Dr Joanes Atela has been nominated to co-chair the “International Network of Climate Change Centres of Excellence and Think-Tanks for Capacity Building (INCCCETT 4CB)” partnership, which was launched at UNFCCC COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco. ACTS was nominated to represent Sub…
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in partnership with the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich, the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and…
On 15th December 2017, Prof. Calestous Juma, a research and development icon who revolutionized development thinking in Africa, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), the brainchild of…
On behalf of the Chairman and Members of the Governing Council of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), we are pleased to inform you as a key Partner of the appointment of Professor Tom Peter Migun Ogada as the…
Editors: Hailemichael Teshome Demissie, Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng, Guillermo Foladori and Desalegn Mengesha (ACTS Press, University of Gondar Press and STIC) It is now the least contested view that technology has made people wealthier, healthier and wiser. This progress has…
The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) announces the publication of its 2016 “Climate Think Tank Rankings”, the authoritative and worldwide known assessment of the most cutting-edge institutions working in the field of climate change economics and policy. According to…
Our partners in the LCT project at United International University (UIU) in Bangladesh won first prize at a Power and Energy Hackathon organised by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in Bangladesh last week. They won with their…
Bonn (16/01/2017). The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and its partners are making the national climate action plans submitted under the Paris Climate Change Agreement more comparable with the help of an interactive tool on climate…
By Winnie Khaemba The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is a legal instrument adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Paris Agreement recognizes climate change as a ‘common concern for mankind’ and urges parties (countries) to be…
The African Centre for Technology Studies, Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – the German Corporation for International Cooperation, National Treasury (Kenya) and the Greening Kenya Initiative (GKI) organised a one day workshop on green economy at the Laico Regency Hotel…
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is an international consortium of business and environmental NGOs. The CDSB committed to advancing and aligning the global mainstream corporate reporting model to equate natural capital with financial capital. CDSB’s mission is to provide…
WBA had its annual steering committee meeting, general assembly and board meeting at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in Nairobi, Kenya on 9th June 2015. During the meeting, Dr Benard Muok, Director of Programmes, ACTS (African Centre for…
A new African sustainability research hub will make a “huge contribution” to promoting low carbon economic development in Kenya, according to a speech on Wednesday by Hon. Henry Rotich, Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury. The speech was delivered by…
By Joel Onyango and Winnie Khaemba Rising sea levels, increasing temperatures, shifting seasons and climate related disasters are but a few indicators to the impacts that climate change has on the Gaia. As a result, vulnerable sectors such as agriculture…
ACTS Wins Award for Total Quality Management (Gold Category) from Business Initiative Directions (BID), a quality management assurance agency. The award ceremony took place at hotel Intercontinental Geneva, Switzerland. ACTS was represented by our Executive Director Dr. Cosmas Ochieng who…
ACTS is pleased to announce the book “Water Ecosystem Services: A Global Perspective” is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The book will be launched at a Special Session at the Water World Congress XV on May 27 in Edinburgh…
Vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, measles and tetanus kill hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 5 every year. By Dr. Rebecca Hanlin Add to this the number of children who could be saved from diseases for which…
On Saturday, December 5th, 2015 the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in partnership with the German Development Institute (DIE) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) co-hosted a side event entitled, “Looking beyond Mitigation Targets: INDCs on finance, fairness…
On Friday, December 4th, 2015 the African Centre for Technology Studies and the STEPS Centre at the University of Sussex co-hosted a side event entitled, “Climate Relevant Innovation Systems Builders (CRIBs): How to Strengthen the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism.” The event…
As negotiations entered their third day at COP, ACTS researchers participated in two high-level side-events on December 2nd, 2015. ACTS Executive Director, Dr. Cosmas Ochieng moderated a side event entitled, “Scaling Up Adaptation Action: Opportunities for Knowledge,” while ACTS Research…
On Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 Dr. Cosmas Ochieng, the Executive Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies spoke at an official UNFCCC side event of COP 21 entitled “Mitigation Contributions from Developing Countries: Innovation, technology and scenario analysis.” The…
On Monday, November 30th nearly 150 heads of states gathered in Paris for the opening of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The global community is gathered in Paris for…
