Renewable Energy in Kenya (GIZ) - Sustainable Built Environment & Others
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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.