Changing the Narrative of Kenya’s Textile Industry: Home Grown Solutions
Kenya's cotton industry has a significant market potential, as the annual demand for cotton lint exceeds 200,000 bales, while the current...
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How Does SUED's Integrated Approach Climate Proof Investment Projects?
Over the past five years, the UK Government funded Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED) has worked with leaders in 12...
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Not Just Business as Usual: How Women in Kenya are Embracing Climate Smart Agricultural Practices
When Beatrice Nanga became a parent, she wanted to provide her children with a more prosperous life than she had experienced. As a...
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World Cities Day 2023: Working Towards Sustainable Inward Investment in Kenya’s Intermediary Cities
Intermediary cities with a population between 50,000 and one million people need a vibrant private sector that provides income and...
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Investing in Locally Led Development: How SUED is Working with Local Investors to Implement Sustaina
Introduction Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, yet they do not have adequate...
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Unlocking Green Investment and Creating Climate Resilience for Kenya’s Secondary Municipalities
Introduction Primary cities in Africa cannot accommodate the rapidly increasing population, as such, there is need to strengthen the role...
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Urban climate adaptation and mitigation – lessons from Kenya’s intermediary cities
Last month’s COP27 in Egypt has brought renewed urgency for vulnerable Sub-Saharan countries to adapt and mitigate against the impacts of...
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SUED and COP27: Promoting private sector investment for green and inclusive growth.
As this year’s COP27 in Egypt is coming to a close, climate finance was again at the centre of the negotiations. But to become...
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Leaving no one behind: how the SUED programme works towards Gender and Social Inclusion
Socio-economic analyses of most urban areas demonstrate that there are individuals or groups who are excluded from fully participating in...
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SUED and COP26: Building a Climate-Resilient Nation
Seizing opportunities for economic growth Kenya’s economy – the largest in East Africa – has seen high growth in recent years. The...
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SUED and COP26: Promoting Environmental Protection through Infrastructure
Global warming and climate change continue to pose major challenges to communities in developing countries by threatening livelihoods and...
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SUED and COP26: The Role of Women in Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation
Why gender and social inclusion matter in urban planning Urban planning and design heavily influence the way people can use spaces and...
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SUED and COP26: Applying Lessons from COVID-19 to the Climate Crisis
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in terms of impact and reach. It has fundamentally changed lives in the short...
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SUED and COP26: Nature-based Solutions for Climate-Resilient Urban Economic Development
Protecting Nature There is now a clear consensus that any successful pathway to achieve global emissions targets, meet national net zero...
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SUED and COP26: Youth Engagement in Urban Resilience
Why climate change matters to Kenya’s youth The UN estimates that young people aged between the ages of 15-24 account for one-sixth of...
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SUED and COP26: Unlocking Green Finance
Kenya’s green finance history In 2017, Kenya launched its green bond programme as part of its implementation activities of the National...
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SUED and COP26:UK-Kenyan collaboration towards climate-smart cities
The Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED) is working closely with 12 Kenyan municipalities to screen for both future...
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Integrating climate risk into resilience planning:the case of Isiolo, Kenya
Our SUED team works to integrate climate resilience into urban planning in Kenya Kenya’s Isiolo county lies around 285 kilometers north...
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THE ROLE OF MASTER PLANNING IN RE-IMAGINING URBAN SPACES
Kenya’s land use history In the last 50 years Kenya has experienced tremendous urban population growth – from around 8% of people...
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CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) programme has been working to strengthen urban economic development in municipalities...
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