Dr. Alex Awiti speaking at a symposium of the Aga Khan University, East African Institute (EAI) in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2017.
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Article Author: Crises will stalk us beyond Covid-19
Media Source: The Star (Kenya)
Date: 12 April 2021
Dr Alex Awiti, Vice Provost of the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that besides disease pandemics, global challenges including climate change, financial crises, and technology disruptions are likely to be more frequent and intense in every part of the world. The combined impact of climate change and environmental degradation is likely to accelerate loss of biodiversity, exacerbate food, nutrition and water crisis, and trigger new health challenges in developing countries.