This paper examines the characteristics, opportunities and challenges of local agricultural machinery manufacturers in Africa.
This report provides an overview of Kenya's Vision 2030, which promotes the development of renewable energy as an alternative source of energy, in an effort to transform the country into an industrializing, middle-income country.
This report focuses on identifying the most effective pathways to facilitate a circular economy for plastics in Africa, which will benefit consumers and support the economic development of African nations.
This working paper is based on the EDM Toolkit, first published in 2017, an innovative technical approach for inclusive and integrated energy planning for local governments. In 2018 IIED and CAFOD, with local partners, Caritas Kitui and the Kitui County government in Kenya, applied EDM in Kitui to develop investment-ready solutions for the Kitui County Energy Plan (CEP). It focuses on the methodology used in developing the CEP rather than the proposed solutions as the CEP is still in draft form and yet to be finalized by the county government of Kitui.
As the technical lead for the socio-economic response, UNDP and its country offices worldwide are working to assess the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on economies and communities. This report contains the preliminary findings of the socio-economic assessment conducted for Kenya.