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Breaking Climate Silos: What a Week in Naivasha Taught Me About Forecasting

A week in Naivasha opened my eyes to the power of climate information. From forecasts to everyday decisions, from breaking sector silos to...

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A Climate Crossroads: 2025 Set to Be the 2nd or 3rd Warmest Year on Record

As global leaders meet at COP30 in Belém, a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) underscores how critical this moment has...

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“Seeing Beyond Sight”: Jacques Mugisha’s Message on Dignity, Inclusion, and Climate Awareness

Disability is often misunderstood — reduced to what one cannot do, seen only in terms of limitation. Yet Jacques Mugisha, Executive Director of...

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Rwanda to Host First-Ever Festival of Cooling: Reimagining Food, Health, and Climate Resilience

This October, Kigali will become the center of a global conversation on one of the world’s most overlooked yet essential needs: cooling. From...

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Healing People, Healing the Planet: Rwanda’s New Eco-Friendly Hospital in Rutsiro

When you arrive in Boneza, a quiet sector of Rutsiro District overlooking Lake Kivu, the first thing you notice is how far it...

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From Firewood to Stove: How Careful Choices in Schools, Forests, and Fuel Are Leading to Big Gains

In the hills of Amayaga, southern Rwanda, daily life is being reshaped by quiet but powerful shifts. Schools are cooking meals without firewood,...

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Rwanda Intensifies Efforts to Protect Air Quality and Phase Out Harmful Emissions

In Rwanda, clean air is increasingly being treated as a shared treasure — and a shared responsibility. The government, businesses, and citizens are...

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Rwanda Leverages Beans to Transform Nutrition and Farming

A renewed Memorandum of Understanding between Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT marks...

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China Training Ignites Momentum for Rutsiro’s Beekeeping Hub to Advance Women for Bees Legacy

As a diverse delegation of Rwandan participants in beekeeping, honey processing, agriculture, research, and regulatory bodies nears the end of their two-week training...

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How Pesticides Threaten Bees, Farmers, and Our Food Future

Six months ago, I learned a lesson that changed how I think about farming, food—and life itself: bees aren’t just buzzing insects that...