Hali Hewa Podcast

Hali Hewa Podcast

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  • Special Episode: The Law and Climate Justice

    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

    37 min
  • Small Changes, Big Impact EP 3: A Meteorologist Opinion on SLCPs, Early Warning Systems and Climate Change

    Welcome to the third 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 Dr. Richard Muita.

    Dr. Richard Rukwaro Muita is a professional meteorologist working at the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). He is also a GCRF Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Nairobi, also affiliated with the University of Leeds (UK). His research is on climate services and particularly user needs and perceptions of farmers on sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasts in Kenya. Dr Muita  has 22 years of operational forecasting, communications, training and research experiences, and holds a PhD degree from the University Of Sydney-Australia (2014), a Master’s degree in Integrated Water Resources Management from the University of Dar es Salaam–Tanzania (2007) and a BSc in Meteorology from the University of Nairobi (UON) in Kenya (1996). His  areas of specialization include; weather forecasting, climate services (dissemination, communication) and drought modeling for agriculture and other weather sensitive areas.

    In this episode, Dr.Muita shares with us what meteorology is and how it relates to our day to day lives. He also explains to the audience what Early Warning Systems are, how effective they are in the current African climate complex system, its shortcomings and what can be done to ensure the communication channels for this information are accessible to the people that need it the most.

    He also shares what meteorology says about Short Lived Climate Pollutants and gives a general overview of the air quality in Kenya's major cities based on an assessment he has conducted with his team over the last 2 years. He wraps up the episode by giving insights on what can be done to improve the current Early Warning system for the AFrican continent to ensure effective adaptive mechanisms for communities that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

    Find out more on this episode.

    Enjoy the show!

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    39 min
  • Small Changes, Big Impact EP 2: Lets Demystify Short Lived Climate Pollutants

    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!
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    26 min
  • Small Changes, Big Impact EP 1: Introduction to the Africa SLCP Project

    Welcome to the first ever 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 from the Africa SLCP Project.

    Daisy Moso is a passionate researcher in the field of climatology, range and water resources management in arid and semi-arid lands. She is the Project and Climate Research Coordinator for the Africa SLCP Project.

    Susan Aquila is an experienced communication specialist. She is the communications officer for the Africa SLCP Project

    In this episode, Daisy Moso takes us through what Short Lived Climate Pollutants are and their sources. She also briefly highlights the various thematic areas of the Africa SLCP Project and how they all come together to help reduce SLCPs. A report on Kenya's SLCP (Short-Lived Climate Pollutants) is currently being prepared for release this year, which Daisy will also speak to. The report will focus on the effects of indoor air pollution caused by cooking methods that produce black carbon. This type of pollution is especially harmful to the respiratory health of women and children, who are most vulnerable. The report will also address vehicular emissions in specific parts of the country.  Susan shares with us some of the challenges she has experienced in disseminating information on SLCPs,including low levels of awareness about the problem and the complicated language that is often used to explain what SLCPs are. Susan also shares with us her vision for the Small Changes, Big Impact series with the hope to bring more stakeholders on board to help reduce SLCPs and in the long run mitigate further impacts of climate change.

    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_slcp

    https://www.instagram.com/africa_slcp/

    https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086690374544

    28 min
  • Episode 8: The big question that is GMO and food and seed sovereignty

    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!

    40 min
  • EP7:The COP27 Sharm-El-Sheikh Series:Damilola Bolagun on building capacity for the youth around SDGS

    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!



    12 min
  • EP 6: The COP27 Sharm-El-Sheikh Series: Shorouq Abu-Razzouq on community engagement towards climate action

    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/

    12 min
  • EP 5: The COP27 Sharm -El-Sheikh Series: Koaile Monaheng on energy access in Lesotho

    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.

    Enjoy the show!

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

    20 min

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