Capacity Building

Anticipating the arrival of the Standard Gauge Railway along Lake Victoria

Anticipating the arrival of the Standard Gauge Railway along Lake Victoria

To gain insight into the web of complexities that surround mega-development projects, Dr. Jessica Thorn from the University of York coordinated a Participatory Scenario Planning Workshop in Kisumu in August 2019. The complex social-ecological system of Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, and …

Research and capacity building priorities

Research and capacity building priorities

We’ve just published a report! Informed by recent research activities, scoping work, and planning meetings, the report outlines the agreed research direction for: our focal development corridors, existing capacity needs and capacity building plans for 2019 and beyond, and key challenges and next steps. Our focal corridors include: the Standard Gauge Railway the Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia …