Lawrence Nzuve

SEI

Rising to the challenge: Samburu woman becomes clean energy champion

Katerina is a local hero among women for taking the lead in making energy decisions for the household

SEI

Revisiting the rising Rift Valley lakes: a glimpse into Kihoto's struggles

This in-depth feature examines the struggles faced by Kihoto, a lakeside town in Kenya, after devastating floods displaced thousands of residents.

SEI

Daring to breathe: Why reducing traffic congestion in African cities is urgent

The elimination of traffic congestion in Africa's growing cities will require careful planning with all stakeholders involved, political goodwill and giving priority to investment in mass transit infrastructure.

SEI

Air quality sensors in rapidly growing Kenyan city improving health

SEI Africa has embarked on a plan to deploy air quality sensors in the town of Nakuru in Kenya's Rift Valley to measure the quality of health for residents.

SEI

Linking the supply and demand aspects of resource recovery in Naivasha, Kenya

This photo story describes aspects of research that was conducted within the UrbanCircle project between 2017 and 2022, with Naivasha, Kenya as one of the case study areas.

SEI

Legislation for clean air in Kenya

This impact story is from our 2021 annual report. Air pollution is linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths every year across Africa and is a growing public health issue in Kenya, causing around 18 000 premature deaths annually, as well as millions of cases of respiratory disease.

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Trade-offs of controlling biodiversity degradation: the social dilemma of managing invasive...

The global distribution of species has is more homogeneous from the decline of native species after introducing of invasive alien species.

SEI

Exploring the circular economy potential of Naivasha's organic waste

SEI has taken the first step towards creating scenarios and roadmaps for a circular economy based on organic waste resources in Naivasha.

UN Environment

03/11/2020

A future in recycling: from street waste collector to entrepreneur

Young people on parts of the African continent sometimes turn to waste management as an ad hoc or extra job to make small money when they are struggling with unemployment, but often opportunities are scarce to learn how to grow in this sector and turn it into real business.

UN Environment

03/17/2020

Promoting African green business and circular economy for better policies

On the shores of Lake Victoria, just outside Kampala city in Uganda, State Minister for Environment of Uganda Beatrice Anywar addressed over 300 African entrepreneurs and policymakers gathered in February 2020 at the Switch Africa Green regional forum to discuss how to advance green economy in Africa.

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