Gender
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
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»
DOCUMENTARY
HOTSPOTS: The Consequences of Climate Change in Africa – March 2, 2009 - No continent will be hit harder by climate change than Africa. The documentary movie "Hotspots" explains why.  Marc Engelhardt 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»
DIRECTORY
Protectors of Environment: Mapping and Profiling Environmental Organisations in Kenya – Protectors of Environment provides an overview about environmental organisations and institutions – both governmental and non-governmental – in Kenya. 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»
Conference: "The Great Transformation - Greening The Economy"
NEWS & EVENTS
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THE GENDER FORUM
Public debates on gender and politics
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 16:00
Venue: Nairobi Safari Club (Lilian Towers), University Way, CBD, Nairobi
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Implementing the new Constitution: Expectations and Impediments for Gender Equality
with Njoki Ndungu (former nominated MP) and Kamotho Waiganjo
Gender Forum, 26th August 2010

Lest We Forget: Reflecting on the original impetus for a new constitutional order
with Prof. Yash Pal Ghai and others
Gender Forum, 29th July 2010

The Kadhi’s Courts Controversy: Debating the (Mis)conceptions
with Abdalla Murshid, Maimuna Mwidau and Bishop Abarijah Kinoga
Gender Forum, 24th June 2010

Myths and Facts about the Proposed Constitution
with Harun Ndubi and Peter Kariuki
Gender Forum, 27th May 2010

The Maize Subsector in Kenya: Mending the Granary
Expert Roundtable with Booker Owuor and others
Ecology Forum, 13th May 2010

Saving the Mother; Saving the Child; Saving the Constitution:
Evaluating Article 26 of the Draft Constitution on the Right to Life
with Prof. Joseph Karanja; Judy Thongori; Rev. David Oginde; Anne Mbugua; and Alice Wahome.
Gender Forum, 29th April 2010

Usipoziba Ufa Utajenga Ukuta:
Land, Elections and Conflict in Kenya's Coast Province
Book Launch, with Mwandawiro Mghanga
Mombasa, 22nd April 2010

Beijing +15: Deliberations on the 54th CSW
with a special emphasis on women's political participation
Gender Forum, 25th March 2010

What has Changed? An Update on the Constitutional Review Process
with Grace Maingi – Kimani, Catherine Mumma, and Kamotho Waiganjo
Gender Forum, 25th February 2010

Reviewing the Copenhagen Climate Conference: Which Way Forward?
Ecology Forum, 21st January 2010

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