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The Global Center on Adaptation, in partnership with the African Development Bank, the African Union and the Africa Adaptation Initiative, shared the key findings of the “State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa Report 2021 – How Adaptation Can Make Africa Safer, Greener and More Prosperous in a Warming World” (STA21) during a virtual event held at the University of Nairobi on Tuesday 26th October 2021 hosted by the Government of Kenya. read more

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, (Cop26) will be held in Glasgow, UK on October 31 2021.

During a breakfast forum meeting held at the Serena Hotel various speakers spoke on the need for massive and radical change to reduce green house emissions which play a big part in global warming.

Dear students,

Attached see the training schedule for first years students on ICT skills and virtual learning. The training will start on Monday 27th September at 8am.

Please click on the link below and register. This is the link that you will use every day.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uc-mhqDwtEtcxlGjxp-ZJz56VZg_OG8Kl

Those not able to join the link now, join the training on youtube on  this link

This Article was published by Dr. Tobias Nyumba, Development Corridors Partnership (DCP) Project, African Conservation Centre & ICCA, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi on the Daily Nation Newspaper. To read the full article PLEASE CLICK HERE

MEGA PROJECTS SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT RUIN ENVIRONMENT AND LIVELIHOODS - Published by Daily Nation

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On Thursday 26th August 2021, two academic staff members from Chuka University and Tharaka University College, namely; Dr Odek Anthony and Dr Ngugi Fidelis came to visit the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, and specifically, the geology laboratories, as they are in the process of implementing a new geology programme at their university and were desirous to know what kind of laboratory set-up is required to adequately run the programme from the academic year 2022-2023. 

The African Climate and Environment Center – Future African Savannas (AFAS) is hosted conjointly at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB) with its African Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD) in Côte d’Ivoire and the University of Nairobi (UoN) with its Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA) (department of earth climate sciences)  in Kenya.

The University has partnered with Kenya Forest Service and Equity Group to plant over 5000 seedlings across all campuses. The college planted 400 seedlings with the help of students and staff from all the Departments. Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA) was represented by Mr. James O. Kaoga and Ms. Martha Mugo.

Ms. Martha Mugo, ICCA Representative

ICCA Free Training on 7 Vortex Platform 

The Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation Research Support Group (ICCA-RSG) and the Climate Change and Sustainability Basics (CC&SB) Society of Kenya will host a free training this Thursday 24th June 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm.