Steering Energy Transitions through Landscape Governance: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya

Peris Njoroge, Amollo Ambole, Daniel Githira and George Outa
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Peris Njoroge: Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation; University of Nairobi, University Way, Nairobi 29053, Kenya
Amollo Ambole: Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation; University of Nairobi, University Way, Nairobi 29053, Kenya
Daniel Githira: Physical Planner/GIS Analyst; Global Urban Observatory, UN Habitat, Nairobi 30030, Kenya
George Outa: Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation; University of Nairobi, University Way, Nairobi 29053, Kenya

Land, 2020, vol. 9, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: Poor households in urban informal settlements face a big challenge in accessing clean energy for cooking, heating, and lighting. We use Kenya’s Mathare informal settlement as a landscape site to better understand how cross-sector collaboration can enhance access to sustainable energy in informal settlements. We also demonstrate that academics are well-placed in facilitating multi-stakeholder engagements between community members, experts, and policy actors. This is pursued by drawing on the results of two energy research projects (CoDEC and AfriCLP). We employ a landscape governance framework to re-conceptualise the findings from the CoDEC and AfriCLP projects. Specifically, we use the ecological, socio-cultural, and political dimensions of landscape governance to discuss the relationships between energy demands and other landscape issues in the case study. In conclusion, the paper recommends landscape governance as a promising approach for integrating energy issues with other competing landscape interests, while also encouraging cross-sector collaboration.

Keywords: academic intermediaries; Kenya; landscape governance; sustainable energy; urban informal settlements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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