informal settlements

SEI at IFLA world congress 2023

Past event / The International Federation of Landscape Architects will hold its 2023 world congress in Nairobi and Sweden with SEI researchers presenting an abstract.

Fourth International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

Past event / The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is an annual global event celebrated on September 7, to raise awareness about the importance of clean air.

Disaster displacement in cities: A case of Kihoto settlement in Naivasha, Kenya

Past event / This workshop is a feedback session with the local community members who took part in an inception workshop at the start of the project in Naivasha, Kenya

Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya

Journal article / Adopting citizen science methods, researchers used questionnaires and breathing tests to investigate the impact of air pollution on Nairobian schoolchildren.

Revisiting the rising Rift Valley lakes: a glimpse into Kihoto’s struggles

Feature / This in-depth feature examines the struggles faced by Kihoto, a lakeside town in Kenya, after devastating floods displaced thousands of residents.

Inclusive urban development to reduce biological hazards and disaster risks: a case study of Bharatpur, Nepal

SEI brief / This brief uses a case study of Bharatpur, Nepal, to examine inclusive approaches for urban development to reduce biological hazards and disaster risks.

The place of youth in climate change agenda: SEI’s Sharon Onyango to ‘Daily Nation’

Media coverage / SEI's Graduate Fellow Sharon Onyango, in a Q and A spoke to 'Daily Nation' on the place of youth in the climate change agenda.

Households in Kenya empowered for clean energy shift

Feature / SEI partnered with an off-grid community in Kenya to co-design a 10-year roadmap towards electricity-powered cooking. Local people set out their vision.

Community dialogues on on-site sanitation in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Feature / Together with other institutions, SEI Africa took part in a recent study to understand the status of on-site sanitation in Nairobi's informal settlements.