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.