The project looks into the role of disasters including air quality in contributing to environmental and livelihood sustainability and how best to manage air quality in a manner that reduces climate risks especially in our ever-growing cities. Indeed the theme of the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 3) is specifically framed around air pollution and how best to understand the dynamics associated with such pollution.
This project contributes to the global debate by aiming to pursue research on how air pollution in the cities of East Africa (Kenya-Nairobi, Uganda-Kampala and Rwanda-Kigali) interact with the socioeconomic processes in these cities to affect livelihoods and greater climate resilience. The project is funded by the DFID - EARF over a period of 2 years (2017-2019).
The project is implemented through a collaborative engagement between the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and the University of Birmingham. ACTS will implement contextual analysis of air quality projection and socioeconomic systems by designing fieldwork tools and implementing the same.
