Kenya

Solar-pumped water slakes rural Kenya’s thirst for development

Media coverage / Thomson Reuters describes electrification in Kenya, where some counties are tapping solar energy to pump water to villages from nearby rivers.

Policy coherence between the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030

Program / A programme on aligning climate action, reduced inequalities and sustainable development.

Understanding multi-level drivers of behaviour change

SEI working paper / Get our Cross-impact Balance analysis of what influences the adoption of improved cookstoves in Kenya.

The SEI Initiative on City Health and Wellbeing

SEI brief / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.

Three ways to navigate the risks along low-carbon transition pathways

Media coverage / Risks lurk along the whole pathway of low-carbon transitions. But, given the climate urgency, there is no time to wait, writes Stefan Bößner in EURACTIV.

Change story: Understanding behaviour, accelerating development

Feature / A research project on mango farming found that technological solutions are not always suitable – especially when they attempt to solve the wrong problem.

Renewable energy options in focus at Nairobi conference

Feature / A conference held recently in Nairobi debated evidence on low-carbon energy solutions for developing countries.

Measuring water and sanitation inequality – beyond taps and toilets

Perspective / A new tool – the WASH Insecurity Scale – reveals detailed patterns of WASH inequality in an African informal settlement.

Risky business: developing geothermal power in Kenya

SEI brief / How can geothermal development to stimulate the economy in Kenya be matched by benefit-sharing with local communities, conservation and local development?