ESRAG’s weekly Projects + webinars in January offer a feast of information on environmental solutions, including the vital importance of changing our food system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Global Grant scholars’ adventures in conservation, and pollution...
By Felix Kimani Kariuki, ESRAG Director and Africa Chapter Co-Chair The arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya account for 88% of the total land mass and host 35% of the country’s population. The region covers 23 counties and is characterized by harsh climatic...
By Felix Kimani Kariuki, ESRAG East Africa Chair Climate change is a massive magnifier of the risks faced by small farmers. AgriBora is an Agri-Fin-Tech company that leverages satellite data to help farmers in Kenya understand and reduce those risks. AgriBora is a...
By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director As a Rotarian and ESRAG board member I have become far more aware of the impending climate and food production crises that the world faces. I serve as CEO of SustainAgro, which is building Canada’s first pyrolysis facility to...
By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director Harvard philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger wrote, “at every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different.” Imagine if all the fears imbedded...
