Isaack Mutua’s bright blue Foton truck, which he has converted into a mobile photography studio, stands out in the bustling streets of Nairobi’s Gikomba Market, and he often has customers lining up to have professional portraits taken.  “This [Chinese] truck changed everything for me,” he said. “Before this, I struggled to maintain a [brick and mortar photography] studio. Now, I can take my business anywhere. My customers don’t have to find me. I find them.”  Mobile businesses are part of…

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recently concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, witnessing two weeks of intense debates among delegates from world countries on how best to save the planet. The conference discussed topics such as climate finance, adaptation measures, and the strategies to support communities hardest hit by climate change.  As expected, the gap in emissions between developed and developing countries was at the heart of the discussions in…