The Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA), in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), has competitively picked six media outlets for the first cohort of the Africa Climate Beacons Newsroom Initiative 2026/2027. The selected newsrooms, out of 133 strong applications received by MESHA, will participate in a seven-month climate solutions journalism engagement…
Media for Nature Editor Ruth Keah at a past Media Summit on Climate Change, held in Nairobi. When the Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) made a call in January 2026 for journalists to apply for the 2026/2027 media fellowship for climate journalists, Media for Nature Editor Ruth Keah saw an opportunity to…
Women fetching water at the water pan.Photo by Ruth Keah On a Sunday afternoon at Mtandikeni – Jimba Village, Rabai Constituency, Kilifi County, I found children gathered around a small water pan. Armed with containers to fetch water, one boy was busy filling a 20-litre jerrycan while the girls carried the filled containers to a…
Carcasses of livestock that died from extreme drought in northern Kenya| Photo Courtesy At 5 p.m., as the coastal heat begins to settle over Kilifi County, 15-year-old Magdaline Baya begins her second shift. She has just returned from school in Kaloleni, her black rubber shoes powdered with the fine red dust of a thirsty landscape….
The global discourse on climate change has shifted from mere discussion to a demand for delivery. This was the core message emerging from the recent COP 30 talks, a key that holds huge implications for Africa, according to Dr. Mweetwa Mudenda, speaking at a recent MESHA Science Café. Dr. Mudenda was emphatic that for Africa,…
Delegates at the Pan-African regional outreach event hosted at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM). At the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM), a coastal institution overlooking the Indian Ocean, climate change is no longer just a subject of academic debate, it’s a lived reality. Speaking during a Pan-African regional outreach event hosted at the Technical…
Delegates at the second Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, held at Pride Inn Paradise Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. As the sun rises over Kenya’s coastline, it brings more than just warmth. For thousands living near the sea, it brings fear that the land beneath their homes may not…
Boat business owners ferry residents across the flooded villages in Tana River county during the 2024 floods. (Photo courtesy KNA) In 2024, Kenya faced a devastating flood season that swept away homes, farms, and hopes. Heavy rains, heavier than many had ever seen, turned streets into rivers and forced thousands of families to flee for…
Participants at the Summit posing for a group photo. Credit | Duncan Lukoye. NAIROBI, Kenya – In the wake of devastating floods in Kenya and Cyclone Hidaya’s impact on Tanzania, journalists from across Africa gathered in Nairobi for a summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction. At the opening ceremony of the 1st Edition…
While industrialization has been blamed for contributing immensely to greenhouse gases, technology has come to the rescue and residents of Jimbo in Kenya’s South Coast have become part of the global plan to salvage the environment. Jimbo is not an ordinary village. From its unique location just at the tip of the Kenyan border with…
