GCF Board #GCFB44 selects Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 as the host for the GCF Africa Regional Office covering East and Southern Africa. As the world's climate fund for developing countries, this brings us closer to the countries we serve for more efficient delivery of #ClimateAction.
This is truly the most beautiful video I’ve seen lately
So tender and heart-warming, yet it makes you stop and reflect, with a subtle touch of sadness
We may have gained so much, but perhaps we’ve lost even more✨
The breadth of ineptitude in creating a resilient environment is insurmountable! The lack of proactive & preventative action is not due to lack of experts, finance or basic knowledge! Climate change waits for no man/woman. Tuko hapa! Deepest condolences to the families.💔
Nairobi city has become a total mess! People running for their lives as floodwaters swept through the streets. Cars floating. People climbing onto rooftops and on cars. Families trying to save what they can.
And the thing that keeps coming to my mind is this: this rain was not a surprise. Meteorologists warned about very heavy rains days ago. Yet within hours our city is overwhelmed; roads become rivers, homes flood, businesses are destroyed, and people lose lives, livelihoods and everything. .. a pattern that we see reoccurring each time we have heavy rains.
Yes, climate change is making our weather more extreme. That is real. But when rain turns into disaster this quickly, it also tells a story about our city.
A story about drainage systems that don’t work.
About wetlands that have disappeared.
About buildings rising everywhere without proper planning, including on riparian land.
A story of non-existent storm water drainage system.
This cannot be normal and I don’t think people are angry enough!
We have a long way to go on disaster preparedness, emergency response, and leadership that takes these realities seriously.
Because what we are witnessing today is the cost of ignoring the climate reality we are living in.
And now there is another silent crisis growing beneath our feet; the explosion of undocumented boreholes across Nairobi.
More than half of the boreholes in this city are believed to be unregulated. No clear monitoring. No clear understanding of what it is doing to our groundwater systems.
We are draining the aquifers below us while paving over the natural systems that protected us above.
Floods on the surface.
Water insecurity underground.
AfEEC 2025 Outcome: AU States commit to unified EE policies aligned with the Single Electricity Market.
Improved energy data systems will now drive targeted investment for a connected, efficient Africa.
#AfricaEE2025@_AfricanUnion@au_ied@LDMataboge
AfEEC 2025 Outcome: AU States commit to unified EE policies aligned with the Single Electricity Market.
Improved energy data systems will now drive targeted investment for a connected, efficient Africa.
#AfricaEE2025@_AfricanUnion@au_ied@LDMataboge
The 7th @UN Environment Assembly opens today in Nairobi, Kenya.
The international community is coming together to set the global environmental agenda and advance sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.
Follow #UNEA7 Opening Plenary live: https://t.co/DjWoBVGfWn
The Pre-Conference Training of the AfEEC officially opened today at the AU.
You can still join tomorrow’s training sessions as we move closer to the main Conference on 10–11 December 2025.
Register: https://t.co/asqz7romsI
#AfricaEE2025@_AfricanUnion@au_ied@LDMataboge
Elizabeth Wangeci Chege drives climate-smart innovation and sustainable energy for inclusive growth across continents.
10-11 December 2025
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Register for AfEEC: https://t.co/asqz7rnODa
#AfricaEE2025@_AfricanUnion@au_ied@LDMataboge@ElizabethWChege
🚨 Schools are the 2nd largest consumers of biomass energy. The Platform for #CleanCooking in Schools we launched at #COP30 with partners is here to change that.
💡 #CleanEnergy = healthier kids, greener planet, stronger communities.
https://t.co/a8LuS2mz8j
#WorldChildrensDay
We cannot air condition our way out of the heat crisis.
Many cooling methods add planet warming emissions, in-turn increasing cooling demand.
But solutions exist to make cooling more sustainable & affordable: https://t.co/m8d7s2aC0S
#COP30
As part of the @Mission_EE Roundtable and South-South Exchange on Energy Efficiency, delegates from Kenya and Ghana met with @beeindiadigital and @MinOfPower to exchange insights and strengthen cooperation toward sustainable energy transitions.
Together with @EESL_India, @MoEn_Ghana & @EnergyMinK we’re advancing appliance efficiency and climate-smart solutions.
Their leadership is showing how scalable models can drive impact across regions and inspire stronger South-South cooperation.
SEforALL team @LShasore Senior Advisor (Africa) & Energy Efficiency Specialist @ElizabethWChege also met with Minister @Kgosientsho_R & visited South Africa’s Dept. of Electricity & Energy @DOEE_ZA to discuss our engagement on energy efficiency under the #G20SA Presidency.
Kenya's Supreme Court has awarded Sh1.3 billion ($8.5 million USD) to victims of lead pollution from an industrial facility in Mombasa. Kenya's judiciary like in other jurisdictions, is enforcing constitutional rights to a clean and healthy environment. The ruling, which addresses harm to 3,000 victims including 20 deaths, sets an important precedent for industrial pollution cases across East Africa:
https://t.co/6xU2z9yjKg
🇰🇪How can we ensure access to cooling for all in Kenya? ❄️
A new @SEforALLorg country brief explores strategies like cold chain development and energy-efficient technologies.
💡 Learn more and download the report: https://t.co/WyD9XrY2fW
#ThisIsCool#TransformingLives
Insightful discussions at the @SEforALLorg Governance Board meeting, where the SDG7 Backsliding study raised the alarm on global energy goals. Many countries are at risk of being left behind, highlighting the urgent need for action.