Precarious Prospects: Oil in Northern Kenya
An exhibition of photographs on oil and development in Kenya’s remote Turkana County.
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An exhibition of photographs on oil and development in Kenya’s remote Turkana County.
1 October 2017
Published by: IDS and Saferworld
Oil exploration and appraisal operations have multiplied across eastern Africa over the past decade. This briefing examines lessons from Turkana, Kenya, where oil finds are associated with new conflict risks as well as changes in peacebuilding institutions and relations.
1 October 2017
Published by: IDS
Climate variability and change are affecting millions of poor people in Kenya, particularly in arid and semi-arid lands. Significant investments are being made in developing Climate Information Services (CIS) which are tailored to the needs of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists and aim to help them adapt to the impact of climate change in these regions.
5 September 2017
Published by: IDS
Many marginalised groups face difficulties in accessing essential services, such as housing, health care and water – even though their rights to these services are enshrined in international and often in national laws. Civil society organisations and lawyers in several countries are using legal channels to address this, and ensure that citizens are able to claim services to which they are legally entitled.
1 September 2017
This paper looks at the role of public-private collaborations, specifically public-private partnerships (PPPs), in enabling secure and inclusive rural economies.
22 August 2017
18 August 2017
1 August 2017
This article examines adaptation to climate change in view of changing humanitarian approaches in Isiolo County, Kenya. While...
1 August 2017
Published by: IDS
Electoral violence has become synonymous with Kenya’s elections. This acquired deadly proportions during the 2007 elections. However, it was also during this time that social media and digital technology was first used for political reasons including campaigning and polling. Social media and digital technology had mixed uses where it was not only used to propagate hate speech and mobilise for violence, but also to identify and map out violence hotspots.
13 July 2017
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Kenya has one of the highest rates of maternal deaths in the world, at 362 per 100,000 live births (Kenya Demographic and Health Survey,...