Experts speak positively about China's efforts in preserving biodiversity

STORY: Experts speak positively about China's efforts in preserving biodiversity DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Nairobi/Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in China 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English):GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DR. MOSTAFA EL SHERBINY, Environmental expert and head of the "One Million Young Volunteers for Climate Adaptation" initiative in Egypt STORYLINE: The ongoing UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Canada's Montreal is expected to conclude next week with the adoption of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework aiming to save nature for future generations to come. Environment experts have hailed China's efforts in preserving biodiversity in the past decade. SOUNDBITE 1 (English):GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya "China has achieved a lot of the transformation agenda on climate change in respect to stepping up more efforts to safeguard the world's biodiversity.

Concrete actions urged to tackle climate crisis facing African countries

STORY: Concrete actions urged to tackle climate crisis facing African countries DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of severe drought in the Horn of Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Local resident in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JUERG EGLIN, Head of Int'l Committee of the Red Cross in Somalia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 5. various of COP27 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SELWIN HART, Special adviser to the secretary-general and assistant secretary-general of the UN climate action team STORYLINE: In the Horn of Africa, some 22 million people are suffering from food insecurity due to drought. According to data from the World Food Program, in 2022, at least 9.2 million livestock deaths occurred in the drought-affected areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

China's green development benefits the world: experts

STORY: China's green development benefits the world: experts DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHERDCHAI CHAIVAIVID, Director-general, Department of International Economic Affairs, Thailand's Foreign Ministry 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: International experts have spoken highly of China's accelerating green transformation, saying China's solid green development contributes to improving global climate governance amid global polycrisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation "China now is actually, the position in its development, wherein it is now willing and able and keen to play a greater

Kenyan analyst urges developed countries to fulfill commitments to reducing emissions

STORY: Kenyan analyst urges developed countries to fulfill commitments to reducing emissions DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP27 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) is being held in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Gerald Lepariyo, a geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya, urges the United States and other developed countries to fulfill their commitments to reducing emissions and providing financial support to Africa. SOUNDBITE (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya "The U.S. and other Western powers, or other developed world headed by the U.S., are not really doing much to put a lot of more effort to support the war on climate change. More importantly, African countries and other developing world, they are

U.S. best known for manufacturing violence in other countries: Kenyan analyst

STORY: U.S. best known for manufacturing violence in other countries: Kenyan analyst DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: A Kenyan analyst has said that the United States is best known for manufacturing violence for regime change in Africa and other countries around the world, while its own democracy is in question. SOUNDBITE (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya "The United States is best known for manufacturing violence for regime change in Africa and other countries around the world. In fact, we've seen during post-Cold War, American government developed or manufactured 'Rose Revolution' in Georgia. They manufactured 'Orange Revolution' in Ukraine. They manufactured 'Arab Spring' in Northern Africa. The danger of that is that it's normally America manufactured those revolutions to plant