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Virtual Policy Discussion: Promoting Investments in Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals. What works?
A series of virtual policy forums were organized by African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in collaboration with DFID-East Africa Research to deliberate on the key findings from the assessment […]
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A transition from emergency response to risk preparedness in disaster management in Africa – lessons from the COVID-19 emergency response.
Authors: Joanes Atela, Victoria Chengo, Keziah Mwanga, Tom Randa, Charles Tonui, Linet Mwirigi, Haron Akala Emerging disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic and existing ones such as floods and fires […]
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Building Africa’s Resilience in the Post-COVID-19 World: Lessons for Research and Development Priorities. Edited by Joanes Atela and Mark Pelling
Book Chapter Abstracts Submissions deadline: 21st August 2020, 11:59 GMT The Africa Research & Impact Network (ARIN) and its partners are pleased to invite submissions for book chapter abstracts for […]
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Consultative Workshop on Integrating CityRap Tool into Disaster Response and Planning in Nairobi
The Nairobi Risk Hub on Thursday 16th of July 2020 participated in a workshop on the City Resilience Action Plan (CityRAP) tool that was facilitated by the UN-Habitat. The workshop […]
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Disaster Risk management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
The Sendai Framework and the Africa’s Agenda 2063 identify disasters as major threats to the sustainability of development gains and progress. Despite this knowledge, the continent has largely attended to […]
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Strengthening Non-state Climate Action in the Global South (ClimateSouth)
The objective of the project is to map and analyze transnational and non-state climate action in Kenya and India. Project outputs; Nairobi Workshop Report: Strengthening Sub/Non-State Climate Action in the […]
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Africa Union Green Innovation Framework
The project involves providing technical support to the Africa Union Science Technology Commission in developing Green Innovation Framework for the African Union Member States. The project’s main objectives are to; […]
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Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action (SEACAP)
Introduction The GIZ, through ICLEI Africa, commissioned technical support for the development of the “Sustainable energy access and Adaptation” pillar of the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) […]
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The Young African Scholars Academy (YASA) Book Project 2020
The purpose of the book project is to collect and present in coherent manner the multiple dimensions of achieving and sustaining aspects of agricultural sustainability in Africa. It will cover […]
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AgriVoltaics Systems (AVS): Harvesting the sun-twice in East Africa
This collective research activity centres upon the assessment and implementation of agrivoltaic (AV) technologies – innovative socio-technical systems that combine solar energy, food production, and improved ecosystem services simultaneously within […]
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