Green Podium

Environmentalists from all over the world will this week be gathering in Nairobi for the first session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) which is scheduled for 23rd to 27th of June 2014. The venue of this meeting will be at the UNEP headquarters in Gigiri. Among the expected guests will be the United Nations secretary general Ban ki Moon. It is approximated that there would be around 1,200 participants from various parts of the universe. The theme of this meeting will be "sustainable development goals and the post-2015 development agenda, including sustainable consumption and production". This aims to bring forth the new targets being formulated that will succeed the present Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were targets set for 2015. Another key area of focus will be the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife trophys. This comes at a time when poaching has become rampant in Kenya with several elephants and rhinos being reported killed at an alarmin

lets all take the initiative to care and conserve our environment to avoid catastrophy. The eco-documentary called 'Home' tells it all. You can watch it below through the following link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

Kenya mostly relies on hydro-generated electric power. This means that dams where these plants are based need to have enough water to run the turbines constantly. The dams are fed by various rivers which originate from different water catchment areas. It is in light of this need tha   t Kenya’s electricity producing company KenGen came up with the idea of the Great Dams Race which will happen on 14 th June 2014 at the Masinga Dam. The aim of the race is to encourage and support local efforts for environmental conservation. The theme of this race will be ‘You Run, Kenya goes Green’. Funds raised from this event will go towards efforts to conserve the forests within the seven forks ecosystem. The seven forks dams are the source of about 50% of Kenya’s power supply on the national grid. There will be lots of fun activities for the whole family including boat rides, picnics, entertainment and a tour of the seven forks dams. The race is open to individuals and corporates to pa

Climate change has been known to lead to global warming which results in rise of sea levels due to the melting of glaciers. A major cause of climate change is the release of carbon into the atmosphere. We all have a role to play in this. We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Even a child born at this minute is said to be a contributor to carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Plants utilise carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis and that is why it is very important to plant more trees and increase vegetation cover as a way of combating climate change. Each one of us can take up the initiative and we all can make a difference from that for example one can decide to plant a tree on his/her birthday, walking or cycling to work rather than taking motor vehicle, utilizing renewable sources of energy such ass solar and wind power among other initiatives. We don’t have to wait for others so that we can do these things in a group, this can be a self-driven in