Projects
Leveraging Mathematical Sciences for Climate Resilience Solutions in Africa (Math4CCR)
September 27, 2024
The role of mathematical modelling and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly crucial in strengthening…
The Causes and Impacts of the April–May 2024 Long Rain-related Flooding in the Under-Served Informal Settlements and Vulnerable Communities in Nairobi City
September 27, 2024
The Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) is collaborating with the World Resources Institute (WRI)…
Assessing the Effectiveness of Climate Change Adaptation Interventions in East Africa.
July 29, 2024
East Africa is on the frontline of climate change. Devastating droughts, unpredictable floods, and rising…
JUCAN: Governing Nature-based Climate Solutions: Prospects for a Just Green Transition in Kenya
July 24, 2024
Start date: 1 April, 2024 End date: 31 March, 2029 Project summary Nature based Climate Solutions (NbS) are,…
BioCAM4: Biodiversity Integration in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Actions for Planet, People and Human Health
July 24, 2024
Climate change accelerates biodiversity decline and biodiversity loss intensifies climate breakdown. Current national commitments under…
Stakeholder Mapping for Scaling Community-Based Measurement of Urban Heat in Developing Countries
July 23, 2024
Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) is implementing a project on behalf of World Resources…
Learning Together to Advance Evidence and Equity in Policy-making for Achieving SDGs (LEEPS)
July 1, 2024
The Evidence Informed Policy making in Africa under the Africa LEEPS partnership- Evidence Informed Policymaking…
Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa (OJTA)
March 8, 2024
Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa document The Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa…
Governing SDG Interactions in East-Africa
January 23, 2024
This project aims to support inclusive and effective SDG implementation in East Africa by studying…
Accelerating Climate Adaptation via Meso-level Integration (ACAMI)
January 23, 2024
Background Together with ACDI and ASU, ARIN will be the part of the ACAMI core…
Locally-Led Adaptation Metrics for Africa – LAMA
January 22, 2024
In recent years, locally led adaptation has been widely recognized as an effective, efficient and…
Consultation on Communities of Practice for Transdisciplinary Research and Action in Climate Change and Health in Africa
January 19, 2024
Health and climate drivers and solutions in Africa co-exist/interact within the same social context. While…
Collaboration for the Establishment of an African Population Cohorts Consortium
December 22, 2023
Our aim is to create a transformational capability and forum on population-based cohorts, bringing together…
Adaptation Metrics: Urgency with inclusion in global climate adaptation finance
March 24, 2023
Adapting to climate change is a vital part of protecting progress towards the Sustainable Development…
Institutional Commercialisation Support
March 1, 2022
Successful innovation requires enabling system that facilitates commercialisation of such innovations. These include enabling policies,…
Operationalisation of Online Bridge for Strengthening the Collaboration Between Industry and Academia in Kenya Innovation
March 1, 2022
Objective and Expected Areas of Focus Overall Objective The Science Technology and Innovation Metrics Assessment…
Re-addressing equity through evidence – driven COVID-19 recovery planning
July 28, 2023
Introduction There is increasing consciousness that the COVID-19 pandemic coexists and interacts with other risks,…
Situational Analysis for Transnational Cooperative Climate Initiatives In Africa
February 14, 2022
Scope of the work The project aims at mapping the landscape of sectoral and cooperative…
The Inaugural Kenya Innovation Outlook Study
February 12, 2022
Introduction Kenya is keen to build its innovation system as a catalyst to economic development.…
Developing the East African Regional STI Indicators and Web- Based Electronic Database
February 12, 2022
Project Summary The development of the web-based STI indicators was based on a framework adapted…
Participatory Climate Risk Assessment in Africa’s Urban Informal Settlements, a case of Mukuru in Nairobi
February 5, 2022
Project Summary The proposed project will focus on the risk management theme where the risk…
Governing SDG interactions
January 3, 2022
Project Summary Numerous governments, businesses, and civil society organisations aim to contribute to achieving the…
Science Engagement to support Evidence Informed Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Africa.
April 28, 2021
The Africa Research and Impact Network is supporting the Africa Academy of Sciences to implement…
Sustaining and Strengthening City Climate Action in the COVID-19 crisis for a green and climate-resilient recovery (ClimateCitiesRecovery)
April 12, 2021
Project background Cities in developed and developing countries have emerged as critical actors in efforts…
The Climate Relevant Innovation System Builders (CRIBS)
August 6, 2020
Background Climate change finance mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) were previously designed…
Africa Union Green Innovation Framework
July 17, 2020
The project involves providing technical support to the Africa Union Science Technology Commission in developing…
Strengthening Non-state Climate Action in the Global South (ClimateSouth)
July 20, 2020
The objective of the project is to map and analyze transnational and non-state climate action…
Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action (SEACAP)
July 17, 2020
Introduction The GIZ, through ICLEI Africa, commissioned technical support for the development of the “Sustainable…
The Young African Scholars Academy (YASA) Book Project 2020
July 17, 2020
The purpose of the book project is to collect and present in coherent manner the…
AgriVoltaics Systems (AVS): Harvesting the sun-twice in East Africa
July 17, 2020
This collective research activity centres upon the assessment and implementation of agrivoltaic (AV) technologies –…
Inclusive Low Emission Development (ILED)
July 16, 2020
The main objective of the ILED project was to support the inclusive development of a…
COVID-19 lessons for research and policy
July 16, 2020
The aim of the project is to put together a collection of lessons and insights…
Sustainable Partnerships on Energy (Gender and Social inclusivity in Renewable energy; Mapping of investments, adoption and use
July 16, 2020
This project looks at investments, adoption and use of renewable energy at sub-national level. It…
A Systems approach to air pollution (ASAP)
July 16, 2020
ASAP brings together leading UK, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia researchers in air pollution, urban planning,…
The lake region economic bloc (LREB) counties climate change planning and developement for climate finance access
July 16, 2020
The focus of the LICAP (LREB integrated Climate Action Plan) is founded on key principles…
Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Metrics
July 16, 2020
Developing contextual STI data at the continental level is key for effective decision making. In…
Nationally Determined Contribution(NDC)Bilingual Finance Fellowship
July 16, 2020
The NDC Bilingual Finance Fellowship seeks to : Support, promote and train exceptional individuals from…
Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)Explorer
July 16, 2020
To map, visualize and analyse the design of countries’ NDCs under the Paris Agreement Outputs;…
Nairobi Risk Hub (Tomorrow’s Cities; Urban risk in Transition)
July 16, 2020
The Nairobi risk hub project is part of the larger Urban Disaster Risk Hub (Tomorrow’s…
Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)
July 16, 2020
The aim of MECS project is to catalyse the transformation of clean cooking through technological,…
Knowledge Systems and Innovation(KSI)
July 16, 2020
This project seeks to develop an understanding of knowledge systems and what works to promote…
Governance of socio-technical transformation(GOST)
July 15, 2020
The project examines past and prospective transformation efforts across the three areas of energy, agriculture,…