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Sustaining transformative climate resilience by closing the agro‐processing gaps in a water‐scarce mining region of Limpopo, South Africa We propose to scale, climate‐proof and replicate the Mogalakwena Sustainable Development Incubator – a recognised small to medium enterprise Incubator and agricultural development model located in Limpopo Province. The overall aim is to climate‐proof the Incubator, close the rural‐urban...

Anticipating the arrival of the Standard Gauge Railway along Lake Victoria – By UNEPWCMC

To gain insight into the web of complexities that surround mega-development projects, Dr. Jessica Thorn from the University of York coordinated a Participatory Scenario Planning Workshop in Kisumu in August 2019. The complex social-ecological system of Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, and the chief reservoir of the Nile....

Exploring the potential for ecosystem-based climate adaptation in informal settlements in Windhoek, Namibia – By Amayaa Wijesinghe (MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management, University of Oxford)

Urban Ecolution is currently operational in two Sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Windhoek, Namibia. I conduct my research in Windhoek, the capital city located in the heart of the striking and beautiful land that is Namibia Growth of informal settlements in Windhoek After independence from South African apartheid in 1990, rural-urban...

Using scenario planning to determine development pathways for Windhoek’s informal settlements – By Amayaa Wijesinghe (MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management, University of Oxford) and Dr Jessica Thorn (University of Cape Town and University of York)

Planning for an uncertain future Governments, academia and development practitioners have long acknowledged that integrating knowledge and practices across scales, from community level to national level, is key to sustainable planning and development. Applying principals of futures thinking and scenario building to this complex challenge, the Urban Ecolution Research Programme organised a Participatory Scenario Planning Workshop in...

TABLE WATER; SALACIOUS DROPS TO WET YOUR DROUGHT

The Ancient Mariner's complaint about non-potable water is the most quoted part of his gruelling Rime. But under certain conditions, with the right technology, the sea does become drinkable. And not just via desalination plants, which are extremely costly (in more ways than one). Mountainous coastal weather events – specifically, moving fog and cloud –...

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