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AquaMnara is a venture supported by FSD Africa and BFA Global that provides Kenyan aquaculture farmers with technical guidance, certified inputs, and an e-voucher credit system to build climate resilience. The initiative addresses a $12 billion annual financing gap and resource underutilisation in Kenya, while specifically supporting women through the Women in Aquaculture programme.

A case study on the implementation of solar-powered cold rooms in Kenya using a Cooling-as-a-Service (CaaS) model to reduce post-harvest losses for small farmers and traders.

This case study describes an e-mobility pilot by ENGIE Equatorial on Lolwe Island, Uganda, which deployed 15 electric outboards for fishermen on Lake Victoria to replace internal combustion engines. The project, co-funded by the IKEA Foundation and UK Aid, evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of electric fishing boats, noting significant potential for reducing operational costs and CO2 emissions despite challenges with equipment durability and battery handling.

This fact sheet describes a legal challenge filed at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) by four civil society organizations against the governments of Uganda, Tanzania, and the Secretary General of the East African Community. The applicants seek to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, arguing that it violates multiple regional and international treaties regarding environmental protection, human rights, and sustainable development.

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development reviews the current and planned climate change adaptation actions in Tanzania. It analyzes the country's vulnerability, particularly its reliance on climate-sensitive livelihoods and high poverty levels, and evaluates the national policy framework, institutional governance, and the landscape of adaptation projects and climate finance.

This case study provides an economic assessment of climate change impacts in Kampala, Uganda, combining qualitative analysis with quantitative modelling of climate projections. It evaluates the costs of flood-related damages and the investment required to climate-proof urban infrastructure, while conducting cost-benefit analyses on specific drainage improvement projects.

This report provides an economic assessment of climate change impacts on Uganda's water sector, projecting water demand and supply through 2050. Using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) tool, it estimates significant increases in unmet water demand and associated economic losses, while evaluating the cost-effectiveness of government adaptation strategies.

This research paper examines the governance challenges facing Uganda's Nile perch fishery in Lake Victoria, highlighting a significant gap between regional policies and local implementation. While the fishery is a critical economic resource and foreign-exchange earner, it is threatened by overfishing, illegal gear, and corruption. The author argues that the sustainability of the resource depends on passing stalled legislation, improving funding models, and strengthening community-based management units.

A speech delivered by Mr. John Rao Nyaoro on behalf of Kenya's Minister of Water and Irrigation at a 2009 workshop in Mombasa. The address discusses the impacts of climate change on water resources in Kenya and Africa, the resulting internal and transboundary water conflicts, and Kenya's policy responses and diplomatic positions regarding the Nile Basin.

This research paper examines the successful 2006 citizen activism campaign in Uganda to save the Mabira Central Forest Reserve from being donated to the Mehta Group for sugar production. It details how a coalition of civil society, religious, and cultural groups used empirical research, legal challenges, and public mobilization to expose governance deficits and block the government's proposal. The paper highlights the evolution of environmental law in Uganda, the importance of public access to information, and the intersection of environmental conservation with national governance and accountability.

This research paper by Bashir Twesigye analyzes the 2006 citizen-led campaign to prevent the Ugandan government from granting 7,100 hectares of the Mabira Central Forest Reserve to the Mehta Group for sugarcane production. The author examines how environmental activism served as a vehicle for broader governance and accountability demands, leveraging Uganda's 1995 Constitution and the National Environment Act to successfully halt the land transfer.

This fact sheet provides an economic assessment of climate change impacts on water availability in Uganda, projecting a significant increase in unmet water demand and associated monetary losses by 2050 across various sectors and watersheds.

This briefing note presents a case study on the economic impacts of climate change on infrastructure in the Kampala urban area of Uganda. It focuses on the rising costs of flooding and the estimated financial requirements for climate-proofing buildings and roads through 2050.

This briefing note provides an economic assessment of climate change impacts on the water sector in Uganda, projecting a significant increase in unmet water demand and associated monetary losses by 2050.

This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International describes the Vegetable Oil Development project (VODP) in Uganda, a partnership involving Wilmar International, the Government of Uganda, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and Bidco. While promoted as a poverty-reduction effort, the document asserts the project has caused land grabbing, deforestation, and food insecurity, particularly on Bugala Island in the Kalangala area.

This case study describes AquaMnara, a startup supported by FSD Africa's 'Triggering Exponential Climate Action' (TECA) programme to build climate resilience for aquaculture farmers in Kenya, specifically around Lake Victoria in Kisumu.

This case study describes a pilot fish cage aquaculture project by Wezesha Aqua Farms in Mwanza, Tanzania, supported by FSD Africa and BFA Global. The initiative aims to increase the resilience of fishing communities against climate change and declining fish stocks in Lake Victoria by providing cages for tilapia rearing under a lease model.

This report by the Green Economy Coalition and the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) analyzes the extent to which Uganda's COVID-19 recovery packages—specifically the national budgets for FY 2020/21 and 2021/22—integrate sustainable natural capital management. The study finds a decline in natural capital responsiveness between the two budget years and recommends that all recovery measures undergo natural capital implication assessments to ensure a holistic recovery.

This report describes MAVUNOLAB, a youth-driven innovation centre in Tanzania focused on reducing post-harvest fish losses in Lake Victoria. The initiative deploys solar-powered dryers to empower female fish processors, challenging gender-based power imbalances and mitigating the impacts of climate change on food security.

This document is a book of abstracts from the Science and Research Symposium, a segment of the first-ever Global Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) held in Nairobi, Kenya, from November 26th to 28th, 2018. It compiles nearly seventy abstracts submitted by global scholars and practitioners, focusing on the role of scientific research, technology, and innovation in harnessing the Blue Economy sustainably. The abstracts are organized into thematic areas including sustainable resource use, climate action resilience, global connectivity and transportation, and sustainable cities, with an additional focus on human resource capacity.