This article assesses the impact of a project in Kenya that made cash transfers to retain women in antenatal care, delivery at facility, and postnatal care.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy access, renewables, agriculture, biomass, food security, water and sanitation are key areas of engagement for SEI in sub-Saharan Africa.
The impacts of climate change that threaten livelihoods in the Sahel region cut across borders. No country alone can overcome the challenges.
A recent global assessment finds current climate adaptation insufficient. We need to scale up financial support and shift to small-scale locally driven models.
The potential for climate change to exacerbate violent conflict is manifest in Africa. Growing competition over natural resources will likely increase tensions.
For more than a decade, SEI's Lawrence Nzuve worked with world-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey in northern Kenya and spoke to Science on his impact.
This paper explores the links between urban public realm spaces, both natural and built, and residents' wellbeing in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).
City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.
Climate change is taking a toll on coffee production not just in Brazil, but globally. Ensuring a steady supply will require more help for individual farmers.
Novel co-created transdisciplinary research uses arts and humanities methods to explore air pollution in an informal settlement (Mukuru) in Nairobi, Kenya.
This SEI report outlines issues that stakeholders in water, sanitation and energy services believe are holding back uptake of promising gridless technologies.
The objectives of this study were to screen cassava varieties and early generation clones for time of maturity to identify genotypes for different market uses.
Since 2018, seven countries in Eastern Africa have worked on developing a regional bioeconomy strategy, culminating in the presentation of a draft summary.
Policies can support a shift towards more plant-based food in high-consuming countries, with benefits for climate, public health and biodiversity.
To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental and economic development equity.
Climate finance for adaptation in Africa falls short in quantity; variation among countries; neglect of some sectors; difficulty spending funds and debt.