Value Addition on Waste Products: Trash to Cash
In today’s world, waste has become one of the most essential resources that will lead to environmental innovation. There is need for African countries to also craft a national policy and legislation that govern value addition of waste products which are being produced from domestic...
Conservation of Wildlife – The Case of the African Wild Dog
Wildlife consists of organisms that live and grow freely in the environment. The variety of wildlife is so rich that some species have not been discovered. Yet, most species now are heading towards extinction due to human induced challenges. Endangered species include the African elephant,...
African Countries Urged to Formulate Energy Codes for The Building Sector to Reduce Emissions
African countries have been urged to formulate energy codes for the building sector to enable reduction of emissions. The call has been made as part of Africa’s roadmap towards transforming its building and construction sector. According to the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the...
Climate Change affecting children diets
A threat to food security and malnutrition is ranked top under the notion of climate change and children. Climate change is posing a devastating threat on food security especially in countries that rely on rain fed agriculture such as Zimbabwe. A shortage in adequate food...
Biodiversity Restoration key to human survival
Our existence on earth, is sustained through resources, obtained from the environment. We are part of an ecosystem that has unique biodiversity. An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living organisms that live and interact with each other in a specific environment. Biodiversity is...
Opportunities from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Today our world is faced with immense challenges on sustainability such as natural resources depletion, climate change, land degradation, fresh water scarcity and loss of biodiversity. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are there to achieve sustainable development in 3 areas; Economic, Social and the Environment in...
Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Buildings are part of the major causes of environmental problems and are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. They account for 40% of the end-user energy consumption, 40% of solid waste generation and 12% of fresh water use worldwide. Hence, the need for...
Catalytic Converters and Sustainability
The use of fossil fuels in the transport sector has increased the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decades. This is an issue of great concern towards global warming and climate change in the world. Fossil fuels used for transportation such as petrol or...
Children begin to endure hard labour due to climate change
Deep in the valleys and mountains of Mahwemasimike, in Honde Valley, the brunt of climate change is reaching a fever pitch level. Jokoniya (not his real name) is a young eight year old child who has started brick moulding, in order to supplement household income....
African Airlines Kenya Airways Begins Initiatives to Develop Low Emitting Electric Vertical Aircraft Models
Kenya Airways and its partners have started initiatives to establish the co-creation of a foundation of concepts and procedures to safely scale electric vertical aircraft (EVA) throughout the country in the coming years. Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (“Eve”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
