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Crazy for Organic!
Sylvia Kuria is an organic farmer in Kenya who founded Sylvia’s Basket, a farm based in Limuru, committed to providing fresh organic...
UTC on Beirut Post-Blast Reconstruction Discusses Heritage Planning
More than six months after the devastating Beirut Port explosion, an Urban Thinkers Campus was held on 17 March 2021 on the theme:...
Tracking Home-Based Workers in Ethiopia and Kenya
Local textile and garment industries in various African countries are poised for export-oriented growth and home-based workers are likely...
22 April: International Mother Earth Day
"We must act decisively to protect our planet from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption". UN...
Our Call and Commitments to Climate Action and Solutions
OUR CURRENT CLIMATE CONTEXT Climate Change is one of the planet’s greatest challenges. As greenhouse gas levels continue to climb,...
On 15 April 2021, WUC Partners Launch Call to Climate Action
Nairobi, 15 April 2021 – Recognizing that Climate Change is one of the planet’s greatest challenges, the World Urban campaign is calling...
Huairou Commission: Grassroot Leaders Driving Climate Action from the Ground-Up
Climate emergencies, amidst an already ongoing Covid-19 pandemic have paved the way to achieving a more ambitious climate agenda than...
ActionAid Zambia: Mining Companies must not be Allowed to Pollute with Impunity
Konkola Copper Mines – a subsidiary of the UK-based mining giant Vedanta – has been polluting the main water source of surrounding...
URBANET: What We Build Today Will Form the Africa and Africans of Tomorrow
Green buildings are a crucial part of fighting climate change. Elizabeth Wangeci Chege from the Kenya Green Building Society explores...
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