By Dr. Neema Mduma
Crop diseases are substantially problematic for agricultural yield management and a major threat to food security. On addressing this challenge which facing agricultural sector in Tanzania, Dr. Neema Mduma, a lecturer at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania, is developing a mobile application for early detection of diseases affecting maize and banana.
Authors: Erica Atieno, (ACTS) , Lindah Fatuma, (ACTS) and Deborah Murphy, (IISD)
Climate change is one of the main global challenges against sustainable development with experts warning of grave consequences for vulnerable populations in developing countries who face the harshest threats and, therefore, likely to suffer disproportionately because of its negative effects.
By Prof. Rebecca Hanlin, African Centre of Technology Studies (ACTS)/ University of Johannesburg
When we think of match-making, I expect many of us think about online dating websites or mothers’ setting up their children with ‘appropriate’ potential future spouses. However, the concept of match-making has moved in recent years into the business sector.
By Rob Byrne, SPRU, University of Sussex
12th September 2022
By Solomon Ogara, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) and Ernest Chitechi, Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC)
By Faith Wandera, African Centre for Technology Studies and Ann Numi, African Centre for Technology Studies/Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
By Ernest Chitechi, Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC)
Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project
By Faith Wandera, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Ann Numi, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)/Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)
Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project
By Faith Wandera, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Ann Numi, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)/Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)
Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project
By Solomon Ogara, Dean, School of Informatics and Innovative Systems, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), Kenya
Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project
By Rob Byrne, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex
Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project
Introduction
In August 2017 Mukuru, one of Kenya’s urban slums was declared a Special Planning Area by the Nairobi City County Government.
Author(s): Emily Bolo, Tom Randa, Dr. Joanes Atela, Paul Osogo, & Salome Okoth.
Introduction
It is often said that health is wealth and it’s the desire of everyone, the society, and the community to be healthy.
By Joel Onyango, Maureen Kabasa
When people think about capacity building in Africa, the first thought is always inadequacy of expertise to enhance the capacity within the African context.
By Joel Onyango, Eileen Lara, Richard Randle-Boggis, Christine Lamanna, Cassilde Muhoza, and Anne Kuria
The agrivoltaics concept is anchored on the co-utilisation of land for agricultural production, solar energy generation, and water harvesting.
By Lindah Fatuma, Maureen Kabasa and Joel Onyango
Climate change is a global phenomenon, which has affected economies differently through high temperatures, droughts, floods among others.
By Mourine Chepkemoi (ACTS), Jon Leary (Gamos Ltd.) and Shukri Abdulkadir (Loughborough University).
The MECS Kenya team joined forces with Clean Cooking Association of Kenya (CCAK ) and the Ministry of Energy during their Clean Cooking Week this week, 29 November - 3 December 2021.
By Joanes Atela, Victoria Chengo, Joel Onyango (ACTS)
Cooking with electricity presents a strategic opportunity for a large scale clean energy transformation in Kenya in line with SDG7’s goal to achieve universal access to energy.
Authors: Maureen Kabasa, Jackson Wachira and Joel Onyango
In this blog, we explore the relationship between the climate change agenda and development in Africa, problematizing the capacity development gaps associated with climate change awareness and response programs. We argue that if done right, capacity building programs offer an opportunity for contributing to both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
