Join the WHO Air Quality, Energy and Health Unit for the webinar “The foundation of air quality actions” to be held on 19 October 2023 at 2-3:30pm (CEST).
The webinar aims to:
Launch the Improving the capacity of countries to report on air quality in cities: Users’ guide to the repository of United Nations tools report which is a primer to air quality management.
Highlight step-by-step guidance for building national plans.
Showcase national initiatives that integrated UN tools to improve air pollution monitoring and report as well as enhance government officials to tackle air pollution and protect public health.
Kenyan Woman Makes Bricks Stronger than Concrete from Recycled Plastic yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The company has partnered with manufacturers of plastic bottle tops and seals in the beverage and pharmaceutical industries in Kenya to source offcuts and scraps. Additionally, they work with informal waste collectors who deliver discarded single use plastics for use in the production of pavers, making Gjenge Makers a social enterprise that provides livelihood to many in the community.
Kenya: Building Blocks for a Greener Nairobi allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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NAIROBI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) Nzambi Matee resolved at a young age to be part of the solution to the plastic pollution menace that had defaced the natural beauty associated with the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
The 29-year-old material science major and inventor who was among seven winners of the 2020 UN Young Champions of the Earth Award, has become a towering figure thanks to her relentless quest to ensure Nairobi s landfills, waterways and green spaces are not clogged by plastic waste.
Matee s plastic recycling innovation that has created new revenue sources for urban youth, earned her the prestigious UN Award which incorporates funding and mentorship to spur growth of green start-ups.