About the research project

There is a growing awareness that land is a crucial asset in climate change adaptation.

On any Friday mid-morning, Bisil market from the air looks like a sandy beach pebbled with sardines and shells among a scattering of blue sunbeds.

Earth-brown cattle trudge in single file beneath storeyed buildings that dwarf them along the main road in Kitengela, Kajiado County.

The race to contain the COVID-19 pandemic comes against the backdrop of the worldwide need to adapt to climate change, which remains one of the biggest threats to humanity today.

Climate change and population growth is changing the Maasai pastoralists way of life and culture. Africa Legal writer Judy Waguma was in Kitengela in Kajiado County to report on how this crucial aspect of Kenya’s cultural, historic and economic identity is being forgotten.

We are living in unprecedented times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an unparalleled disaster in many respects. At the time of writing this article (April 27, 2020), almost three million people have been infected and more than 200,000 people have died from Covid-19 related infections across the world.

Written by Rahma Hassan

As the world experiences the harsh effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are concerns about how it is having an impact on the poor in rural areas in Africa. In March 2020, the Government of Kenya took measures to contain it.