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Renewable Energy in Kenya (GIZ) - Sustainable Built Environment & Others
Renewable Energy in Kenya (GIZ)
Energy, Transport and Climate Change Cluster
Objective (DC Program): The modernization of the renewable energy sector contributes to sustainable economic development, improving the quality of life of the population and achieving Kenya's climate targets.
Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoMMSA)
OBJECTIVE:Support the external dimension of the European Green Deal, as the global challenges of climate change and environmental degradation require a global response. GIZ is supporting counties in the implementation of the pillars within the MoU with Ministry of Devolution and ASALs.
2019 - 2023
- Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans - Implementation of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SEACAPs) – Nakuru, Mombasa, Makueni.
- Climate and Energy Infrastructure - Support to urban climate and energy infrastructure projects - prioritized sectors of waste management/small scale waste to energy, wastewater treatment and climate adaptation.
- Knowledge exchange and regional cooperation - facilitates peer-to-peer exchange and partnerships to exchange experiences, and replicate best practices.
Connective Cities (CC)
OBJECTIVE: promote sharing of experience among cities and practitioners worldwide, support cooperation between German and international cities, initiate joint projects and disseminate proven solutions and concepts. 2019 - 2022
- Exchange - Promote exchange of municipal expertise and mediates between supply of and demand of practical experience by mobilizing urban practitioners to share their knowledge.
- Networking - Build a network that will provide systematic access to practice-oriented solutions for sustainable urban development.
- Governance - comprise of individuals and institutions from local administration, government, civil society, science and business sector.
Green Cooling Initiative (GCI)
OBJECTIVE: Integrate the immense mitigation potential of the RAC&F sector into the global climate and energy discussion and thereby initiate technology and policy transformation in Kenya
2018 - 2021
- Sector Strategies - develops sector strategies (incl. GHG inventories, mitigation scenarios, technical roadmaps and policy recommendations) fostering green cooling technologies and showcasing impacts of pilot projects e.g. Mfangano Island - fish cold storage facility.
- Trainings and certifications - Supporting development and implementation of trainings and certification schemes.
- Financial Analysis - Conduct financial analyses and support obtaining funds from international climate finance sources.
- Networking - Expand the Green Cooling Network providing cooperation between all RAC&F stakeholders worldwide and spread information concerning green cooling technologies.
Catherine Karanja records the weight of milk at the delivery window at the Miharati Dairy Cooperative in Nyandarua county. The cooperative uses a combination of milk chillers and a pasteurizer to extend the shelf life of the milk, thus enabling them to market it for a better price and improving the farmers' returns.
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Edward Kamau (standing) taking trainees through a practical training session on safe use of hydrocarbon based refrigerants at the Nairobi Technical Training Institute in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Source: © GIZ
