Apr 1, 2025 | News, Research
By Kate Lines Public spaces that mitigate flooding in Nairobi. Developing policies to support internally displaced people in Mogadishu. Community-led climate resilience planning in Lagos. Embracing urban informality in Zimbabwean policy dialogue. Empowering and...
Mar 20, 2025 | News, Research
Infrastructure and services are key to driving productivity in African cities and making them liveable, sustainable spaces. They are also essential for attracting investment, which in turn helps to enhance employment opportunities – especially among rapidly growing...
Mar 19, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
By Temilade Sesan, Taibat Lawanson and Ismail Ibraheem As the old saying goes: all politics is local. In Lagos and elsewhere, political dynamics manifest at various levels – the committee, the community, and the city – and often shape the degree of urban...
Mar 17, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Research
School feeding programmes are a vital safety net for vulnerable children, providing them with healthy and nutritious meals that they might otherwise miss out on. Such initiatives are not new and have run in Kenya in different forms for decades; in Nairobi, for...
Feb 28, 2025 | News, Research
Despite its negligible contribution to the problem, low levels of socioeconomic development make Africa highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. According to IPCC analysis, the vulnerability and exposure of urban areas in Africa to climate change are...
Feb 21, 2025 | News, Research
By Jerry Okal and Rosebella Apollo On 7 February 2025, ACRC convened more than 100 stakeholders in Nairobi to officially launch the city’s foundation phase report. This report brings together diverse perspectives on Nairobi’s urban trajectory, offering an in-depth...
