Big Actions, Small Decisions: How Global Efforts on Climate Change Affect You

By Moraa Nyangorora

Nairobi, Kenya, plays host to climate conferences throughout the year, making it a focal point for climate action in Africa.

The conferences seek to shape the continent's response to a warming world and set the agenda for the global conference of parties, COP30, later in the year.

As leaders, policy makers and experts convene, the majority of the populace go about their business oblivious of the gatherings held ostensibly to discuss their future.

It is easy to feel disconnected from these high-level conversations; the barrage of climate news, the apocalyptic pronouncements, may create a climate news fatigue, overwhelming readers and making them unsure of their individual role.

The impact of climate change is not an abstract concept, in the erratic weather patterns, is the story of food production and its availability, in the vibrant transport industry, is the issue of air quality and its link to health, increasing pressures on natural resources and its bearing on our whole lives, are issues that concern each one of us (UNEP 2023). 

It is within this context that this website emerges, to focus on global climate discourse and how it intertwines with our daily actions. 

Integrityallianceke.com  aims to explore our daily lives, the food we eat, its journey from farm to table and its environmental footprint. The choices about what we eat, how it is produced and how much we waste all add up to increased greenhouse gas emissions (FAO,2023).

Transportation is a major contributor to air pollution in Nairobi (Nairobi City County,2020).

The choices of using public transport, carpooling, cycling, and electric vehicle transport have direct implications for our city’s air quality and carbon emissions.

What we consume is a factor too; opting for durable, locally sourced products and reducing overall consumption makes a difference.

These are stories we will be focusing on as we begin this journey on covering climate change, health and emerging technology.

The impacts of climate change, such as increased air pollution and changes in disease patterns, affect our physical and mental well-being (ATACH, 2024)

We strive to walk to the farms, the kitchens, the waste bins, interact with communities, entrepreneurs, innovators of clean energy, commuters and their preferred models of transport, and health clinics to determine the prevalence of air pollution-related illness, community efforts to promote clean air, and individual efforts to keep the earth replenished. 

As conversations take shape and discussions centre on the world's climate future, this website offers a complementary perspective.

We believe that meaningful climate action starts with understanding the connections in our own lives.

By providing accessible information and fostering a sense of community, we aim to empower individuals to make informed choices that contribute to a healthier, sustainable future.

Join us as we analyse these daily actions, offering practical insights and inspiring stories of how we can all be part of the solution.

World Climate Engine: Conferences Keep Momentum, Despite US Withdrawal

By Moraa Nyangorora

The world prepares to once again meet for the annual UN climate change conference COP30 later in the year. Ahead of this event however there have been numerous conferences taking place around the world on climate.

Africa prepares to meet for the second climate summit in early September in Ethiopia. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC met in Kenya in July 2025, to develop their report on climate change and cities.

While this demonstrates the global recognition of climate change as a significant agenda, it is taking place against a crucial policy change by the United States. The US that officially rejoined the Paris agreement in early 2021 under Joe Biden's administration, is now shifting from the multilateral climate agreements and domestic regulation climate home news.

COP30 planned in Brazil for example is a critical forum for setting new financing goals. The absence of the US affects the Paris agreement on financial commitments which the US was party to.  This complicates access to funding that developing nations need for climate adaptation and mitigation Oxford Economics

The year has witnessed some roll back of climate policies following the significant executive actions by the US. Withdrawing from the Paris agreement, terminating the US international Climate Finance Plan impacts the global climate landscape American Action Forum.

The climate conference's focus is on transitioning to clean energy and sustainable practices. For Africa to effectively transition, financing is critical. The US policy shift contrasts with this focus.

Media coverage and public perception is becoming complex in this context. While Kenyan media may focus on the urgent local impacts, international media, mainly the US media will prioritise internal policy debates. This creates a dissonance in the global narrative . A local media outlet in Kenya may report on climate smart agriculture while also reporting on the US government's efforts to repeal clean energy tax subsidies and promote fossil fuel extraction.

However, despite the prevailing situation, the high number of conferences on issues like air quality, climate, and agriculture is a pointer that the world is moving forward with tangible solutions despite the political headwinds.

The conferences are keeping the global conversations on climate action alive.