of negotiators lead negotiator on finance, Ambassador Mohamed Nasr, told the Africa Climate Conversations that the continent must self-assess and work on its own modalities to achieve climate action. Among the things the continent should work on is creating an Africa-specific platform outlining specific projects and programs for climate action that will collect and present all climate projects from the continent as a

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31:15

COP28: How can Africa solve the climate finance...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/12/04

The climate finance needs of developing countries have risen way beyond the 100 billion USD promised by developed countries 15 years ago. The recent UN2023 adaptation gap reportestimates the cost of adaptation atUS$215 billion peryear this decade.Access to finance, including means of implementation that are technology and capacity, is a catalyst not just for development but also for adapting to climate change, averting loss and damage, mitigating further climate impacts, and building trust among

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31:15

COP28: How can Africa solve the climate finance...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/12/04

The climate finance needs of developing countries have risen way beyond the 100 billion USD promised by developed countries 15 years ago. The recent UN2023 adaptation gap reportestimates the cost of adaptation atUS$215 billion peryear this decade.Access to finance, including means of implementation that are technology and capacity, is a catalyst not just for development but also for adapting to climate change, averting loss and damage, mitigating further climate impacts, and building trust among

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14:43

COP28 kicks off with high promises to deliver on...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/11/30

COP28 takes place against the backdrop of increased financial needs to address climate change adaptation, mitigation, as well as loss and damage.Just to mention, the 2023 UNEP adaptation gap report estimates the cost of adaptation in developing countries at US$215 billion per year this decade. For Africa, the continent requires at least $56 billion annually for adaptation alone by 2030. Between 2020 and 2030, African countries will require an estimated $2.8 trillion in funding to fund the

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14:43

COP28 kicks off with high promises to deliver on...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/11/30

COP28 takes place against the backdrop of increased financial needs to address climate change adaptation, mitigation, as well as loss and damage.Just to mention, the 2023 UNEP adaptation gap report estimates the cost of adaptation in developing countries at US$215 billion per year this decade. For Africa, the continent requires at least $56 billion annually for adaptation alone by 2030. Between 2020 and 2030, African countries will require an estimated $2.8 trillion in funding to fund the

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31:18

African Lead Negotiator: "I hope the loss and damage...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/11/20

A 24-member transitional committee on loss and damage issued a proposal for a new loss and damage fund ahead of the 28th UN Climate Summit (COP28) taking place in Dubai this November.According to Alpha Oumar Kaloga, the African group's lead negotiator on loss and damage, the final decision was made in a tense atmosphere; thus, there is a need to understand the status of the final decision, as the United States had objected at the last moment.Kaloga told the Africa Climate Conversations podcast that

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31:18

African Lead Negotiator: "I hope the loss and damage...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/11/20

A 24-member transitional committee on loss and damage issued a proposal for a new loss and damage fund ahead of the 28th UN Climate Summit (COP28) taking place in Dubai this November.According to Alpha Oumar Kaloga, the African group's lead negotiator on loss and damage, the final decision was made in a tense atmosphere; thus, there is a need to understand the status of the final decision, as the United States had objected at the last moment.Kaloga told the Africa Climate Conversations podcast that

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26:46

Lake Ol' Bolossat community volunteers saving Kenyan...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/10/31

Lake Ol' Bolossat is the only lake in the Kenyan highlands, situated in Nyandarua County, about a three and a half-hour drive from Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The lake is situated in the valley between the northwestern slopes of the AberdareRange ofMountains and Dundori Ridge.The lake forms the head waters of the Ewaso Ngiro North Basin, Kenya's largest basin, offering a variety of habitats ranging from open water through floating marsh and swamps to open grasslands and riverine forests along rivers

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26:46

Lake Ol' Bolossat community volunteers saving Kenyan...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/10/31

Lake Ol' Bolossat is the only lake in the Kenyan highlands, situated in Nyandarua County, about a three and a half-hour drive from Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The lake is situated in the valley between the northwestern slopes of the AberdareRange ofMountains and Dundori Ridge.The lake forms the head waters of the Ewaso Ngiro North Basin, Kenya's largest basin, offering a variety of habitats ranging from open water through floating marsh and swamps to open grasslands and riverine forests along rivers

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16:21

Loss and Damage Fund must be fair and just.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/10/03

Economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with the extreme event are increasing in developing countries. Extreme events such as droughts, floods, cyclones, tropical storms, and forest fires have significantly increased globally in intensity, frequency, and scope. The devastating floods and landslides in Bangladesh caused an estimated loss of USD 176.0 million in housing, an estimated damage of USD 230.8 million in total damage in the agriculture and livestock sectors, and an estimated

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16:21

Loss and Damage Fund must be fair and just.

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/10/03

Economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with the extreme event are increasing in developing countries. Extreme events such as droughts, floods, cyclones, tropical storms, and forest fires have significantly increased globally in intensity, frequency, and scope. The devastating floods and landslides in Bangladesh caused an estimated loss of USD 176.0 million in housing, an estimated damage of USD 230.8 million in total damage in the agriculture and livestock sectors, and an estimated

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36:13

71% of African conservation NGOs say global...

Africa Climate Conversations. ·

2023/09/19

Not only are local communities and organisations essential for conservation but also for addressing issues of sustainability, poverty reduction, and economic development in Africa. However, local organisations collaborate with international organisations to assist these communities in protecting the biodiversity they inhabit, conserving fauna, adapting to climate change, and enhancing their social and economic well-being.According to a 2023 report published by Maliasili in September, partnerships

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