Kenyan Node

What is it? Think tank Doing policy analysis and research It is non partisan…no political or any party affiliation It is a membership organization Budget Information Programme Focuses on analysing the national budget Regulation programme Focuses on the legal framework governing economic activity Trade Information Programme Focuses on regional and international trade relations Futures Programme Focuses on Utilization of futures methodologies for research and policy analysis

 Kenya’s youth bulge 0-14 = 42% 15 – 35 = 38%  Characterized by a high proportion of children, a rapid rate of population growth and a low proportion of older people  This type of age structure + low levels of development implies 26% likelihood of experiencing civil conflict if youth are relatively well educated and unemployed  2007 = 3 million unemployed young people  2010 = 4.5 million!

Inter-connection of systems, their interaction and causal relationships rather than as independent facets and snapshots that require independent strategies.

Mazingira Scenarios Research Topics Disaster management Climate change and desertification Wildlife Energy Forests and ecosystem Agriculture and Industrialization Water and sanitation Pollution and waste management Environmental planning & Governance Social concerns (population, urbanization) Compile a fact book Research Scenarios Building Policy Advocacy

Facts Forestry Forest cover < 3% Annual deforestation = 0.3% 80% depend on wood fuel and charcoal for cooking Hydrological cycle Recycling rate = 0% Renewable fresh water is 647m 3 Expected to fall to 235m 3 in 2025 Pollution Doubled since 1980 Kenya’s suspended particulate matter is said to be 7 times that of Stockholm Wildlife Decline due to loss of natural habitat 113 species are endangered Current & Looming Crisis Arable land Area per capita declined from0.23 ha in 1980 – 0.14 in 1998 Population will be 60 million by 2030

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