On Friday the 14th of August, 2020, ACTS hosted a webinar on INCLUSIVE ENERGY IN KENYA. The discussion particularly zeroed in on uses of energy in the informal settlements and the effect of COVID 19 pandemic on access and use…
On Thursday 3rd of September, 2020, The Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) hosted a webinar titled ‘Resilient African cities: beyond COVID-19’. This is the first in a series of webinars focused on building Africa’s resilience in the post COVID-19…
On Friday the 25th of September 2020, the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) hosted an online seminar on ‘harnessing the applications of Science, Technology and Innovation in the fight against COVID-19: Lessons for Science Policy’. This was the second…
The Nairobi Risk Hub hosted a consortium of stakeholders on Friday 7th August,2020 in a webinar- ‘THE NAIROBI VISIONING WORKSHOP’. The workshop brought together key policy actors that were drawn from the National and County Governments, Civil Society, UN agencies,…
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 an edited book, ‘Building Africa’s Resilience in the Post-COVID 19…
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 which is part of the Nairobi Risk Hub and UNHabitat…
Authors: Peter Odhengo, Joanes Atela, Paul Steele, Victor Orindi and Fiona Imbali Climate Finance (CF) is critical to Kenya’s full realization of the policy goals as set out in the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the 2015 Paris Agreement and the…
Authors: Avis, W. & Khaemba, W. (2018). Air pollution is a global environmental health threat contributing to an estimated three – seven million deaths per year worldwide. The effects of air pollution on human health are well documented in a range…
Climate Finance is critical to Kenya’s full realisation of the policy goals as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2015 Paris Agreement and the African Union Agenda 2063. For developing countries, such as Kenya, where impacts of…
Farmers’ Agency and Experiences of Agricultural Change in Rural Kenya: Insights from Exploratory Fieldwork, STEPS Working Paper 102, Brighton: STEPS Centre. Authors: Atela, J., Tonui, C. and Glover, D. (2018) Using novel agricultural technologies to boost farm productivity in the…