Steering Energy Transitions through Landscape Governance: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract
Poor households in urban informal settlements face a big challenge in accessing clean energy
for cooking, heating, and lighting. We use Kenya’s Mathare informal settlement as a landscape site to
better understand how cross-sector collaboration can enhance access to sustainable energy in informal
settlements. We also demonstrate that academics are well-placed in facilitating multi-stakeholder
engagements between community members, experts, and policy actors. This is pursued by drawing on
the results of two energy research projects (CoDEC and AfriCLP). We employ a landscape governance
framework to re-conceptualise the findings from the CoDEC and AfriCLP projects. Specifically,
we use the ecological, socio-cultural, and political dimensions of landscape governance to discuss the
relationships between energy demands and other landscape issues in the case study. In conclusion,
the paper recommends landscape governance as a promising approach for integrating energy issues
with other competing landscape interests, while also encouraging cross-sector collaboration.
URI
https://econpapers.repec.org/article/gamjlands/v_3a9_3ay_3a2020_3ai_3a6_3ap_3a206-_3ad_3a375296.htmhttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/152889
Citation
Njoroge, P., Ambole, A., Githira, D., & Outa, G. (2020). Steering Energy Transitions through Landscape Governance: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya. Land, 9(6), 1-19.Publisher
MDPI