Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya

Governing Adaptation Finance for Transformation, GAFT

Research project Citizens in the Global South are increasingly being affected by climate change hazards. In addition, with inadequate support, the most vulnerable are often left to tackle their adaptation efforts alone. Recent studies have shown that only 10% of publ ... First year report The Governing Adaptation Finance for Transformation, GAP, research program involves 16 researcher from Kenya, Tanzania and Denmark. First task was to advertise, interview and employ four PhD students in Kenya and Tanzania. We had ...

Period: 2021-08-1 to 2025-07-31 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark Partner institutions: Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), Tanzania Project code: 20-03-DIIS Total grant: 11,999,997 DKK

Widespread use of geothermal energy in East Africa

Research project The project aims at providing the scientific, technological and policy basis required for the widespread utilization of geothermal resources in East Africa. We will provide the basis to evaluate the potential of low- and medium-temperature geothermal ... First year report: The following activities have been carried out: • A number of meetings have been completed: 1) Kick-off meeting; 2) Industry involvement meeting; 3) Data sharing meeting; 4) Prototype plant meeting; 5) Number of bilateral meeti ...

Period: 2021-03-1 to 2025-02-28 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Zambia Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DKUT), Kenya University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen), Kenya Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd. (KAGEO), Zambia Oserian Development Co. Ltd. (OS), Kenya UN Environment’s Africa Office (UNEP), Kenya Ardhi University (ARU), Tanzania Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Sweden Project code: 20-06-DTU Total grant: 11,999,757 DKK

Governing solar electronic waste recycling in Kenya

Research project The diffusion of small-scale, off-grid solar (OGS) devices, such as solar lanterns and solar home systems, have increased rapidly and significantly across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The solar electronic waste (SEW) being generated and dis ... First year report Overall, the project is making good progress and is proceeding according to the overall work plan as described in the initial project proposal. Specifically, as can be seen in the reporting of project outputs in the LogFrame matr ...

Period: 2021-04-1 to 2023-09-30 Countries: Kenya Lead institution: UNEP DTU Partnership (UNEPDTU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Project code: 20-M07DTU Total grant: 4,998,719 DKK

Green & circular innovation for Kenyan companies (GECKO)

Research project The Gecko project aims to provide scientific insights and an algorithm for designing and projecting high-circular eco-industrial parks in Kenya. The project investigates if and under what conditions developing countries such as Kenya may gain environ ... Midterm report The screening follow up and sampling are far but not quite finished, but most data are collected in a shared database (output 1.1) which forms the basis for the research. Obejctive 2, analysis and suggestions for circular governance ...

Period: 2018-04-1 to 2021-12-31 Countries: Kenya Lead institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark Partner institutions: Ruaraka Business Community (RUBICOM), Kenya Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI), Kenya Kenyatta University (KU), Kenya University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya Aquaporin, Denmark Project code: 17-M05-DTU Total grant: 4,999,476 DKK