Sustainable Development

The Sustainable Development component is informed by the growing challenges that the Eastern Africa region is facing from the effect of environmental degradation and pollution. We work with state and non-state actors through research, public dialogue, networking, in-country and regional knowledge-sharing forums to strengthen community resource rights, campaign around ending plastic pollution and promotion of renewable energy.

CSOs call for the Implementation of Kenya’s waste management laws for a just transition.

Press Release

On International Waste Pickers Day, CEJAD and the Heinrich Böll Foundation are calling on the Kenyan government to formally integrate waste pickers into the country's new waste management framework. Speaking at a dialogue in Eldoret, stakeholders emphasized that true implementation of the Sustainable Waste Management Act (2022) and EPR regulations is the only path to ensuring dignity, safety, and fair compensation for the thousands of workers who sustain Kenya's recycling economy.

From coal to clean: transitioning from polluting power to renewable energy for a sustainable future.

What Kenya Can Learn from Germany’s Energy Shift.

Article

As the climate crisis intensifies, how we produce and consume energy is under growing scrutiny. The energy sector contributes over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with electricity and heat generation as the largest culprits. According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), renewable electrification of end-use sectors could mitigate at least 20% of emissions by 2050

Fredrick Njau

Plastic Pollution Is a Gender Issue, the Global Treaty Must Say So

Article

As world leaders meet in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final round of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2) one truth must not be overlooked: Plastic pollution is also a gender issue.

Faiba Kombo

Griffins Ochieng, Executive Director of CEJAD at a Media Breakfast ahead on INC-5.2 in Nairobi

Kenyan Civil Society Coalition Calls for Strong African Unity and Ambitious Plastics Treaty Ahead of INC-5.2

Press Release

In the lead-up to the fifth resumed session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) on the Global Plastics Treaty, the Kenyan Civil Society Coalition to End Plastic Pollution is calling on African governments to boldly demand and push for an ambitious, legally binding treaty. The treaty must be fit for purpose; protecting human health and the environment from plastic pollution across its lifecycle.

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Recent Publications

Combatting Global Plastic Pollution

Policy Paper

By 2025, more than 12 billion tonnes of plastic had been produced globally – and plastic pollution is not gender neutral. Our publication Combatting Global Plastic Pollution presents feminist perspectives for a gender-just approach to the plastic crisis.

Birte Rodenberg

Choices, Challenges and Dilemmas in Tanzania’s Energy System

Reserch paper

This context paper captures diverse perspectives from a consultation held in Dar es Salaam in December 2023. The paper outlines Tanzania's current energy mix and the energy choices facing its society. It also addresses energy investments aimed at reducing energy poverty and improving the well-being of Tanzanian citizens. Additionally, the paper discusses the consequences of today's energy choices and outlines a research agenda, highlighting key thematic areas and energy topics that require thorough investigation for the Sustainable Energy Futures Tanzania Report.

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Our Programme goal

Ending Plastic Pollution

World Environment Day : CSO Coalition Urges Kenyan Government and Private Sector to Take Urgent Action on Ending Plastic Pollution Across Its Entire Lifecycle

Press Release

In commemoration of this year's World Environment Day, a group of Civil Society actors working to end plastic pollution in Kenya are sounding the alarm on the urgent need for concrete action from Kenya’s government to end plastic pollution across its lifecycle. The escalating plastic pollution crisis is threatening our environment, health and marine ecosystems. With this year's World Environment Day theme focused on #EndingPlasticPollution, the coalition highlights the escalating plastic pollution crisis threatening our environment, health and marine ecosystems.

COP29 Exacerbates Climate Injustice

Analysis

COP29 was expected to deliver a global goal for climate finance that meets the challenges of the future. It failed to do so. Instead, it launched international carbon markets that create new loopholes for fossil fuel emitters.

Renewable Energy

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“EACOP looks more and more like corporate colonialism” – Omar Elmawi

Interview article

Omar Elmawi, the coordinator of the StopEACOP-campaign, spoke to Heinrich-Boell-Foundation's Adrian Amann on why the EACOP is a bad project for Uganda and Tanzania. Elmawi is a lawyer who advocates for climate justice and is renowned for the deCOALonize-campaign in Lamu County and champions for more green and sustainable energy. He lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya.

Adrian Amann

Energy Futures in Eastern Africa

Publication

Published by the Society for International Development (SID) with the support of hbs, Nairobi Office, this booklet explores possible scenarios that could unfold in four Eastern African countries. The analysis and three stories presented imagine practical future scenarios for energy and how these would affect energy poverty in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania.