Climate change research, capacity building in Kenya face challenges
Kenya lacks the resources and expertise to undertake substantive research for effective climate adaptation and mitigation, experts say
Utafiti kuhusu mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa na utoaji mafunzo zakumbwa na changamoto nchini Kenya
Kenya lacks the resources and expertise to undertake substantive research for effective climate adaptation and mitigation, experts say
Report backlash may have contributed to Uttarakhand disaster – experts
Fears that the 2004 report about a potential glacial lake outburst were too sensational may have contributed to a lack of preparedness when the disaster happened a decade later, experts say
Scientists explore paths to ‘radical’ emissions reductions
From shaming wasteful celebrities to issuing personal carbon credit cards, new ideas are needed to curb the world’s rising carbon emissions and climate change, scientists say
UN forest programme reopens in Panama, learns lessons
More money will be directed to consultation with forest communities, UN REDD officials say
Dirty money outflow from developing world jumped 14 pct in 2011 - report
Far more dirty money flows out of developing countries than foreign aid flows in
Women provide “spiritual security” in Morocco
The Kingdom of Morocco has armed itself with a dramatically different weapon against extremist violence: using the soft power of religious women to quell violence before it happens. They call it “spiritual security.”
One third of children under five don’t officially exist - UNICEF
Some 230 million children under the age of five were not registered at birth, putting them at greater risk of abuse and neglect and possibly cutting them off from education and healthcare. In Somalia, only 3 percent of births are registered, UNICEF says