A student participates in an art therapy session at an ECW-supported school in Kyiv, Ukraine. In partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Caritas Ukraine, the school offers vital mental…
Read more Global Community Urged to Help Deliver Quality, Holistic Education for Ukrainian ChildrenAll six African sub-regions have experienced an increase in the temperature trends over the past six decades, leading to severe water stresses, not enough food and deepening poverty.…
Read more Climate Action Greatest Economic Opportunity of this Century, Says UN Climate ChiefKenya is home to the world’s first-ever blue carbon initiative that sold carbon credits from mangrove conservation along its vast coastline. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday,…
Read more Explainer: Understanding Carbon Trading and its RationaleDelegates say the survival of humanity is interlinked with the sustainable use of ocean and marine biodiversity resources. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, May 15, 2024…
Read more Ocean Action on Global Agenda as Negotiations to Save Biodiversity DeepenSeaweed farming using the off-bottom seaweed farming approach—tying algal fonds or seaweed seeds to ropes attached between wooden pegs driven into the ocean sediment. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by…
Read more International Womens Day, 2024 – Inside Women Dominated Seaweed Farms in Kenyas Indian Ocean WatersYasmine Sherif, Education Cannot Wait Executive Director, speaks with students at the ECW-supported Pompomary Primary School in Maiduguri, North-East Nigeria. Credit: ECW by Joyce Chimbi (maiduguri, nigeria & nairobi)…
Read more Call for Scaled Up Funding for Much-Needed, Successful Joint Program in NigeriaTransforming food systems is key to solving food insecurity on the African continent. A powerful and unified effort is needed to ensure food systems are transformed to be…
Read more New Era: Unlocking Africas Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT ModelResearch associate, Tania Eulalia Martínez Cruz from Oaxaca, Mexico shows how intercropping assists communities remain self-sufficient. Credit: Conrado Perez/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, December 15, 2023 Inter Press…
Read more IFAD’s Record-Breaking Pledges: Lifeline for Rural Communities Cornered by Climate, HungerIn Nahoualakaha, Côte d’Ivoire, rice productivity increased with drought-resistant seed. With the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Declaration by 130 countries at COP28 in Dubai there is…
Read more Farm to Fork: COP28 Provides RoadMap to Fix Africas Broken Food Systems – IFADSustainable Fashion Show at Al Wasl Dome during the COP28 at Expo City Dubai. Credit: COP28/Walaa Alshaer by Joyce Chimbi (dubai) Sunday, December 10, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBAI,…
Read more Fashion Forward: Protect Africa from ‘Fagia’ Amid Alarming Global StocktakeIn Africa, the average amount of time spent collecting firewood is 2.1 hours, which robs women and girls of hundreds of hours every year. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by…
Read more Electrifying Cooking: Decarbonizing Africa’s Electricity Grid Towards Net ZeroClimate change impact on Africa has been devastating as this photo taken in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique shows. Credit: Denis Onyodi / IFRC/DRK by Joyce…
Read more Africa Will Not Cope with Climate Change Without a Just, Inclusive Energy TransitionAya, a 5-year-old girl clutching her doll to ease her fear, gazes at Gaza’s sky filled with warplanes from inside an UNRWA school in the Gaza Strip. Credit:…
Read more For Every Child, Every RightDelivering Psychosocial Support for Crisis Impacted ChildrenThe Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), with Greenpeace, Indonesia, conducted a peaceful action in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to encourage the President to immediately ratify…
Read more Forced Labor: Exposing Dark Web of Fisheries Labour AbusesKenya’s extensive coastline has been fronted as a hub for carbon trading due to its lush mangrove forests. But now experts caution that carbon markets are exploitative greenwashing…
Read more Carbon Market Greenwashing Systems Deepen Inequalities in Global South – ExpertsWithout land rights, women cannot make the necessary decisions to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, October 31,…
Read more Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash PoolingMen walk through a heavily damaged area of central Gaza. Credit: UN News/Ziad Taleb by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 11 (IPS)…
Read more Alarm Raised as Israels Ground Military Invasion, Blockade of Gaza Strip LoomsThe aftermath of the flood in the Libyan city of Derna. Credit: UNHCR/Ahmed Al Houdiri T by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, September 22, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep…
Read more UN Meets on Effective Responses to Loss and Damage Ahead of COP28With Hope and Courage: 2022 Annual Results Report by Joyce Chimbi (united nations & nairobi) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Sep 08 (IPS)…
Read more ECWs New Report Shows Successful Education Funding Model for Crises-Impacted ChildrenGlobal community urged to decarbonise their economy. Fossil fuels emit the highest carbon footprint of all fuel types and are considered dirty energy, followed by coal. Credit: Joyce…
Read more Africa Finds Common Ground on Climate as Nairobi Declaration Unveiled
