en-GB Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:39 +0200 article 402 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 03 May 2012 14:22:11 +0200 article 401 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 03 May 2012 13:43:38 +0200 article 400 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 03 May 2012 10:14:19 +0200 article 399 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 02 May 2012 09:26:08 +0200 article 395 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:31:01 +0200 article 394 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:46:34 +0200 article 393 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:03:34 +0200 article 390 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:27:36 +0200 article 389 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:11:00 +0200 In early 2011, the African Development Bank (AfDB) indicated its intention to establish and manage an Africa Green Fund to support African states that individually lack the knowledge and technology to secure needed global climate funds. This mapping study evaluates the AfDB's actual track record on sectors and initiatives related to climate change as a clue to the Bank’s suitability to manage any future infusions of funds to address climate change in Africa.]]> article 388 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:09:25 +0200 The Foundation's Annual Reports focus on the activities of its offices around the world. The Annual report 2010 is the latest available version for download.]]> article 385 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:22:22 +0200 The Heinrich Böll Stiftung publishes a monthly newsletter, the “G20 Update,” on the G20 Summit processes and outcomes with special emphasis on the contributions to the processes by civil society organizations.  ]]> article 383 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:09:28 +0200 Although the world's population has reached seven billion people, there is sufficient food in the world to feed the global population. Still about 1 billion are undernourished. How can we feed the world? And what role do environmental issues in agriculture play? ]]> article 379 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:03:40 +0200 While Africa has contributed the least to historic greenhouse gas emissions globally, it stands to be the hardest hit by the effects of climate change. Africa will require substantial financial resources in order to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change. At this year’s Climate Change Conference in Durban, climate finance is expected to feature prominently. ]]> article 378 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:58:59 +0200  The 2007–2008 world food price crisis caused political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. This was only the latest example for a functioning food system being an indispensable pillar of a stable economy and a society capable of reproducing itself. A new study outlines steps how the intergovernmental Committee on World Food Security could be expanded towards a politically relevant international steering committee.]]> article 376 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:00:15 +0200 article 375 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:02:48 +0200 During the 1998 United States embassy bombings, the Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was attacked on August 7, resulting in the death of approximately 212 people. The Kenyan drama film, "From a Whisper" portrays the aftermath, capturing the lives of the victims and families who had to pick up the pieces of their lives shredded by the blast. An interview with the film's director Wanuri Kahiu by Samuel Dansette follows.
]]> article 373 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:22:45 +0200 The Member of Parliament for Mandera Central, Abdikadir Mohamed Hussein was awarded this year's German Africa Prize for his great contribution to the new democratic constitution. In an audio interview, he talks about the benefits of the new constitution, the Kenyan bill of rights and his country's role in the international community.
]]> article 371 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:31:06 +0200 Zimbabwe's Marange diamonds have been tainted by reports of violence, human rights abuses and smuggling, fuelling doubts about the credibility and effectiveness of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP). How can the Marange impasse be resolved?]]> article 370 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:53:49 +0200 When Professor Wangari Muta Maathai passed away on September 25th in Nairobi, the world was united in sorrow, respect and admiration. Thousands of sympathy messages flooded Nairobi. Wangari Maathai was celebrated as an environmentalist and highly respected as a feminist, a fighter for human rights and as a green politician.

 

]]> article 369 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:39:00 +0200 Barbara Unmuessig and Ralf Fücks, (Executive Board of the Heinrich Böll Foundation); Dr. Uschi Eid (Alliance '90/The Greens); H.E. Ken Nyauncho Osinde (Ambassador of Kenya to the Federal Republic of Germany ) planted a heritage apple tree to pay tribute to Wangari's lasting legacy and her close connection with the Green movement in Germany.
]]> article 368 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:30:45 +0200 On the sad occasion of the passing away of Professor Wangari Maathai, Africa’s first Green politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and winner of the Petra Kelly Prize of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in 2004, the executive board of the Foundation Barbara Unmüßig and Ralf Fücks are sending a message of condolences:

 

]]> article 366 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:34:08 +0200 The video profiles comprise the stories of African women politicians who, under different conditions, political systems, and in their own way, have tried to use their political platforms to advance women’s rights.]]> article 342 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:11:43 +0200 Over the last five decades, successive African governments have promised their citizens dignity, equality, human rights and a better life. However, progress to achieve these ideals remains hampered in various respects, of which gender
inequality is undoubtedly one of the most severe.]]> article 341 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:32:38 +0200 This paper describes the drivers behind marginal oil investments and gives an overview of existing and potential projects across the globe.]]> article 329 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:38:01 +0200 This working paper seeks to identify key components of smart renewable energy policy in developing countries, focusing on the power sector. It also provides recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of international support for deployment of renewable energies, drawn from these on-the-ground experiences in developing countries.]]> article 328 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:51:01 +0200 This publication gives a look at the status quo of public climate change finance. Then it proposes the use of existing core principles and tools of international environmental law and human rights as the fundamental conceptual guide and compass for charting policy responses to climate change that are rooted in the concept of justice and fairness. ]]> article 326 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:04:02 +0200 Climate Finance Fundamentals are short briefs, which include tables and graphs, meant for readers new to the debate on global climate change financing and its myriads of facets and needing a quick overview. In light of the fast pace of developments in climate finance, the briefs allow the reader to gain a better understanding of not only the quantity but also the quality of existing financial flows for adaptation and mitigation.

 

]]> article 319 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 May 2011 15:01:58 +0200 Though Africa generally contributes less to the total global greenhouse emissions, the scale of the impacts on Africa and its poor is devastating and will be even more significant in the future. The implications of climate change on development make both mitigation and, in particular adaptation, essential to responding to the impacts of climate change.]]> article 317 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 20 May 2011 09:44:48 +0200 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.]]> article 314 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 20 May 2011 08:25:51 +0200 ]]> article 310 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:05:12 +0200 On October 04, 2010, a pink closet set up on the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus as part of the ‘Pink Week’ awareness campaign was torched after being on display for just a few hours.]]> article 309 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:08:08 +0200 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.]]> article 308 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:29:49 +0200 It is not often that people, or a country, get opportunity to overhaul their governing system and to do it peaceably. Kenya is one of the few that have done it but the road to that success was long, rugged, and occasionally violent.]]> article 307 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:28:04 +0200 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.]]> article 306 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:29:31 +0200 This issue of Perspectives sheds light on successes and challenges of various multi-stakeholder initiatives aimed at improving resource governance in Africa - namely the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme in Zimbabwe, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Initiative, and the Publish What You Pay Coalition in Tanzania. ]]> article 304 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:58:36 +0200 This dossier contains references to publicly available information on extractive resources and their exploitation in the Eastern Africa / Horn of Africa region. ]]> article 299 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:47:34 +0200 article 298 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:27:19 +0200 article 297 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:20:49 +0200 article 296 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:36:54 +0200 article 295 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:01:48 +0200 ]]> article 294 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:54:02 +0200 article 292 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:47:51 +0200 article 291 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:58:51 +0200 article 290 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:34:05 +0200 article 287 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 26 May 2010 12:12:52 +0200 article 285 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 26 May 2010 11:45:01 +0200 The international conference deals with the political framework, regulatory instruments, as well as leading technologies, key projects and new alliances for the economic-ecologic turnaround. On May, 28-29 a live-stream will be available. more]]> article 284 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 26 May 2010 11:42:48 +0200 As against last year, Kenya's food security outlook has much improved, due to good off-season rains in January and February, and an early onset of the long rains in March. However, fundamental reforms in the agricultural sector remain as necessary as ever.]]> article 278 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 25 May 2010 15:02:54 +0200 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.]]> article 273 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 03 May 2010 12:00:45 +0200 As the six-year transitional period defined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement draws to a close, Sudan is sliding into another crisis. The Heinrich Böll Foundation, which has been working both with civil society partners in Sudan and on Sudan-related issues in the German context for several years, has put together this publication in order to reflect on such scenarios. ]]> article 272 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 03 May 2010 10:46:47 +0200 Gender policy, feminist analyses, and feminist discourses have held a firm place in the Heinrich Böll Foundation since its very beginning. Along with ecology and democracy, they are a key focus of our work in Germany and abroad, and a guiding principle for both the Foundation’s promotion of research and its own organizational structure. Even more than our work within Germany, our work abroad is guided by the need to address a diversity of ways of life and forms of work, and a plurality of political cultures and strategies.]]> article 269 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:41:37 +0200 The destruction of tropical forests contributes 15-20% to the greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activity. Initiatives to reduce deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) are widely considered vital to mitigate climate change. However, they carry considerable risks, if not designed properly.]]> article 265 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:39:25 +0200 African countries view the existing financial mechanisms for climate mitigation and adaptation as inadequate, complex and fragmented. They demand a climate change adaptation fund worth $67 billion per year by 2020, and want developed countries to contribute 0.5% of GDP for climate action in developing countries. In the negotiation process in Bali, Africa identified itself with the demands of other developing countries which wanted developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2020, and at least 80% to 95% below 1990 levels by 2050. ]]> article 261 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:15:21 +0200 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”.]]> article 259 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:40:06 +0200 article 257 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:34:00 +0200 Maize as the staple food of Kenya is in trouble - both at production and marketing levels. The Government of Kenya has introduced subsidies to reduce high maize prices, with limited success so far. Expansion of irrigation for food production is under way. Reforms of the National Cereals and Produce Board are needed. 
]]> article 254 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:26:10 +0200 The energy crisis is here: Drought-related low water levels in Kenya’s major hydroelectric facilities have led to power rationing, cutting off Kenyans from electricity supply for three days per week. What can be done – and what is already being done to address the situation?]]> article 253 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:54:47 +0200 More information on climate change and Africa.]]> article 252 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:54:08 +0200 In May 2009, African environmental ministers and other stakeholders from the continent met in Nairobi in order to work towards a shared vision and joint African position in the global negotiations on climate change, preparing for the UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen in December 2009.]]> article 250 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:33:00 +0200 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.]]> article 248 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:50:19 +0200 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.]]> article 244 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:23:57 +0200 With more than a decade of support by HBF, NAGAAD Umbrella Organisation has become the most important voice of women in Somaliland.]]> article 243 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:56:58 +0200 Asha Hagi of "Save Somali Women and Children" and the members of the Somali Women's Political Caucus participate in the country's difficult negotiations for peace. ]]> article 242 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:08:54 +0200 Kenya's politics remains dominated by men, even more than in most neighbouring countries. HBF Nairobi supports women aspiring for political positions and the development of gender-sensitive policies.  ]]> article 241 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:02:53 +0200 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.]]> article 232 at www.hbfha.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:19:53 +0200 The recent publishing of the Marriage Bill 2007 – due for parliamentary debate later this year – has elicited much controversy and misconception. What is the planned family law reform in Kenya really about?]]> article 231 at www.hbfha.com Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:26:59 +0200 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.]]> article 229 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:36:35 +0200 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. ]]> article 227 at www.hbfha.com Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:08:26 +0200 Watch Nobel Peace Price Laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai's greeting message to the Heinrich Böll Foundation, on the occasion of the opening of HBF's new headquarters in Berlin, Germany (25 September 2008)]]> article 225 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:43:34 +0200 When Kenya exploded after the December 2007 elections, thousands of women experienced sexual violence. What has been done since then to help the victims?]]> article 218 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:34:09 +0200 article 214 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:28:07 +0200 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.]]> article 210 at www.hbfha.com Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:18:28 +0200 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. ]]> article 180 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:06:59 +0200 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. ]]> article 179 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:58:52 +0200 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. ]]> article 178 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:46:05 +0200 Protectors of Environment provides an overview about environmental organisations and institutions – both governmental and non-governmental – in Kenya. ]]> article 177 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:49:08 +0200 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. ]]> article 176 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:34:40 +0200 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. ]]> article 175 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:18:34 +0200 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. ]]> article 174 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:56:50 +0200 No continent will be hit harder by climate change than Africa. The documentary movie "Hotspots" explains why.  ]]> article 173 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:53:19 +0200 article 155 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:27:57 +0200 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.]]> article 154 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:51:07 +0200 "Africa speaks up on Climate Change" is an appeal to political actors worldwide to care about the threat climate change poses to Africa. Already, droughts, floods, desertification and other effects of climate change are threatening both nature and livelihoods. The appeal addresses the African public as well: Only the people can apply the necessary pressure to make the necessary changes.]]> article 150 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:19:23 +0200 A maize shortage has led to an unprecedented price hike in Kenya; government has declared the food insecurity a national disaster. Many Kenyans attribute food price inflation to mismanagement and corruption. But to what extent does it result from actual scarcity? Do food crop producers - many of them small farmers - profit from high food prices?
]]> article 146 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:45:06 +0200 China's role in Africa has rapidly grown in recent years. A dialogue between Chinese experts on Africa and African civil society organizations discussed opportunities and concerns in the Sino-African relationship and explored possibilities for engagement and advocacy work. ]]> article 143 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:07:16 +0200 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.  ]]> article 140 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:08:47 +0200 article 137 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:39:08 +0200 Africa has contributed very little to the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global climate change. At the same time, Africa is going to be severely affected by the impacts of climate change, while having rather limited capacities to adapt to it. What is the state of evidence, and what can African politics do about it?]]> article 136 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:54:28 +0200 article 134 at www.hbfha.com Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:48:57 +0200 Gender mainstreaming is, at its core, a radical socio-political concept for achieving gender equality and equal opportunity. Barbara Unmüßig explores its advance – and the difficulties encountered.]]> article 130 at www.hbfha.com Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:32:36 +0200 article 127 at www.hbfha.com Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:11:21 +0200 article 45 at www.hbfha.com Tue, 27 May 2008 18:01:59 +0200