Africa

Living with smoke

Feature / Get a glimpse of what it means to live with air pollution in Mukuru informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.

Powering Africa: unlocking opportunities for energy development in Southern Africa

SEI report / This report identifies how centralised and decentralised approaches could support a secure low-carbon energy infrastructure in Southern Africa.

Maximizing benefits on the path to achieving global climate goals is the way forward

Feature / CCAC partners highlight approach that brings health benefits, reduces near-term temperature rise and keeps long-term warming below 2˚C threshold.

Mobilising private-sector investment to mitigate climate change in Africa

SEI brief / This brief examines how the public sector can most effectively incentivise needed investments in climate change-related mitigation in Africa.

Local costs of conservation exceed those borne by the global majority

Journal article / Conservation planning tools and processes need to consider local costs as well as broader benefits.

New SEI initiative aims to help the bioeconomy take root in the global South

Feature / Ivar Virgin talks about the new SEI Initiative on Governing Bioeconomy Pathways and his role in the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2018.

Boosting technology uptake: some ideas for improving small-scale mango farming in Kenya

SEI brief / Service design methodology can help ensure smallholder support initiatives target the right agrotechs to the right users.

Energising Kenya’s future: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving development aspirations

SEI brief / Kenya has pledged to reduce emissions while achieving development aspirations. We discuss potential low-carbon energy pathways and key strategies for success.

Managing natural resources in Rwanda’s districts under competing development pressures

SEI brief / Rwanda aims to become a middle-income country by 2020 - the major challenge is how to translate national priorities and strategies into local actions