Dear All,
We are pleased to invite you for the final session in the Development Corridors Partnership (DCP) webinar series “From Infrastructure to Development Corridors”, on 13th September 2021, from 14:00 - 15:00 EAT | 12:00 – 13:00 BST. The series features presentations by DCP researchers who are exploring how development corridors can ensure sustainable outcomes for all citizens while conserving the unique biodiversity of East Africa, especially through the incorporation of effective social and environmental safeguards.
Dr. Catherine Sang will be presenting on “Water security in the Standard Gauge Railway corridor, Kenya”, and she will be joined by esteemed panellists
- Ms. Agatha Njuguna (Head of the Groundwater Section, Department of Water Resources Assessment and Monitoring, Water Resources Authority, Kenya),
- Prof. Declan Conway (Interim Deputy Director and Professorial Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE, UK/ DCP Partner),
- Dr. Stephen Okoth, Principal Water Research Officer, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Kenya), and
- Mr. Patrick M’Mayi (Science Division, UNEP).
Register here: bit.ly/DCPSession4
Find YouTube links to our previous sessions below:
Session
Presenter
Moderator
Panellists
Date and time
Link to Recording
Session 1: Uneven social effects of mega-infrastructures in Kenya (COMPLETED)
Dr Gediminas Lesutis
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Chris Sandbrook
Senior Lecturer and Director of MPhil in Conservation Leadership
University of Cambridge, UK
Akshay Vishwanath
(Maliasili & Friends of Nairobi National Park)
Sarah Chiles (Landscape Infrastructure Advisor, Ewaso Lions & Grevy’s Zebra Trust)
7th of July |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T-Yz20gTyI
Session 2: Future scenarios of infrastructure-driven land use and social-ecological transformations
Dr Jessica Thorn
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of York, UK
Prof. Rob Marchant
Professor of Tropical Ecosystems, York Institute of Tropical Ecosystems
University of York, UK
Dr. David Obura (Founding Director of CORDIO East Africa)
Ms. Nkamunu Patita (Programme Coordinator, The Wildlife Foundation)
Dr. Caroline A. Ouko (Head Policy and Outreach, CETRAD)
Ms Maureen Mwaringa (Business Liaison, Mombasa-Nairobi SGR Operation)
27th of July |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OpjQGswis
Session 3: Environmental safeguards for linear infrastructure
Dr Tobias Nyumba
Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Nairobi, Kenya/ ACC
Ms. Lucy Waruingi
Executive Director, African Conservation Centre (ACC), Kenya
Ms Stellah Ndiwa
Senior Environment Officer (Lead Expert-Environment)
PLANNING, DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT DIVISION - Kenya Railways
Ms. Linda Munyao
Environment Institute of Kenya
2nd of September |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
Session 4: Water security in the Standard Gauge Railway corridor, Kenya
Dr Catherine Sang
Postdoctoral Scientist, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation
(ICCA), University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Daniel Olago
Director, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation
(ICCA), University of Nairobi, Kenya
Ms. Agatha Njuguna (Head of the Groundwater Section, Department of Water Resources Assessment and Monitoring, Water Resources Authority, Kenya),
Prof. Declan Conway (Interim Deputy Director and Professorial Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE, UK/ DCP Partner),
Dr. Stephen Okoth, Principal Water Research Officer, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Kenya), and
Mr. Patrick M’Mayi (Science Division, UNEP)
13th of September |
14:00 - 15:00 EAT |
12:00 – 13:00 BST
Please feel free to circulate this invitation to your networks and any interested parties, and contact Amayaa.Wijesinghe@unep-wcmc.org for further queries.
