Achieving water security in Africa remains a major challenge for policymakers. Moreover, there is evidence linking climate variability to deteriorating water security in the region, particularly its cities.
The Institute for Economic Affairs - Kenya (IEA-Kenya) was established in 1994 when the country was moving from a one-party state to a multiparty democracy.
The countries of the Greater Horn of Africa are particularly vulnerable to drought, exacerbated by widespread poverty and dependence on rainfed agriculture. Even with normal rainfall, the region does not produce enough food to meet its needs.
Corruption presents a major challenge to democratic oversight of public finance and development in general.
One of the worst violent incidents in Kenya since 2007 took place on August 22, 2012 when 52 people died in ethnic violence between Orma farmers and the nomadic Pokomos in Tana River County.
Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), a program is supported by IDRC and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID), supports three kinds of activity: research, capacity building and networking.
The Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR), Kenya, is a 15-year-old research organization known as a reputable producer of high-quality, policy-relevant research that it disseminates in various forms.
In 2006 the Government of Kenya passed an Act of Parliament making the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) the government's lead socioeconomic research institute.
Climate change extremes such as flooding and seasonal drought are already undermining the economies of countries in the Horn of Africa, with agriculture and water resources being the most affected sectors.
The Centre for Research and Technology Development (RESTECH) is a two-year-old science and technology research centre at Maseno University in western Kenya.