informal settlements

Households in Kenya empowered for clean energy shift

Feature / SEI partnered with an off-grid community in Kenya to co-design a 10-year roadmap towards electricity-powered cooking. Local people set out their vision.

Community dialogues on on-site sanitation in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Feature / Together with other institutions, SEI Africa took part in a recent study to understand the status of on-site sanitation in Nairobi's informal settlements.

How does childhood exposure to natural environments influence adult well-being?

Feature / A study by SEI York PhD student Ying Wang shows that spending time in natural environments in childhood leads to more attachment to these environs in adulthood.

OneHealth – WaSH network

Project / This transdisciplinary network aims to exchange knowledge and experiences and to develop concepts in applying a One Health approach to WASH.

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

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

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

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

Upscaling small scale organic waste processing ventures for circular economy in cities in SSA and East Asia

Project / Study generated critical knowledge to inform upscaling of investments in small-scale organic waste processing ventures in low- and-middle income countries

Waste management systems should leave no one behind – the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Feature / The interlinkages between the waste management sector and social equity must be recognized and considered in waste policy.

Urban greenspace wellbeing benefits in low and middle income countries

Past event / Video and poster presented at the ClimateExp0 conference for researchers showcasing recent international research relevant to decisions being made at COP26.