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Environment and climate in Kenya: conservation, forests, water, pollution and community adaptation stories.
Government maps 18 counties for El Niño risks ahead of October rains
National Disaster Operations Centre planning lists 18 counties plus Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu as high-risk urban centres as KMS cites an 81 per cent chance of strong El Niño and 97 per cent odds effects last into early 2027.
FEWS NET: Kenya pastoral areas stay in food Crisis through September
FEWS NET projects most Kenyan pastoral areas remain IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) through September, improving to Phase 2 from October if short rains deliver; Mandera and refugee camps face longer stress.
MPs open nationwide inquiry into rising Kenyan lakes and dam levels
The National Assembly Environment Committee will expand a Baringo South statement request into a nationwide inquiry on rising lake and dam levels, with site visits from Baringo to Turkana and Kisumu.
UNEP funds Northern Corridor green freight push from Mombasa port
NCTTCA secured about $200,000 from UNEP toward the Northern Corridor Green Freight Strategy 2030 — emissions tracking, a Port of Mombasa electrification study and women’s participation programmes — within a wider $1.6m partner pot.
El Niño risk spikes as SOI hits -29.1; Kindiki chairs Sh15bn readiness
Oxford Economics Africa and met services flag a very strong El Niño risk after the Southern Oscillation Index fell to -29.1 in July—lowest since 1983—while Kindiki leads a cabinet contingency plan backed by a Sh15 billion fund.
KWS probes cyanide link after Amboseli elephant deaths; park stays open
After elephant deaths between 24 June and 31 July 2026, mostly females and calves with limb paralysis, University of Nairobi preliminary tests pointed to cyanide; KWS says Amboseli remains open with no infectious disease found.
KWS: cyanide poisoning killed 15 elephants in Amboseli landscape
Kenya Wildlife Service has confirmed cyanide poisoning behind the deaths of 15 elephants in the Amboseli area, alarming conservationists and communities.
Rising Lake Baringo Pushes Hippos and Crocodiles Into Villages
Swelling Lake Baringo is driving hippos and crocodiles into shoreline villages, compounding climate and livelihood stress for lakeside communities.
KMD: 81% chance 2026 El Niño is very strong; wetter OND short rains likely
Kenya Met’s Hannah Kimani put an 81% probability on a very strong 2026 El Niño and 97% chance it lasts into early 2027, projecting a shift from below-normal rains toward above-average October–November–December short rains — modulated by the Indian Ocean Dipole.