Sustainable Energy Futures

This initiative aims to advance the understanding of energy developments in East Africa through a comprehensive approach that includes research, dissemination, interviews, workshops, and country consultations. By focusing on scenarios-based analysis, SID is paving the way for a gender-just, inclusive, and sustainable future for all East Africans.

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Youth Climate Action

SID's Youth Programme on Climate Action has emerged as a powerful platform, empowering young people and equipping them with the necessary skills to actively engage in climate change planning and decision-making processes. Furthermore, the program facilitates the sharing of valuable resources and opportunities, ensuring that youth are at the forefront of driving meaningful Climate Action.

Green Energy: Hype or Hope?

Through our programs and work, we strive to develop a critical analysis of the way forward for so-called "green energy." As we navigate the complexities of the energy transition, it is essential to assess and scrutinize the various aspects of renewable and sustainable energy solutions. While acknowledging the significant potential and benefits of green energy, we recognize the importance of conducting a thorough examination of its implementation, implications, and potential pitfalls.

SID's Work

SID works on Energy and climate justice, with a focus on the just transition, sustainable energy and the nexus between climate and finance.

By fostering dialogue, informing policies, and challenging conventional practices, this initiative is driving transformative change towards a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient energy future for all East Africans.

Our commitment to advancing sustainable energy and climate action in East Africa guides all of our work. The team is making significant strides towards building a better future for the region, where access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy is a reality for all. 

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Sustainable Energy Futures Project

The Sustainable Energy Futures Project informs the understanding of energy developments through scenarios-based research and dissemination.

SID at NCCAP III Youth Engagement Workshops

SID's Passy Amayo gave presentations on Unpacking what climate change is and how it affects the youth.

Local Conference on Youth Kenya

The Local Conference of Youth on Climate in Kenya (LCOY Kenya) is an annual event under the auspices of YOUNGO, an official constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

'Energy for Whom?' Futures Animation Series

Energy for Whom? Futures Animations Series

The analysis emerging from this initiative and the three scenarios deduced presented challenge to us to imagine different ways the region might meet its energy needs in the period towards 2050 within a context of complex political and economic transitions coupled with looming ecological and climate limits.

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Public Energy Futures Forum: Reimagining Africa's Energy Future

Set during the Africa Climate Summit/Africa Climate Week SID in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Foundation and the Next Generation Foresight Practitioner (NGFP) Climate Futures Hub hosted an engaging and transformative forum that looked to the horizon of Africa's energy potential under the banner of "Reimagining Africa's Energy Future: An Intergenerational Visioning Exercise."

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Energy for What? Contemporary Energy Issues & Dilemmas in Kenya

 Kenya’s Compendium of Energy explores the details of today’s energy challenges in one country, using statistical graphs, diagrams and photographs as illustrations. 

Volume 65, Issue 2, December 2022 The Right to Development

This Journal issue intends to contribute to ongoing debates and political struggles around The Right to Development, within a robust normative framework to break with theatrical multilateralism and deepen the human rights foundations for multilateral governance reforms.

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Transforming Africa: Just & Equitable Energy Transition

A global transition to lower-carbon energy sources is crucial for our species’ survival given the worsening effects of climate change. With many people increasingly advocating for a rapid shift from an energy system dependent on fossil fuels, questions on how to make this transition arise – one that is just and equitable, especially in the developing world.