Gender

Study

Women and Political Leadership in Kenya: Ten Case Studies

 - September 30, 2010 - Despite global advances recognizing the principle of women’s political, economic and social equality, Kenyan women continue to be marginalized in many areas of society, especially in the sphere of leadership and decision making. Nyokabi Kamau more»

In the Shadow of Death: My Trauma, My Experience

 - March 2, 2009 - In the Shadow of Death: My Trauma, My Experience is a public testimony of what numerous women went through during the post-election violence that engulfed Kenya immediately after the Electoral Commission of Kenya announced the results of the hotly-contested presidential polls of the December 2007 General Election. more»

Enhancing Women’s Political Participation

 - March 2, 2009 - Despite much rhetoric about gender equity, the role of women in Kenyan electoral politics remains dismally low – even by standards of the East African region.  The sixth edition of "Perspectives on Gender Discourse", emerging from discussions held at HBF Nairobi's "Gender Forum" in the run-up to the last general elections, takes a closer look at women’s political practice in Kenya from diverse perspectives. more»

Profile of Women’s Socio-Economic Status in Kenya

 - March 2, 2009 - Despite a multitude of policy interventions by government and non-state actors in Kenya, female representation remains low in post-primary education, formal employment, enterprise ownership outside wholesale and retail trade, and political decision making processes. more»
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REFLECTIONS

Nairobi +21

 - The "Third World Conference on Women", held in Nairobi on 15-26 June 1985, has been a landmark event in the history of the struggle for gender equality worldwide. In 2006, the "Nairobi +21" series of events offered a space for reflection on the commitments of the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies and the Beijing Platform for Action. more»

Ecology

PUBLICATION SERIES

Perspectives #1.11: Food Security in Africa

May 20, 2011 - One of the biggest challenges predicted to affect food security in Africa is climate change. Due to the fact that 95 percent of Africa’s agriculture is rainfed, the already fragile agricultural sector is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Higher
temperatures and an increased frequency of extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, eventually lead to a decline in agricultural output. more»
Affected by climate change: smallholder agriculture in Uganda

STUDIES

Climate Change Adaptation Preparedness in East Africa

 - October 12, 2010 - East Africa prepares to adapt to climate change. Three studies - on Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - provide information on policies, institutions and actors addressing adaptation issues and identify governance challenges in climate change adaptation in the region. more»

STUDY

Mining in Tanzania: Status and Challenges

 - November 11, 2009 - Tanzania’s mining sector has grown rapidly in recent years. A new study provides background information on the industry, its impacts, and the legal and political environment of its operation. It argues for a joint effort of all stakeholders to overcome typical challenges of the extractive resource industry in Africa, in order to make Tanzania the “best performer in her class”. More»

STUDY

Energy Security and Adaptation to Climate Change in East Africa and the Horn of Africa: Large Scale Hydropower vs. Decentralized Renewables

 - August 18, 2009 - Drought-induced reduction in hydropower generation has become a persistent feature in the region’s electricity generation. Expanding decentralized renewable energies for electricity generation provides an important and cost-effective measure of adapation to climate change. Stephen Karekezi, John Kimani, Oscar Onguru and Waeni Kithyoma more»

The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework

- February 23, 2009 - The entire world is affected by climate change. Developed countries, as the strongest emitters of greenhouse gases, need to take primary responsibility for the costs of mitigation and adaptation. The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework provides an innovative approach towards a fair burden-sharing. more»

Peace & Dialogue

Study

Usipoziba Ufa Utajenga Ukuta: Land, Elections, and Conflicts in Kenya’s Coast Province

May 3, 2010 - The large-scale violence that erupted in Kenya after the controversial 27th December 2007 general elections was no single major explosion. Different parts of the country were affected in very different ways. While many parts of Kenya were burning, the Coast Province remained relatively calm, despite the longstanding history of socio-political tension and even violent conflict in this part of the country. Mwandawiro Mghanga, with an introduction by Axel Harneit-Sievers more»

DIALOGUE SESSIONS

Evaluating Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement

 - July 31, 2009 - The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for the Sudan is more than half way through its implementation period. In a series of dialogue sessions, the National Civic Forum (Sudan) analysed the agreement's progress and problems. more»

LECTURE SERIES

Civil Society in Kenya

 - March 6, 2009 - Civil society has become a critical player in African politics. In Kenya, civil society underwent many changes after the transition from KANU to NARC in 2002, and it was severely affected by crisis after the December 2007 elections. more»

STUDY

Somalia: Current Conflicts and New Chances for State-Building

 - February 23, 2009 - Since Somalia's central government collapsed in 1991, internal strife and external military interventions resulted in one of the most serious humanitarian disasters of our time. Numerous attempts to make peace and create political stability have failed, but with the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops and the election of a new president in January 2009, a window of opportunity has emerged.  more»

Beyond CDF: Making Kenya’s Sub-Sovereign Finance Work for the Socially-Excluded

 - March 2, 2009 - Kenya has embraced a variety of sub-sovereign financing schemes; the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is only the most well-known among them. Beyond CDF explores innovative ideas about how to employ the CDF and other sub-sovereign financing instruments to provide solutions to the various manifestations of social exclusion, poverty and inequality. more»

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

In Quest for a Culture of Peace in the IGAD Region

 - A culture of violence has emerged in the Horn of Africa, based on traditions of origin, a fixation with territory, a feudal vision of the exercise of power and an "absolutist" concept of conflict. "In Quest for a Culture of Peace" proposes a holistic approach in addressing the region's conflicts. more»

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Rethinking Global Security: An African Perspective?

 - Today, environmental degradation, social conflict and social strife, poverty, HIV/AIDS, etc. – all of them resulting from or linked to bad governance – have become more of a security concern than the traditional military antagonisms that pitted nations against each other. The main threats to international peace and security are rooted in situations within states rather than between states, and this is especially prevalent in the African context. more»

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

African Regional Security in the Age of Globalisation

 - In March 2004, a conference on security issues in the East Africa / Horn of Africa region and their interaction with processes of globalisation was held in Nairobi, organized by the Institute of Diplomacy and Security Studies, the National Defence College of Kenya, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation's Nairobi office. more»

The Politics of Transition in Kenya: From KANU to NARC

 - The peaceful transfer of power in Kenya in 2002 still provides a remarkable example of democratic transition in Africa – especially compared to the outbreak of large-scale violence Kenya experienced after the disputed December 2007 general elections. more»
Perspectives Publications
NEWS & EVENTS
GENDER FORUM 
Date: 25th January 2012
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill addressing the provision that not more than two thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Venue: Hilton Hotel

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