SEI researchers followed the adoption of solar mini-grids in rural Tanzania to understand their impact and sustainability.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy access, renewables, agriculture, biomass, food security, water and sanitation are key areas of engagement for SEI in sub-Saharan Africa.
A methodology for estimating fuel economy in African cities to support policies to reduce GHGs and improve air quality
Project uses creative methods to engage informal settlement community
Researchers working in Lusaka reflect on the connections between health, climate change, urban growth, and collaborative policymaking in urban Africa.
Learning Lab process yields fresh perspectives on practical climate concerns in nine African cities.
This study finds that the most resilient energy plan for the Eastern African Power Pool is one that assumes a slightly wetter climate than historical trends.
How can people in post-conflict communities live, work and trade peacefully together once arms have been laid down?
Get our Cross-impact Balance analysis of what influences the adoption of improved cookstoves in Kenya.
SEI researchers followed the adoption of solar mini-grids in rural Tanzania to understand their impact and sustainability.
A research project on mango farming found that technological solutions are not always suitable – especially when they attempt to solve the wrong problem.
SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson made the case for innovation-driven food systems and described how they can contribute across the 2030 Agenda.
Greater inclusion of gender concerns in energy sector decision-making improves development outcomes.
A conference held recently in Nairobi debated evidence on low-carbon energy solutions for developing countries.
A new tool – the WASH Insecurity Scale – reveals detailed patterns of WASH inequality in an African informal settlement.
This report covers how the water-energy-food security nexus approach can help promote climate-resilient decisions and model actions in Rwanda's Akagera Basin.
This policy brief highlights hotspots in resource use competition in Rwanda that might flare up as resources become increasingly scarce in the future.