Sub-Saharan Africa

SEI's Lawrence Nzuve prospecting for fossils on Lapur Range, northern Kenya

SEI’s Lawrence Nzuve speaks to Science about paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey

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.

Media coverage
Climate
3 January 2022
Kenya

EU market access for East African Agro-based SMEs

This project explores access to EU markets for East African small-medium enterprises in the agriculture sector and the effect of EU sustainability standards

A man walks through Nyayo Gardens in Nakuru, Kenya

A tale of two cities: inequalities in urban wellbeing in the Global South

City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.

Coffee tree with unripe yellow buds on plantation at sunset with mountains and fog in distance

The global challenge of adapting coffee to a changing climate

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.

Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements

Novel co-created transdisciplinary research uses arts and humanities methods to explore air pollution in an informal settlement (Mukuru) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Solar panels on a house roof in a Berber village in Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa

Perceived unknowns about gridless water, sanitation and energy services

This SEI report outlines issues that stakeholders in water, sanitation and energy services believe are holding back uptake of promising gridless technologies.

Screening cassava for time of maturity to respond to various market needs: Case study in African sub-tropical zones

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.

Rural farm in a village in Kenya with green grass and trees in foreground

A look into Eastern Africa’s bioeconomy strategy

Since 2018, seven countries in Eastern Africa have worked on developing a regional bioeconomy strategy, culminating in the presentation of a draft summary.

Leafy greens, squashes, root vegetables, tomatoes and flowers, Leichlingen, Rheinland, Germany, 2019

COP26’s “plant-forward” menu should be the starting shot for a protein transformation

Policies can support a shift towards more plant-based food in high-consuming countries, with benefits for climate, public health and biodiversity.

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental and economic development equity.

uareg crouching under dark clouds in front of large hut in desert waiting for rain, Timbuktu, Tombouctou, Mali, West Africa

Event
Health
Governance
Air
Gender
28 October 2021
14:00 - 15:30 BST
Eastern Africa

View over Medellín, Colombia, located in a valley between mountains, smog over downtown area

The good news on NDCs is how they address health

Integrating health in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) can motivate ambitious climate actions.

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