Hali Hewa Podcast

Welcome to our first episode of the year here at Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima. This podcast brings together key African players in the climate to simply share their personal experiences as they advocate for climate justice in their unique capacities. In this episode, we will be doing a deep dive on a project by African Technology Policy Studies who previously were hosted on this podcast to speak on AI for Sustainable Agriculture. Today, we will be speaking about a project called Strengthening the Capacity of the Extension System to use Proven Knowledge and Technologies to Sustain Equitable Locally Led Adaptation Among Smallholder Farmers (SCALE). Our guests today are no strangers to the podcast. I am excited to have the pleasure of hosting three wonderful guests, the Executive Director - Dr. Nicholas Ozor and the Project Manager Eng.Joel Nwakaire at ATPS and Marie-Eve Landry who is the Program Officer at International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Joab Okanda is the Pan Africa Senior Advocacy Advisor at Christian Aid and he shares the overview of the negotiations as we prepare for the final outcome on the Global Stocktake(GST ) and the overall cover decision of the COP28

Eva Peace Mukayiranga is a youth negotiator from Rwanda who at COP is following the climate finance track. She shares her thoughts on the progress of the negotiations on climate finance and commentary on the Loss and Damage Fund that was a historic moment at COP28

Cherop Soy is Africa`s SDG 7 Ambassador for Sustainable Energy for all and here is what she has to say on the energy track

In this captivating episode, we will explore how AI is transforming the landscape of agriculture and food systems in Africa. The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), in partnership with ICIPE and Kumasi Hive, is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing responsible AI development in the context of agriculture and food systems. The project, supported by IDRC and SIDA, is an integral part of the Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa (AI4D Africa) program, which envisions a future where Africans use AI to lead healthier, happier, and greener lives. I am excited to have the pleasure of hosting two wonderful guests, the Executive Director - Dr. Nicholas Ozor and the Project Manager Joel Nwakaire at ATPS. #Narrativechampion

In this captivating episode, we will explore how AI is transforming the landscape of agriculture and food systems in Africa. The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), in partnership with ICIPE and Kumasi Hive, is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing responsible AI development in the context of agriculture and food systems. The project, supported by IDRC and SIDA, is an integral part of the Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa (AI4D Africa) program, which envisions a future where Africans use AI to lead healthier, happier, and greener lives. I am excited to have the pleasure of hosting two wonderful guests, the Executive Director - Dr. Nicholas Ozor and the Project Manager Joel Nwakaire at ATPS.

🌍 Exploring Green Transport in Africa! 🚗💭 Join us on Monday, November 20th, as we unravel the journey of Kenya's transport evolution and delve into the broader African landscape. 🎤From aspirations to the challenges of sustainable transport, we examine the Ambition vs Reality. Don't miss this insightful discussion! 🌱🛤️ #GreenTransportAfrica #AmbitionVsReality #africanclimatestories#HaliHewaPodcast#narrativechampion

COP28 is around the corner and there are many moving pieces building on what would be termed as success. In the second , we had a chat about the milestone we made at the COP27 episode with regards to Loss and Damage. In this episode, we will be chatting about climate mobility as a result of loss and damage. If you are listening to this series for the first time, it is an exciting collaboration with the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition with the aim of elevating the voices  of the frontline communities in the “Loss and Damage Finance Now” campaign with a special focus on African members to share their views on climate change politics for a wider general public.

At Hali Hewa, we are proud to bring you a platform where you can hear from experts from the African continent. 

In this episode, we will be speaking to three amazing guests.

Birahim Papa Niang (Senegal): is a Senegalese lawyer who specializes in international environmental law with over five years of experience in climate change storytelling, adaptation, training, and support of innovative business solutions and designing adaptive circular economies. In 2020, he was awarded as Green Ambassador at Climate Change Africa Opportunities NGO in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, he currently works as a Circular Economy and Environmental Law’s Working Group team member at the United Nations of Environment Programme/Major Group Children and Youth. In addition, he currently works as an Active member of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC).

Tamsir Sallah (Gambia): is a youth and Climate change activist, a member of YOUNGO,  under the loss and damage working group and the Adaptation working group. Tamsir is a youth volunteer who is very passionate about community empowerment and youth involvement in community development. He was part of the organizing committee of the first-ever local conference of youth in climate change in the Gambia.  (LCOY 2022)

As we gear up for COP28, it is evident that young people across the globe are working hard to  make sure their voices are heard and issues that are a priority to them are clear. I am excited to introduce to you this new series in collaboration with the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition with the aim of elevating the voices  of the frontline communities in the “Loss and Damage Finance Now” campaign with a special focus on African members to share their views on climate change politics for a wider general public.

#NarrativeChampion

AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT SERIES We are joined by Olumide from Nigeria who talks about how climate change and pollution is affecting health of people in grassroots communities. And how data can help to improve the impact of climate action.

AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT SERIES

We are excited to speak to Dr Sheila about climate justice and the future of the climate agenda for the people of Africa.

AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT SERIES

Excited to host Maimuna from HIVOS and talk about centering communities in the global conversation and including the voices of rural communities and indigenous peoples.

AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT SERIES We speak to Egyptian Journalist Amira Said and current AU Media Fellowship Fellow on the role of media in driving the climate change agenda and inspiring climate change actions.

AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT SERIES Join us as we talk with Ria, from the GIZ Urban Resilience project about their goal to accelerate climate change actions and the goals of the Africa Climate Summit.

Welcome to this special episode of Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima. This podcast brings together key African players in the climate to simply share their personal experiences as they advocate for climate justice in their unique capacities. At Hali Hewa, we are proud to bring you a platform where you can hear from experts from the African continent. And today, we have the pleasure of hosting three wonderful guests. Dennis Martey Dennis Martey is the Managing Associate of TaylorCrabbe (https://taylorcrabbegh.com) with experience providing legal advisory services for the Government of Ghana, Civil Society Organizations, and international development agencies. He has audited and benchmarked Ghana's laws, policies, and institutional framework against global treaties and best practices. Clement Akapame Clement is a founding partner of TaylorCrabbe (https://taylorcrabbegh.com) and joined ClientEarth in 2013 as an In-Country Associate in Ghana. Clement has worked in commercial law, international finance, constitutional law, human rights, natural resources law with specialty in forest and wildlife legislation. Caitlin Wale Caitlin is the founder of a sub-Saharan African focused climate investment vehicle that brings more local talent into building critical innovations. She recently stepped away from her role as Principal at London-based dedicated carbon removal venture capital fund, to explore how her background in engineering, sustainability and investment could be applied in these regions and areas of carbon, biodiversity, mining and agriculture. She currently serves as the Chair of ClientEarth's NextGen Development Board gaining support of 1 million youths to become future climate leaders. The guests shared their experience working in environmental law and spotlighted a case in Ghana about mining in Atewa Forest sharing their lessons and learnings and the importance of engaging and building capacity of communities at grassroots on matters, law that helps them build their activism and campaigns. Caitlin shared with the audience a project called Next Generation Climate Leaders Project by Client Earth. If you would like to get involved visit this site for more information https://www.clientearth.org/join-us/nextgen-climate-leaders/ With the upcoming Africa Climate Summit, critical minerals are one of the key thematic areas because the conversation at the moment on Just Energy Transition is looking to Africa as the source of raw materials that will help us transition to a low carbon economy looking at the transport and energy sector. They share their thoughts being that Africa has always been disadvantaged with regards to exploration of minerals leaving communities in deplorable conditions because of the unsustainable mining

About this episode Welcome to the second episode of the Small Changes, Big Impact Series by Hali Hewa Podcast in collaboration with the Africa SLCP Project. This series will see the production of 11 podcast episodes published on a monthly basis dedicated to creating awareness on Short Lived Climate Pollutants and highlighting the plight of air pollution in Africa, spotlighting experts from the African continent. Together we will break down these complex terms and concepts and help you to understand how you can both improve your health and live up to your personal responsibility as a citizen of the planet by reducing your emissions and in the long run, help to mitigate further impacts of climate change. We are joined today by very special guests Dr. Alice Akinyi Kaudia. Dr. Alice Akinyi Kaudia served as Kenya’s first Environment Secretary between 2008 and September 2018, and is now the Senior Africa Advisor at the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. In a career spanning over three decades, she has worked for various international non-governmental organizations, government ministries and in the private sector - with a focus on bridging the gaps between, science policy and practice in the environmental sector. In this episode, Dr. Alice Kaudia shares with the audience how people might encounter SLCPs in their daily lives and how it matters. She also explains the health implications that SLCPs bring especially to the most vulnerable population that is women and children. She shares with us the policies that exist at the moment towards reducing SLCPs and the barriers towards implementation of the same. She closes by highlighting some of the actions that we can take at an individual level to reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants to protect our health and to slow the rate of climate change for a better planet and the prosperity of all Enjoy the show! Follow us on all our social media platforms: Hali Hewa Podcast: https://linktr.ee/halihewapodcast Africa SLCP Project : https://twitter.com/africa_slcphttps://www.instagram.com/africa_slcp/https://web.facebook.com/profile.phpid=100086690374544

Welcome to the eighth and last episode of the first season of the Hali Hewa Podcast.

‘Hali Hewa’ is a Swahili term for ‘climate ' and this podcast series is hosted and produced by Kenyan climate activist, Abigael Kima.

COP27 came to a close about a week ago and now we are all looking at the next steps.

Our guest today is Claire Nasike Akello,

Claire Nasike is the Project Lead for Seed is Sovereign Campaign at Greenpeace Africa, the third awardee of the Wangari Maathai scholarship and the founder of the Hummingbird Foundation, an initiative that connects school children to nature by establishing organic food and botanical gardens. In her free time, she loves reading, and writing articles on her eco-blog www.conservationatheart.wordpress.com which has been nominated twice for Kenya bloggers awards (BAKE) in 2015 and 2018.

In this episode, she shares with us the reason behind her passion for indigenous food and seeds. GMO has been a big contentious issue over the last couple of months here in Kenya with the government lifting the ban on GMO. She explains the difference between hybrid crops and seeds and GMO as well as the implications of their usage and consumption. She brings new perspectives for farmers who are now locked in dependency of GMO and the policies that have been agreed upon by the government that completely ignores their needs and freedom. She also shares with the audience the meaning of food and seed sovereignty from an African perspective.

She signs off the show by shedding light on the linkage between biodiversity and indigenous crops and seeds and the role they play in ensuring a stable climate and gives recommendations on what should be done differently in the lines of policies to ensure farmers are protected and have freedom to farm like our ancestors did.

Enjoy the Show!

🏁COP 27 finally came to a close on Sunday with mixed reactions about the outcomes.

 🎙️Abigael shares her experience at COP and whether her expectations were met.  

🙏Thank you for staying tuned and enjoying all our COP 27 mini-series episodes and updates!

Welcome to the seventh episode of the COP27 Mini Series for Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima. 

Throughout COP27, we will be doing a mini-series interviewing people from across the globe on issues that matter to them as the negotiations progress. 

Damilola is a passionate youth, thought leader, lawyer and international development consultant with over five years’ hands-on experience in advisory service provision, collaborative research, youth-led advocacy, facilitation of participatory processes, and a track record of meaningful impact on youth, communities, and institutions inclusion in sustainable development affairs. He is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Sustainable Development Network (YSDN), an organization that works with youth and change-makers in championing research and innovative grassroots actions on the SDGs

In this episode, Damilola shares his experience working with youth to build their capacity and skills around what they can do to implement the SDGs within their community. He also talks about how youth engagement at the COP process has improved over the years and gives recommendations of what can be done better.

He signs off the show by sharing the two things that will make this successful a COP.

Enjoy the show!

Welcome to the sixth episode of the COP27 Mini Series for Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima.

Throughout COP27, we will be doing a mini-series interviewing people from across the globe on issues that matter to them as the negotiations progress.

Shorouq Abu- Razzouq is a Civil Engineer, Climate Advocate, One Young World Ambassador and a Project Team Leader at Mercy Corps. She is also part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance.

In this episode, she shares her experience being at COP for the first time and what she expects out of this COP. She also speaks about her work with The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance in Jordan where floods have become quite rampant and the work that she is doing within the community to build resilience in the wake of frequent climate disasters.

She signs off by telling us 2 things that would make this COP a successful COP.

Enjoy the show!

Find out more about the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance.

https://floodresilience.net/zurich-flood-resilience-alliance/

Welcome to the fifth episode of the COP27 Mini Series for Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima.

Throughout COP27, we will be doing a mini-series interviewing people from across the globe on issues that matter to them as the negotiations progress.  

Koaile Monaheng is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the University of Cape Town (UCT) through the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI). He is a director of solar company Khantsa Energy
and a 2020 Mandela-Rhodes Foundation scholar .He is a compassionate person who has earned respect and admiration from his peers and those around him through his exemplary leadership and integrity. His various accolades include: SRC Presidency at Machabeng International College, Dean of Students Leadership Award, Calata House Warden, a Vice-Chancellor’s appointment to the Student Disciplinary Committee, winner of the Investec Top 100 Awards, Assistant Lecturer and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University. He regarded this placement ideal to go beyond the global effort of climate change negotiations and instead focus more on the scientific basis of the climate crisis here at home in Africa, recognizing the homegrown transdisciplinary effort required for our very survival.

In this episode, he shares his passion for energy and what he is doing back at home in Lesotho to ensure the communities have access to energy through Khantsa Energy. He also shared gems of what a just energy transition should look like in Africa highlighting that often times we use bottom down approach to create change in communities while we completely ignore the systems that already exist in society and building on that. He insists that community involvement and consideration of community specific needs is crucial if we want to see actual change.

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Follow Khantsa Energy - https://www.instagram.com/khantsaenergy/?hl=en

Happy New Week!  

Long time no episode. 

Welcome to the fourth episode of the COP27 Mini Series for Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima.

Throughout COP27, we will be doing a mini-series interviewing people from across the globe on issues that matter to them as the negotiations progress.  In this episode, we had an interesting conversation with Jesse Chemorey  who is an Energy Technology finalists at Kenyatta University School of Engineering and Technology. Outside his professional life, he enjoys playing and creating music, also plays instruments like saxophone and guitar.  

He shares with us why this work is important to him and how he uses his talent to create awareness on the climate crisis to transform communities and build climate literacy.  

Enjoy this melodious episode!  

Find him on Instagram : https://instagram.com/jesse_david_j?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Welcome to the third episode of the COP27 Mini Series for Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima. 

Throughout COP27, we will be doing a mini-series interviewing people from across the globe on issues that matter to them as the negotiations progress.  

Today, we are joined by an amazing guest. 

Helina Teklu is an architect, graphic designer, environmental activist and works on women empowerment. She is currently the CEO/Co-Founder of Seed Balls Ethiopia's seed ball manufacturer that provides affordable, fast growing, lightweight and easily to make seed balls that will help increase farmer’s productivity and reforest the deforested parts of Ethiopia and through time, Africa. She is also Earth Champion for Climate Change, Climate Reality Leader, Blogger for Sunsilk Ethiopia.

In this episode, she talks passionately about her project - Seed Balls Ethiopia and how they are using this to increase forest cover in areas that are difficult  to access and how farmers are also benefiting from this. She shares her frustration on the absence of African based research done by Africans here at COP on agriculture because most African countries have agriculture as the backbone of their economies.

She signs off the show by calling for support to amplify this work across Africa.

Enjoy the show!

Welcome to the second episode of the COP27 Mini Series for Hali Hewa Podcast with your host Abigael Kima. 

Throughout COP27, we will be doing a mini-series interviewing people from across the globe on issues that matter to them as the negotiations progress.  

Today, we are joined by an amazing guest.

Jodahi is a Youth and Environmental Activator from Ethiopia. He is an Applied Biologist and Environmental and Sustainable Development Specialist through his education. He is the founder and Marketing and Sales Director Farmboo Ethiopia, with his partners, a bamboo based pots and vertical farming shelves. He is also the Director for Enfluencers community in Ethiopia which works on environmental awareness creation and capacity building.

In this episode, he speaks about "e-nfluencing" ; a term that he uses to describe inspiration to support and contribute to the environment. He shares how his work was inspired by his mum at a young age. He also shares his experience at COP23 and how different it is now for him at COP27 and his experience working with communities after COP23 because he felt it was important to build something at home before coming to another COP.

He signs off by sharing 2 things that would make this COP a successful COP. 

Enjoy the show! 

Check out his work on the links below: 

Website : http://www.enfluencers.net/ 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/farmboo_eth/ 

https://www.instagram.com/jodaenfluence/

https://www.instagram.com/enfluencersnet/

[Editor's Note: We experienced connectivity issues between minute 5 and 6 and some parts are incoherent. Kindly bare with us. There is also a bit of background noise that could be cleaned out during post production.]

About this episode

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Hali Hewa Podcast.

‘Hali Hewa’ is a Swahili term for ‘climate ' and this podcast series is hosted and produced by Kenyan climate change activist, Abigael Kima.

Every month in the lead up to COP27, Abigael will be interviewing African climate change experts on the issues that matter to them most and inviting them to share what they feel the next international climate conference must deliver on.

Our guest today is Vanessa Nakate. Vanessa is one of the most well-known young climate activists from Uganda. She is the founder of Youth for Future Africa, the Africa-based Rise Up Movement and One Million Activists Stories. She also runs The Vash Green Schools Project, a renewable energy initiative, which aims to transition schools in Uganda to solar energy and install eco-friendly stoves in these schools among many other things on environmental conservation and protection. She recently received the prestigious Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy  in recognition of her citizen diplomacy in bringing the voice of her generation to global environmental campaigns and for her inspiring climate activism in Uganda and beyond.

In this episode, Vanessa takes us through her journey as an activist and shares what has inspired the impactful work she has been doing over the last several years. She tells us about an initiative she founded called the Vash Green Schools project, which helps schools in Uganda transition to solar energy and clean cooking stoves. One of the key issues that Vanessa campaigns on at the international level and in connection with the international climate change negotiations is “Loss and Damage”. Vanessa explains what Loss and Damage means as a concept, and why it is a critical issue for Africa in the context of upcoming COP27 climate negotiations. Vanessa also shares her personal reaction to the recent devastating flash floods that took place in Uganda, which claimed lives and left thousands of people displaced and with no access to clean water.

Vanessa signs off the show by sharing what she wants the upcoming COP27 climate conference in Egypt to deliver in November.

Enjoy the show!

Welcome to the second episode of the Hali Hewa Podcast.

"Hali ya Hewa" is a Swahili term for "climate" and this podcast series is hosted and produced by Kenyan climate change activist, Abigael Kima.

Every month in the lead up to COP27, Abigael will be interviewing African climate change experts on the issues that matter to them most and inviting them to share what they feel the next international climate conference must deliver on.

One of the world’s most distinguished climate scientists joins Hali Hewa as a guest on today’s episode.

Professor Youba Sokona, from Mali, is Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is the United Nations body tasked with assessing the latest science related to climate change. Regular scientific assessments from the IPCC play a critical role in shaping the international communities’ response to the climate crisis.

In this episode, Professor Youba takes us through his journey at the IPCC and explains what the best available science currently tells us about climate risks and impacts faced by countries across the African continent. He also tells us what gaps in climate science and the governance of climate change he sees that must be addressed if the needs of African countries are to be met on key issues such as energy access.

Professor Youba signs off this episode by sharing his call to action to world leaders ahead of the COP27 climate talks, to be hosted in Egypt in November this year.

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Welcome to the very first episode of the Hali Hewa Podcast. We have two wonderful guests joining us today.

Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti is  a passionate environmentalist and climate activist from Kenya. She is the founder of Green Generation Initiative (GGI) and the Head of Campaigns and Coordinator of Daima Coalition for the Protection of Urban Green Spaces at the Wangari Maathai Foundation. She served as Global South Youth Co-chair for the COP26 Civil Society and Youth Advisory Council and addressed world leaders at the World Leaders’ Summit opening ceremony at COP26 in Glasgow.

Wanjira Maathai is the Vice president and Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute. She previously served as Sr. Partnership Advisor, Strategy and Advocacy at wPOWER – Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables and WRI’s Senior Advisor to the Global Restoration Initiative. She is the current chairperson of the Wangari Maathai Foundation and the former Chairperson of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.

Wanjira and Elizabeth share their thoughts with us about the role and participation of youth and women in the climate and environmental justice space, and explain how the inspirational leadership of the late Professor Wangari Maathai has impacted their own lives and continues to shape their work.

Elizabeth also shares what it was like attending last month’s World Economic Forum in Davos as a young African climate activist.

Wanjira and Elizabeth sign off by sharing their calls to action ahead of this year`s COP27.

Enjoy the Show!