State of the Climate in Kenya 2025

Ngongang Wandji Danube; Anderson Kehbila; Cynthia Sitati; Philip Osano

Person arranging rows of clay cooking stoves beside a wheelbarrow outdoors.

A political economy perspective on technology innovation in the Kenyan clean cookstove sector

Journal article / After decades of programmes, there is a need to better understand if clean cookstoves are really transforming household energy use, and if not why not.

30 August 2017 / About Energy access, Household energy, Innovation and Pollution

Building a bridge: Kenyan Parliamentarians pledge to work with scientists on SDGs

Feature / Kenyan parliamentarians committed to deeper engagement on sustainable development goals at a first-of-its-kind event with the scientific community

18 July 2017 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Solar lights being used in a Malawian flood refugee camp. - stock photo In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a solar lamps being charged in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.

LOCACONS – Conflict Prevention and Low-Carbon Development

Project / Climate change and security, renewable energy and development -- LOCACONS looks at the unintended consequences of the intersection of these arenas.

2017 / About Mitigation and Renewables

In the search for food security, how can African scientists make themselves heard?

Feature / Large parts of the Horn of Africa are in the midst of a drought and 15 million people are facing food and water shortages. In Kenya 1,3 million need food relief

16 February 2017 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture and Public policy

The AIR Network

Project / The AIR (Action for Interdisciplinary Air Pollution Research) Network uses a transdisciplinary method to address air pollution in informal settlements in Kenya.

2017 - 2018 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Towards healthy communities

Project / Towards healthy communities: Citizen science for improved air quality in Nairobi and Addis Ababa is a project addressing health problems from air pollution.

2017 / About Cities, Household energy, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

AQD-Nairobi

Project / Air quality drivers for sub-Saharan Africa (AQD-Nairobi) identifies drivers of exposure through measurements of air pollutants and air quality monitoring.

2017 - 2018 / About Cities, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Wellbeing

Household air pollution following replacement of traditional open fire with an improved rocket type cookstove

Journal article / This study assesses changes in carbon monoxide concentrations in kitchens after introduction of improved rocket mud stoves in Western Kenya.

29 December 2016 / About Behaviour and choice and Household energy

The role of social relations in the adoption of improved cookstoves

SEI working paper / Adoption rates of improved cookstoves has been low, despite their benefits. This study of stove users in Kenya provides insights for changing behaviours.

22 December 2016 / About Behaviour and choice