Projects
Enhancing Capacity for Climate Change Resilience in Nakuru, Kenya through an AI-based Monitoring and Early Warning System for Climate Change Induced Air Pollution KU Leuven
Our primary aim is to enhance climate change resilience in Nakuru through supporting local AI-enabled innovative forecasting of climate-change induced air pollution that supports effective climate adaptation strategies in line with Nakuru's Climate Change Act, the National Climate Change Plan 2023 – 2027 and Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP). This project thrives on a collaboration between experts in data science, ...
Insects for Nutrition and Health: Development and Evaluation of Insect-based Complementary Foods for Children in Kenya Ghent University
Identification and toxicological assessment of Aspergillus flavus resistant local maize varieties in Kenya Ghent University
The aflatoxin issue in Kenya will be tackled by the identification of Aspergillus flavus resistant local maize varieties. The planting of resistant maize will offer an immediate strategy to reduce chronic aflatoxin exposure to humans. The toxicological assessment of other secondary mycotoxin metabolites such as aflavinine and aflatrem will be examined by the use of state-of-the-art in vivo zebra fish models.
A Juridical Examination of the Property Paradigm as a Basis for Sustainable Land-Use in Kenya Ghent University
The operatice jurisprudence of the common law paradigms of ownership and the embedded utilitarianism as appleid to land use in some places such as Kenya appears inimical to the now generally-accepted principles with a view to ascertaining its property and ability to cope with the emerging techno-economic environment affecting land use in Kenya. The research will seek to articulate the legal and policy rationales germane to the development of ...
Potable water from wastewater via nature based solution + UF in Kericho Kenya - Kericho Circular Water Ghent University
Due to population growth and increasing water usage, various regions worldwide become water stressed. Converting wastewater into potable and/or process water can play a crucial role in closing the gap between water demand and supply. In contrast to rainwater, wastewater is weather-independent, which leads to fewer fluctuations in the water supply. Moreover, water should never be treated as a waste product but reused as a resource in a ...
Forced evictions and displacement; Patterns, processes and implications on the right to adequate housing for the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya KU Leuven
This research project focuses on the relationship between forced evictions, displacement, and the right to adequate housing in low-income neighborhoods in Nairobi, Kenya. The study investigates the historical context of forced evictions, and how they intersect with urban governance, policies, and global capital flows. Additionally, the research explores different forms of resistance to forced evictions and assesses their effectiveness in ...
Integrated natural resource management for dryland areas - a case of Laikipia East county of Kenya Ghent University
Conservation agriculture (CA) and integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) are approaches believed to improve soil health and crop yields. Debate exists on which of the two approaches come first during implementation process and which pathway would result in better soil health and crop yields. This proposal is thus designed to investigate such questions using field trials.
THE SPECTRE OF POLITICAL INDUCED MOBILITY IN KENYA Ghent University
This project will explore how historical land grievances and post-colonial structures have contributed to political induced violence that has led to different categories of im/mobilities. It explores the political processes that have culminated in politically induced mobility. It seeks to examine the legal, social and political structures established to re-settle and/or re-integrate internally displaced persons after politically induced ...
Plant-parasitic nematodes of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) in Kenya, their possible damage and control by priming plant defense Ghent University
Finger millet varieties will be screened for resistance against dominant plant-parasitic nematodes. Pot-experiments will be executed to quantify the symptoms and the damage to the plant at different nematode inoculum
levels. The potential of priming to promote plant defense against nematodes will be analyzed at molecular level and via field trials.