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These were the thought provoking words echoed by Italian President Sergio Mattarella when he delivered a public address on Climate Change at UON on 16th March 2023. read more

Wangari Maathai Institute and University of Copenhagen organized celebration for Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day at Gatugi Primary school in Othaya, Nyeri. The celebration was held under the gigantic fig tree Ficus lutea signifying the value of trees in environment conservation.

Dedication

Prof. Wangari Maathai

Daughter of Africa, winner of Nobel Prize for Peace 2004

The Mugumo tree

Kimingichi wabende

In future when our children awake,

Step out in a bright morning,

Smell the freshness of nature’s fragrance,

See the blooming and the blossoming flowers.

Touch the dew droplets on green leaves,

Feel the sensation of young sunrays,

It was a great honor for the University of Nairobi to be chosen as the host to launch the Rapid Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP) and screening of World Resource Institute (WRI's) stories on 8th Feb 2023 at Taifa hall

Participants from 13 Eastern African countries converged at the Wangari Maathai Institute for a 3 day training of trainers on the future of resilient food systems in Africa to promote digital climate-informed solutions (DCAS) as a tool to help tackle the growing impacts of climate change across the continent. The training is collaboration between the institute, The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank.

The workshop took place from January 31st -2nd Feb 2023.

The Faculty of  Science  &Technology held a 2day workshop  on index-based livestock insurance at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies . The blended conference took place between January  25th -26th,2023. 

The workshop aimed to further develop the research, learning and capacity development agenda around index-based livestock insurance concerning technical capacity, product quality, commercialization and pastoralist welfare.

University of Nairobi/Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) will co-host a training session on DCAS from 31st Jan -@nd Feb 2023. This trainers of trainers workshop is  for individuals from ministries of agriculture, related government agencies, public research institutions, farmers organizations, academia, media organisations, and non-profit organizations working on climate adaptation for food security in Eastern Africa region to a 3-day training event on DCAS.

Course Duration: February 06 - March 18, 2023
Mode of study: Full time
Mode of delivery: Blended (virtual & face-face)
Cost per participant: Kshs. 50,000
Application fee: Kshs. 1,500 (non-refundable)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Holders of at least a first degree or equivalent (related to natural resource
management) from a recognized institution

Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing humankind today and in this century. Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time.Kenya leads on adaptation globally because of the commitment that the country made in its constitution to decentralization.