Archive for June 17th, 2008
UNEP Supports “World Class Vision” for Nairobi
Package Targets River Clean-Ups to Waste Management
Nairobi, 16 June 2008-A wide-ranging new initiative to assist in greening Kenya’s capital city has been drawn up by the UN Environment Programme(UNEP) in cooperation with the government, the city council, donors and UN-Habitat.
Today Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director held discussions in Gigiri with Honorable [...]
Heavy Rain Displaces Thousands at Kenya’s Coast
Photo: UN
The floods have displaced at least 2,000 families
TANA, 17 June 2008 (IRIN) – Thousands of people have been displaced in the Tana Delta District on the Kenyan coast following heavy rain over the past few days, according to a senior official with the provincial administration.
“The floods have also submerged crops and [...]
