The untold story of Kenya's Lake Naivasha floods.
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The area around Kenya's Lake Naivasha, including Kihoto, is considered part of the broader Lake Naiv...
Weaving for Survival.
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the climate crisis continues, come with me to Syethe village, southeast of Kenya's capital, Nairo...
Legislative Frameworks: The Key to an Energy Transition Focused on Human Rights
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clear frameworks for community benefit sharing in the mining and renewable energy sectors are essent...
How can airlines help bridge existing weather data gaps?
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sensors on aeroplanes measure wind speed, humidity, and temperature, which is crucial for weather fo...
Meet a Kenyan teacher teaching children crucial environmental skills.
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our children are the next generation. We, as humans, pass on our legacy to them, whether good or bad...
How WhatsApp transformed 70-year-old Kenyan woman's beaded basket sales
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I was visiting a town in Makueni County, located in the southeastern part of Kenya. About...
Critical Minerals: has Africa learned from its past experience?
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
African nations are blessed with 30% of the world's critical minerals. Mineral that the world needs ...
Human Greed: The Silent Destroyer of Nature's Fragile Balance
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Humanly speaking, forests, minerals, oceans, water bodies, and other natural resources are seen as i...
Why planting mangroves is not the solution.
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mangroves are versatile and flexible forests that can cope with enormous disturbances. Dr. Judith Ok...
Empowering Women, Revitalizing Mangroves: A Story from Kenya
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Featured today are a group of ladies who are establishing a livelihood by planting mangroves. About ...
Meet a Kenyan community saving the coral reefs.
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we meet a Kenyan community saving the coral reefs along the Kenyan coast. Coral reefs alo...
Spring water changing lives in Kenya.
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Women in Olailamutia, a town in Kenya's Narok County, have had problems with diarrhoea, stomachaches...
Cabins made of plastic helping keep Kenya's Masai Mara clean.
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we meet Isaac Macharia, a Kenyan social entrepreneur who makes&nb...
Meet a young Kenyan lady repurposing waste glass at Masai Mara.
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Picture this. It's a lovely evening. You and your loved one are seated somewhere, enjoying some juic...
"Africa needs to create It's specific facility for climate action" says AGN.
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For effective climate action in Africa to take shape, the African Group of negotiators lead negotiat...
COP28: How can Africa solve the climate finance access challenge?
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The climate finance needs of developing countries have risen way beyond the 100 billion USD promised...
COP28 kicks off with high promises to deliver on finance.
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
COP28 takes place against the backdrop of increased financial needs to address climate change adapta...
African Lead Negotiator: "I hope the loss and damage fund does not become a bargaining chip at COP28."
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 24-member transitional committee on loss and damage issued a proposal for a new loss and damage fu...
Lake Ol' Bolossat community volunteers saving Kenyan endangered bird.
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Ol' Bolossat is the only lake in the Kenyan highlands, situated in Nyandarua County, about a th...
Loss and Damage Fund must be fair and just.
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with the extreme event are increasing in develo...
71% of African conservation NGOs say global partnerships need reforms.
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not only are local communities and organisations essential for conservation but also for addressing ...
Global Stocktake: African climate needs should be smart and measurable.
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the 28th United Nations climate summit, hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates ...
How have religion, colonialism, and education affected Barotse Floodplain conservation?
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"After colonialism, religion depicted that we "Africans" lived in a satanic manner," argues Florence...
Barotseland: where women protecting the floodplain has nothing to show financially.
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Florence Monde. Mwauluka is an 85-year-old woman popularly known here as Auntie Flo. She is the...
Is there a solution to the persisting water crisis in Zimbabwe?
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a solution to the persisting water crisis in Zimbabwe? I ask Professor Tamuka Nhiwatiwa, a ...
How African spiritualism has helped conserve Zambia's Barotse floodplain
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When the Lozi people migrated to the Barotse Floodplains in western Zambia about 400 years ago, they...
The Barotse floodplain: it's importance threats and solutions.
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the Barotse floodplain, located in the upper Zambezi basin in Zambia's western pro...
Why Zambia's key water resources face an eminent threat.
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In order to manage and safeguard the nation's forests, Zambia has a proactive 2015 forest act that b...
Can the world solve the climate crisis without tackling degradation?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's nature that gives humans food, air, and medicine; hence, you must give back to nature. But, dec...
Wool spinning means more birds and money in Kenya.
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the foot of the Aberdare mountains in Kenya, about an hour's drive to Lake Naivasha, a youth grou...
Kinangop Grasslands Kenya: A birds paradise now lost to farming
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About an hour and a half drive from Kenya's capital city Nairobi exists the Kinangop Plateau. It is ...
Largest Kenyan solar plant but little benefit to locals.
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Raya residents in Garissa - North east of Kenya - say they gave up 85 hectares (210 acres) of th...
How a Kenyan community is saving one tree at a time.
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I am visiting Kenya's Kereita forest - a critical water catchment area and home to the endang...
Biodiversity is not just about Wild animals but humanity's survival.
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About 30 years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, agenda 21 recognized that humanity stands at a definin...
2022: another hottest year on record! Welcome Back!
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year: 2023. Last year the year 2022, the average global temperature was about 1...
Good policies but not enough to protect forests in Kenya.
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has come with its fair share of blessings in terms of communica...
Did the COP27 benefit the African Continent?
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Sharm el-Sheikh, decision was reached early morning on last Sunday the 20th as official ple...
African nations must strengthen their institutions to adapt to climate change
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 27th UN Climate summit is already underway till next week in Egypt's coastal city of Sharm ...
Lack of conservation values killing Kenya's Oloolua forest.
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Forests and savannahs provide a wide variety of ecosystem services. They provide food and fuel. Addi...
COP27 not the answer to the global climate crisis.
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Human activities led to roughly 1.1°C of warming between 1850-1900. If this trend continues, scient...
With Droughts, Migration becomes urgent in the Horn of Africa.
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Horn of Africa, pastoralists have often moved. The movement is a crucial driver for community...
"Time for Action, not Backtracking," Says COP27 Presidency.
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 27th United nation Climate summit (COP27) is eight weeks away. COP27 occurs when several climate...
Timely weather texts rescues Kenyan farmers.
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In many African communities, traditional weather forecasting was relied upon to determine when famer...
Why Natural Gas must power Africa Energy transition.
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is home to about 560 million people out of over 700 million without access to electricity wor...
COP27: Energy transition must be just to Africa.
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hydro energy comprises of 83percent of Zambia's installed capacity. In 2015, climate change impacts ...
COP27: Africa must do more to push for Climate Justice.
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is a continent hard hit by climate change though least emitter. Erratic rains and floods, pro...
Kenyan pastoralists on edge due to drought.
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drought situation continues to worsen in Kenya. In Kenya's Rift Valley, local says they last harvest...
Endorois women in Kenya rally villagers to save community swamp.
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kenyan minority indigenous community - the Endorois live around Lake Bogoria in Baringo County in Ke...
Special Episode with DW's Living Planet
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today in a special program swap with DW- Living Planet we here how climate change is impacting women...
Slow climate disaster recovery dims hope in Kenya and Mozambique
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intense floods, cyclones, and drought, have devastated many sub-Saharan African countries, this year...
Early warning services saves lives and economies
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between 1970 and 2019, more than 11 000 disasters were attributed to weather, climate, and water-rel...
Kenyan middlemen killing research funds flow to researchers.
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Paul Kimani, a plant breeder and lecturer at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sci...
How Kenyan and Seychelles youths are solving the plastic menace
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kibera- the biggest informal settlement in Kenya and possibly in the African continent. According to...
Second-hand clothes(Mitumba) Kenyan gift or a curse?
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, Kenya imported 185,000 tones of second-hand clothing or mitumba - about 8,000 containers. T...
Kenya's capital city's poor planning worsening air quality.
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Urban development in Kenya's Capital city, Nairobi, started when Nairobi was established as a railwa...
Adaptation cannot lag anymore: warns IPCC Scientists.
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The IPCC has released the Working Group II report prepared by 270 scientists from 67 countries on th...
Nairobi's billboards live streaming the city's air pollution.
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tiny particles in the air reduce visibility. Also, cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elev...
Sectors in Ghana join hands to reduce rising air pollution.
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ghana's air quality monitoring started back in 1996. Over the years, different sectors have joined h...
It is time Africa rethinks air pollution funding.
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Africa attracted about five percent of development funding and less than four percent of philanthrop...
Why are air pollution policies not translating into actions at the village level?
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cities in Africa are fast-growing. Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to have 13 megacities by 2100. A ...
Dirty Air: Dirty Blood!
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that you breathe about 150 liters of air daily and that the air you breathe goes direct...
Welcome Back: Lets talk about air pollution in Africa.
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Africa's growth has been accelerating for the last twenty years. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Afric...
A Kenyan school taking the extra mile to raise school fees for its needy students.
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A recent report on education by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
Covid-19 economic impacts, mental health and drug abuse among Kenyan students.
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This December, I thought it best to look back into our communities as we approach the holiday season...
Climate Finance must be distributed in a Gender responsive way.
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Annually, nearly 20 million people leave their homes due to climate-induced displacement, according ...
African Scientist take on the Glasgow Climate pact.
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report on global warming clearly shows t...
It's time for the African Union to lead Climate Negotiations for Africa, says Climate Negotiator.
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is the most vulnerable to climate change and among the most impacted by climate change. Under...
COP26: Where are we on Climate finance and NDC timeframes?
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the world to achieve the Paris agreement goals, climate finance which has been a contentious iss...
Adaptation facing Resistance at Glasgow.
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate extremes. The IPCC six assessment report (AR6) co...
Africa at COP26: Our Position
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Covid 19 has already demonstrated the availability of funds when a crisis occurs. Unfortunately, a r...
Raise your NDCs ambitions: Africa's key ask to developed countries.
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The climate emergency is worsening. The world has witnessed record-high temperatures, widespread wil...
Paris Agreement: Why Africa needs its special needs recognised.
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Kyoto protocol recognised Africa for its vulnerability to climate change. But under the Paris ag...
Climate Change Negotiations: The History.
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks the beginning of building momentum to the 26th United Nations Climate Change conf...
The Journey to COP26: Building Momentum
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 26th annual UN climate conference will occur between 31 October and 12 November this year in Gla...
Green Recovery: Why invest in Africa?
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Africa representing over 17 percent of the world population, is responsible for less than four perce...
Meet a Kenyan Primary school equipping children with green skills.
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 2021 report Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Children, Climate Change, and Biodiversity Protection
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are talking about empowering children to conserve biodiversity and the environment. It...
Can charcoal production be sustainable?
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that a third of Africa's forests have already been lost, mainly to charcoal production?...
Kenyan entrepreneur turned to Greener Charcoal to save her poultry.
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are in Kenya's Nakuru County in a town named Mai Mahiu meaning "hot water" about 60kms driv...
IPCC Climate Report, Africa has no time left!
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Human activities have warmed the climate at an exceptional rate as per the latest UN's climate scien...
Kenyan youths transforms a top crime landfill hotspot into a green space.
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Korogocho is one of the largest slums neighbourhood's northeast of Kenya's city center. It is home t...
Meet Kenyan farmer rearing fish and black soldier fly using the smallest available space.
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that the world population is expecte...
Saving Kenya's capital city water source, the Ondiri Wetland
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, the Nyongara River flowing out of the Ondiri Wetland in Kikuyu town, Kenya about 20 kilomet...
Waters of hope awakens the fish business at Uganda's Lake Edward.
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are at the Rwenshama fish landing site in Uganda at the shores of Lake Edward, one of the smalles...
Eating wild fruits, protecting Niger's indigenous landscapes.
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 17-year-old secondary school student from Niger's 2nd largest city Zinder Faiza Habou and her moth...
Environmental Solutions Trailer
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From 06th July, we are starting a new series highlighting environmental solutions. We will go ...
How to sustainably practise pastoralists in the age of climate change.
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Africa, approximately 51 million square miles of land - 43% percent - of the continent is classif...
Listen to our voices while restoring degraded lands, says African youths.
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
70 percent of GLF Africa participants were aged between 18 to 35 making up 3000 of the 7000 register...
Restoring African drylands: What's next?
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Salina Abraham, the Global Landscape Forum strategic adviser joins me as we investigate what w...
Why is GLF Africa 2021 critical to African drylands now?
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Global Landscape Forum Africa 2021 kicks off tomorrow, the 2nd June, for two days. The digital c...
Ambitious African Forest restoration: What is the progress?
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, research by the World Resources Institute WRI indicates that Africa losses nearly 3 mill...
Solar-powered boreholes liberate Zambia's Kafue Basin from wild fruits.
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) under the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) funded the Strengt...
Local people critical in restoration of African drylands.
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
African drylands are home to more than half a billion people who live and work in the drylands. "We ...
Energy Shift: How can Africa ensure a just transition?
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Financing change in Africa series we are asking ourselves how Africa can balance betwee...
Restoration of the African Drylands Series Trailer
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa Conference Digital 2021 conference will be happening on the...
Energy access: why women are catalysts for change.
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change impacts men and women differently. When the COVID-19 pandemic has led to income losse...
It's a wrap for the climate change impacts on mental health series.
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health is not often directly linked to climate change. But let's be honest, temperatures are ...
Restoring Critical African forests
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Africa forest cover accounts for 23 percent of its planned area. Africa is also home to the most sig...
Building resilience in Africa
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Africa accounts for total funding of 300 million USD of the The Pilot Program for Cli...
Conservation research, not a priority for Kenyans says, Senior Warden
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Located in the Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria National Reserve is a stunning place. It is adorned by a pi...