GCRF Development Corridors Partnership (DCP)
Lead Research Organisation:
World Conservation Monitoring Ctr WCMC
Department Name: Science Unit
Abstract
The concept of 'development corridors' is increasingly used to support economic growth in Africa, driven by international as well as national interests. Development corridors have tremendous development potential yet they face significant challenges. These include uneven development impacts, traversing so-called "underutilised" lands that are generally already populated and managed, and vulnerability to climate change. Such challenges result in a lack of appropriate research capacity in the region. This proposal aims to addresses these challenges through engagement with decision makers and by developing relevant capacity within research institutions and researchers in eastern Africa, China and the UK. The research is targeted to generate decision-relevant evidence and feed it into key decision making processes in order to improve the sustainable development outcomes of investments in development corridors.
The proposal is focused on corridors in eastern Africa, particularly the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and the Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) in Kenya. The consortium is led by the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), who would be contracted as 'WCMC', and comprises five universities (Cambridge, London School of Economics, Nairobi, Sokoine University of Agriculture and York) and three boundary agents (World-Wide Fund for Nature (Tanzania), African Conservation Centre (ACC) and the China National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The work is structured around three outcomes and six Work Packages, fully integrating research and capacity development, and significant policy engagement and outreach.
The proposal is focused on corridors in eastern Africa, particularly the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and the Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) in Kenya. The consortium is led by the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), who would be contracted as 'WCMC', and comprises five universities (Cambridge, London School of Economics, Nairobi, Sokoine University of Agriculture and York) and three boundary agents (World-Wide Fund for Nature (Tanzania), African Conservation Centre (ACC) and the China National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The work is structured around three outcomes and six Work Packages, fully integrating research and capacity development, and significant policy engagement and outreach.
Planned Impact
Together the members of our consortium members are extremely well linked into a number of different mechanisms and processes that will deliver direct impact through the generation of timely, decision relevant research in the short and medium term. We also envisage a longer term impact through a legacy of early-career researchers, senior research leaders, and institutions trained in three different regions who would be available to work with other countries and agencies on issues related to large scale development corridors and how best to plan and implement them in the developing country context, especially in Africa.
At the national scale WWF-Tanzania and ACC in Kenya are members of the SAGCOT and LAPSSET corridor management structures and hence have a direct voice in these bodies. This project will strengthen their roles in these agencies and allow their input to be informed by relevant, demand-driven research for the specific corridor areas. We see this engagement as a critical part of the impact pathway to influence the decisions made around the current set of development corridors. The likelihood of this happening is strengthened through the commitment by SAGCOT to using the project results.
In China, researchers have been called upon by central government to support the implementation of the country's 13th Five Year Plan, including the country's overseas development assistance and foreign investment such as the Belt and Road Initiative. The country is seeking institutional capital development to ensure that these funds are invested in a sustainable manner in order to realise its international commitments, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. NCSC houses many of the researchers who have been tasked with providing such support to central government. It sits within China's leading economic and development ministry, NDRC, and therefore has extensive convening power across a range of relevant government departments and research institutes. This influence, together with NCSC's experience of South-South Cooperation mechanisms, actively promoting knowledge sharing on climate resilient sustainable development, means that the capacity built will influence China's growing corridor investment in East Africa and other target countries of the Belt and Road Initiative.
At international scale, collectively, the UK-based partners will be able to work through their excellent networks within the UN system, within national governments in East Africa and China, and with both academic and civil society partners to present the project results so that they can inform the design of development corridors in other countries. For example, UNEP-WCMC will be able to disseminate the results to the East African Community via the UN Economic Commission for Africa and to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. UKAID supported work (through the Darwin Initiative) on mainstreaming biodiversity into national development plans, including through an African Leadership Group, will also contribute to upscaling project results to additional African countries.
UNEP-WCMC is also working to support countries in delivering on the SDGs, in particular recognising the environmental dimension to multiple SDG targets including those related to agriculture, water, growth, infrastructure, cities, and climate change. UNEP-WCMC and WWF are also working with the extractive, oil and gas, agriculture, and marine transport industries to integrate natural capital into their operations. These industries are often at the heart of growth corridor development. Both UNEP-WCMC and WWF will use this experience to build the capacity of researchers in Kenya, Tanzania and China to make the business case for the integration of natural capital into corridor design.
At the national scale WWF-Tanzania and ACC in Kenya are members of the SAGCOT and LAPSSET corridor management structures and hence have a direct voice in these bodies. This project will strengthen their roles in these agencies and allow their input to be informed by relevant, demand-driven research for the specific corridor areas. We see this engagement as a critical part of the impact pathway to influence the decisions made around the current set of development corridors. The likelihood of this happening is strengthened through the commitment by SAGCOT to using the project results.
In China, researchers have been called upon by central government to support the implementation of the country's 13th Five Year Plan, including the country's overseas development assistance and foreign investment such as the Belt and Road Initiative. The country is seeking institutional capital development to ensure that these funds are invested in a sustainable manner in order to realise its international commitments, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. NCSC houses many of the researchers who have been tasked with providing such support to central government. It sits within China's leading economic and development ministry, NDRC, and therefore has extensive convening power across a range of relevant government departments and research institutes. This influence, together with NCSC's experience of South-South Cooperation mechanisms, actively promoting knowledge sharing on climate resilient sustainable development, means that the capacity built will influence China's growing corridor investment in East Africa and other target countries of the Belt and Road Initiative.
At international scale, collectively, the UK-based partners will be able to work through their excellent networks within the UN system, within national governments in East Africa and China, and with both academic and civil society partners to present the project results so that they can inform the design of development corridors in other countries. For example, UNEP-WCMC will be able to disseminate the results to the East African Community via the UN Economic Commission for Africa and to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. UKAID supported work (through the Darwin Initiative) on mainstreaming biodiversity into national development plans, including through an African Leadership Group, will also contribute to upscaling project results to additional African countries.
UNEP-WCMC is also working to support countries in delivering on the SDGs, in particular recognising the environmental dimension to multiple SDG targets including those related to agriculture, water, growth, infrastructure, cities, and climate change. UNEP-WCMC and WWF are also working with the extractive, oil and gas, agriculture, and marine transport industries to integrate natural capital into their operations. These industries are often at the heart of growth corridor development. Both UNEP-WCMC and WWF will use this experience to build the capacity of researchers in Kenya, Tanzania and China to make the business case for the integration of natural capital into corridor design.
Organisations
- World Conservation Monitoring Ctr WCMC (Lead Research Organisation)
- Natural Environment Research Council, Swindon (Co-funder)
- IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature (Collaboration)
- United Nations (UN) (Collaboration)
- Biodiversity Revisited project partners (Collaboration)
- World Wide Fund for Nature (Collaboration)
- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Next Einstein Forum (Collaboration)
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (Collaboration)
- C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (Collaboration)
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Collaboration)
- Africa Sustainability Network (Collaboration)
- University of Cambridge (Collaboration)
- University of Kent, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) (Collaboration)
- SAGCOT (Collaboration)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) (Collaboration)
- International Support Network for African Development (Collaboration)
Publications

Achieng CO
(2019)
Prospects of scenario planning for Kenya's protected ecosystems: An example of Mount Marsabit.
in Current Research in Environmental Sustainability


Badu K
(2020)
Africa's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the nature of the virus, impacts and implications for preparedness
in AAS Open Research


Geressu R
(2020)
Assessing River Basin Development Given Water-Energy-Food-Environment Interdependencies
in Earth's Future

Hobbs J
(2019)
Environmental and Social Assessment for linear developments

King S
(2021)
Linking biodiversity into national economic accounting
in Environmental Science & Policy
Title | Photographic exhibition: Pastoralists under Pressure: Political, socioeconomic, and climate challenges in East Africa |
Description | Exhibition in the JB Morrell Library to present the complex concept of climate change |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | Population growth, climate change and environmental degradation are just some of the challenges facing communities around the world over the coming decades. One group of people that are particularly under pressure due to their traditional free-ranging livelihoods are pastoral populations in Africa - such as the Fulani, the Maasai and the Samburu. To address these challenges, interdisciplinary research at the University of York has been investigating human-environment interactions in East Africa, to assess the sustainable use of the local environment and resources. Some of this ongoing research was highlighted as part of an exhibition in the JB Morrell Library which presents the complex concept of climate change in a way that makes it accessible for a non-specialist audience. Exhibition viewers experienced different ways of investigating socio-environmental transformations and different voices from Kenya and Tanzania, taking them closer to stories on the environmental changes and its social, political and historical contexts. To further explore the variety of research being undertaken, a talk and panel debate took place. This explored some of these challenges facing pastoralists, and discuss the value, and future development, of research from the project. |
URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/autumn-2019/pastoralism-pressure/ |
Description | Contributing author to IPCC processes |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Impact | Participation in working group |
Description | Development Corridor Partnership Stakeholder Workshop, 4 April 2019, Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
Description | EMG Nexus Dialogue on Sustainable Infrastructure Outcome statement |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
Impact | Provided contributions to outcome statement following discussions held during the Nexus Dialogue on sustainable infrastructure |
Description | Input into national climate change planning process |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
Impact | Participated in national climate change consultations |
Description | SAGCOT Green Growth Initiative |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | DCP are providing expert input to SAGCOT Centre Ltd (implementing body of SAGCOT corridor) strategy for the next 5 years. We will support their Kilombero cluster development plan, we will develop a climate adaptation plan and we will help them to improve their inclusive green growth tool. We also have one of our consultants involved in the SAGCOT environmental feeder group representing DCP. |
URL | http://sagcot.co.tz/index.php/mdocs-posts/a-framework-for-agriculture-green-growth/ |
Description | Stakeholders Environmental Assessment for Wind Power and Biodiversity in Kenya National Consultative Meeting, 12 March 2019, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya. |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
Description | Subsequent phases in the design of the Standard Gauge Railway |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Application of participatory scenario planning |
Description | Total |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a advisory committee |
Impact | Supplied data to TOTAL, contributing to rerouting of pipeline proposal around a nature reserve (missing from pre-existing data set). Provided further general input and advice |
Description | Aligning the financial system and infrastructure investments with sustainable development - a transformational approach |
Amount | $2,000,000 (USD) |
Funding ID | gef 9775 |
Organisation | World Bank Group |
Department | Global Environment Facility |
Sector | Public |
Country | United States |
Start | 10/2018 |
End | 10/2020 |
Description | Building resilience to climate shocks: improving the energy infrastructure for economic development and wellbeing in Mozambique |
Amount | £21,696 (GBP) |
Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
Department | Global Challenges Research Fund |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2020 |
End | 10/2020 |
Description | Global Infrastructure Mapping and Modelling (Aligning the financial system and infrastructure investments with sustainable development: a transformational approach) |
Amount | $546,900 (USD) |
Funding ID | UNEP/PCA/Economy Division/2019/ 1541 |
Organisation | World Bank Group |
Department | Global Environment Facility |
Sector | Public |
Country | United States |
Start | 09/2019 |
End | 12/2020 |
Description | Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas 2020 pan-Africanist conference |
Amount | $73,000 (USD) |
Organisation | International Development Research Centre |
Sector | Public |
Country | Canada |
Start | 09/2019 |
End | 03/2020 |
Description | Learning from Cyclone Idai: Response, recovery and future risk |
Amount | £4,980 (GBP) |
Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2019 |
End | 07/2019 |
Description | NERC-DFID Future Climate For Africa extension |
Amount | £18,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/M020037/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | |
End | 03/2021 |
Description | Peri-Urban Resilient Ecosystems (PURE): Catalyzing participation through innovation to strengthen rural-urban climate resilient futures in Namibia |
Amount | £36,276 (GBP) |
Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
Department | Global Challenges Research Fund |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2020 |
End | 07/2020 |
Title | ARCGIS collect mobile app |
Description | ArcGIS software was used to randomly select the households and the Sampled points were loaded to ARCGIS collect mobile app , where the enumerators would use the points as their reference points to navigate to the nearby households. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | The researchers achieved a random sample of the respondents in that all household in the study site had equal chances of being selected. |
Title | Climate Change Adaptation Methodology |
Description | The methodology includes how to prioritize the adaptation issues based on climate risk mapping, how to set up adaptation goals, how to design the adaptation pathway and choose the corresponding adaptation options based on theoretical adaptation mechanism, and how to monitor & evaluate the adaptation practice and how to define the success of adaptation action. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Based on the adaptation methodology, there are some innovations in the Study Report of SAGCOT Adaptation Planning; for example, how to set up the adaptation goals, how to develop the reasonable adaptation pathways to bridge the gap of enhanced climate risk and and the on-ground adaptation measures; the adaptation technology system (ATS) will be archived in the report, which would be helpful for South-South Cooperation on technology transfer. |
Title | Household questionnaire |
Description | Used for primary data collection in the households living in the development corridors. The data collected using this tool include the socio-economic characteristics of the households, land use, water resources sources and uses, biodiversity and environmental safeguards, public participation. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Enhanced understanding on the perceptions of the general public on the impacts of development corridors on water resources, land use and biodiversity; their involvement in decision making process and environmental impact assessments in the Development corridors (SGR & LAPSET) |
Title | Kesho |
Description | KESHO is a scenario framework named from the Swahili word for "tomorrow" or "later". Scenario frameworks are used in planning future adaptation strategies; increasingly needed under a future characterised by changing demographic, environment and development pathways. Scenario tools offer the opportunity to consider multiple dimensions (e.g. socio-economic and environmental), to explore multiple alternatives and account for uncertainty around the future events and the impact of different future pathways. To address challenges of social-ecological systems in face of global to local pressures, we developed a participatory framework to model land use and land cover change (LULCC) scenarios at local, regional and national scales. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | KESHO was developed and first applied in East Africa in 2014 in the York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems. It is being applied to DCP to investigate the interactions between large Chinese foreign direct investments in Development Corridors on land use transitions in Kenya and Tanzania. |
Title | Key informant schedules |
Description | Used to gather insights of those with relevant experience in the area of development corridors and natural resource conservation and management and other stakeholders. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Understand the strengths, challenges and opportunities of the decision makers, project developers and implementors; the lessons they have learned from previous mega development projects that would help inform future developments; Developement of a set of strong recommendations that will contribute to resilient, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the development corridors. |
Title | A methodological framework to assess impacts of development corridors applying the mitigation hierarchy |
Description | A model to measure impacts from large scale infrastructure projects in a spatially explicit way and determine action to be taken to minimise those impacts |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | No impacts yet |
Title | Calibration System for Climate Scenarios of Precipitation Based on Gamma Distribution-V1.0 |
Description | (Lin Zhou & Yinlong Xu, China's patent registrition No. 2016SR303828) The coefficients function is obtained from the comparison of the Gamma Distribution extracted from present-time precipitation observation (normally baseline of 1961-1990, or other 30-year time-slice) and the future time-slice climate scenarios for a time interval (several years to several decades), then the function is applied in the daily precipitation correction to generate a new dataset of climate scenarios from original outputs of regional or global climate models, the new climate scenerios datasets would be used for climate risk mapping with reduced bias. |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The software is used in DCP project for climate risk analysis in Kenya and Tanzania. |
Title | Calibration System for Climate Scenarios of Surface Air Temperature Based on Gaussian Distribution-V1.0 |
Description | (Lin Zhou & Yinlong Xu, China's patent registrition No. 2016SR303637) The coefficients function is obtained from the comparison of the Gaussian Distribution extracted from present-time temperature observation (normally baseline of 1961-1990, or other 30-year time-slice) and the future time-slice climate scenarios for a time interval (several years to several decades), then the function is applied in the daily temperature correction to generate a new dataset of climate scenarios from original outputs of regional or global climate models, the new climate scnerios dataset would be used for climate risk mapping with reduced bias. |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The software is used in DCP project for climate risk analysis in Kenya and Tanzania. |
Title | Comparison of Statistical and Dynamic Downscaling Techniques in Generating High-resolution Temperatures in China from CMIP5 GCMs. |
Description | The combined statistical and dynamic downscaling techniques were developed for generation of high-resolution climate scenarios for multi-model analysis on climate risks, and the uncertainties were well addressed. |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The analysis method and software is used as a reference in the DCP project for climate risk analysis in Kenya and Tanzania. |
URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00704-019-02969-8 |
Title | Development corridors in Africa |
Description | The aim is to create a spatial and tabular database of development corridors in Africa (DCDB) and 170 records have been collected and included in the database to date. The DCDB will be composed of two linked datasets: a tabular dataset and a spatial dataset. The tabular dataset will include a series of quantitative and qualitative descriptors about development corridors. For those corridors for which there is spatial data, these data will be compiled into a spatial dataset. Both datasets will be linked through a numerical unique identifier per corridor. While the scope of this work is Africa only, other corridor datasets will also be collected and classified if encountered. It is expected that this database could form the basis of a global corridors database in the future. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Better inform decision makers about the extend and impact of development corridors in Africa |
Title | Household survey data |
Description | Socio economic data of the households, the sources of water, uses, supply and demand and their perceptions on the impacts of the SGR ; the mitigation measures that would help minimise the negative impacts; their involvement in decision making for development corridors and in the environmental and social impact assessments. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | This wil inform the project implementers on the most effective mitigation measures for the negative impacts experienced in the corridors. |
Title | Hydrosheds of the SGR corridors |
Description | Hydrosheds and watersheds based on a 30m DEM. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | This will help in understanding the drainage channels traversed by the development corridors and how they are impacted upon by these projects. It is also crucial to map the surface water resources available in the corridor. For sustainable development to be achieved, land cover/use and water resources should be considered among other resources during the planning, designing and implementation of development projects. |
Title | Kilombero CDF Data table |
Description | This is a data collection table that stores currently available data. Partners have done extensive work in the Kilombero valley and data will be shared to support inclusive green growth and sustainable agricultural transformation in the Kilombero cluster. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | The table will aid in learning and assessing what data would be available for the Kilombero cluster profile. This knowledge will be used to help frame the Kilombero CDF planning process, and ultimately the actual plan. |
Title | Land use/cover maps |
Description | Land use and land cover maps of the SGR corridor derived from landsat images have been produced for 2000, 2010 and 2019. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | This helps in understanding how land use has changed over time in the corridor and how these changes have been influenced by the development corridors. |
Title | Projected changes in extreme precipitation events over China in the 21st century using PRECIS. |
Description | The changes of occurrence and intensity of extreme precipitation events in China during 21st century were analyzed with high-resolution climate scenarios. |
Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The analysis method and software is used as a reference in the DCP project for climate risk analysis in Kenya and Tanzania. |
URL | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/cr/v79/n2/p91-107/ |
Description | Beijing Municipal Government/ Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Swenja Surminski (LSE) has been teaching sustainable finance - related content at CISL programme for Beijing Municipal Government - with a focus on how Chinese investments can drive sustainable development |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise, training of staff |
Impact | Capacity building |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Biodiversity Revisited steering committee |
Organisation | Biodiversity Revisited project partners |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Biodiversity Revisited is a joint initiative between the Luc Hoffmann Institute, WWF, Future Earth, ETH Zürich Department of Environmental Systems Science, the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (UCCRI) and the Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research (CBER) at University College London. UNEP-WCNC China representative contributes to the steering committee, providing input and expertise. |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise and intellectual input |
Impact | Participation in steering commitee |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | C40 China Office |
Organisation | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | The framework of the study report on SAGCOT Adaptation Planning was shared by CAAS with C40 China Office to be used as a reference for C40's work on urban adaptation planning. |
Collaborator Contribution | The framework of the study report on SAGCOT Adaptation Planning was shared with C40 China Office to be used as a reference for C40's work on urban adaptation planning. CAAS and C40 continue to work together on China's 14th 5-year urban adaptation planning in several cities with typical climate change challenges. |
Impact | SAGCOT Adaptation Planning |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (CAMS) |
Organisation | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | CAAS shared the framework of the study report on SAGCOT Adaptation Planning was shared with CAMS. The experiences working within DCP were also shared to support the development of CAMS international collaboration. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners provide scientific advice on the SAGCOT adaptation planning and assist climate mapping analyses in Kenya and Tanzania. CAAS team members (Yinlong Xu and Kuo Li) had worked together with Yanxia Zhao on book of Studies on Critical Isues of Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in China, 2014, China Meteorological Press, Beijing (Yinlong Xu: Chief Editor; Yanxia Zhao: co-author). |
Impact | SAGCOT adaptation planning |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Collaboration with Africa Sustainability Network (ASNET) |
Organisation | Africa Sustainability Network |
Country | Kenya |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | LSE post doc Kate Gannon has become the founding board member of the African Sustainability Network (ASNET - https://africansustainabilitynetwork.org), which aims to implement the 17th Sustainable Development Goal on achieving sustainable development through global partnerships. This collaboration emerged directly from engagement with founder Reinhard Bonke, also of Friends of Narobi National Park, during DCP fieldwork looking at the Northern Corridor. So far her role has been supporting the founder to develop the strategic vision for ASNET, support the preparation of funding documents and reviewing ASNET communications. |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise, intellectual input, exposure to new stakeholders |
Impact | Capacity building events |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) |
Organisation | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Initial contact has been had with CMS to collaborate and coordinate efforts, and include the DCP project in a working group on the impact of linear infrastructure development on migratory species. DCP will share expertise and provide input to CMS working group |
Collaborator Contribution | Shared expertise and input |
Impact | membership of working group |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Durrel Institute for Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent (DICE UoK) |
Organisation | University of Kent |
Department | Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Diego Juffe (UNEP-WCMC DCP Research Scientist) is now doing a PhD with DICE. The focus is on risk assessment and impact management of large scale infrastructure projects using development corridors in Kenya and Tanzania as case studies. |
Collaborator Contribution | The PhD work plan is directly relevant to achieving some of DCP outcomes around improving EIA/SEA practices and incorporating best international practice on impact mitigation into corridors planning and implementation |
Impact | Mitigation hierarchy workshops |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | ISNAD Mentoring for Research Programme |
Organisation | International Support Network for African Development |
Country | Nigeria |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Swenja Surminski (LSE) has accepted the invitation to mentor researchers based in Africa by International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa). |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise, training of staff |
Impact | Capacity building events |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | IUCN |
Organisation | IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | A collaboration between WWF TCO and IUCN was formed to support the preparation of Kilombero CDF and application of the IGG toolkit based around SAGCOT corridor. Expertise, intellectual input, exposure to new stakeholders. |
Collaborator Contribution | IUCN also focuses on this area, so DCP and IUCN partners will work together to support the development of the Kilombero cluster. Expertise, intellectual input, exposure to new stakeholders. |
Impact | Reviews of SAGCOT's new strategic plan and input to advisory group |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Next Einstein Forum |
Organisation | Next Einstein Forum |
Country | Rwanda |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | University of York provide expertise, intellectual input, design of workshop, writing of proposals, access to data |
Collaborator Contribution | The Next Einstein Forum has a graduate school in Kigali they support scholarships of fifteen students in climate change, AI , and other areas , fellowships for women in climate change science - some of which I have been awarded, conduct one week science events across many countries on the continent every year, support training of women in STEM, run scientific exchanges, have selected ambassadors, among many other activities. They have a fellowship for 25 scientists across the continent . They offer an opportunity for us to engage a wider audience be on the conservation and environmental science sector. In particular they have strong relationships with the private sector which I believe is an asset to their work. They also have wide communications reach across the continent in every country and good relationships with high-level science and education ministries at national level. All of their work as intended for science to have relevance on the ground, and to promote more collaboration within the continent, supporting training and centres to maintain scientist with in the continent rather than moving abroad. They're trying to tackle these issues of international scientific attrition. All of this information and the scope of their research portfolio is available on their website https://nef.org/ . There are a number of diverse actors coming to these events is an excellent networking opportunity there are also training workshops , panel discussions, showcased events from the private sector, links to many of the major conservation and investment players across the continent,and a number of other activities. |
Impact | Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas 2020 pan-Africanist conference |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | SAGCOT Centre Ltd |
Organisation | SAGCOT |
Country | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | DCP are providing expert input to SAGCOT Centre Ltd (implementing body of SAGCOT corridor) strategy for the next 5 years. We will support their Kilombero cluster development plan, develop a climate adaptation plan and help them to improve their inclusive green growth tool. We also have one of our consultants involved in the SAGCOT environmental feeder group representing DCP. One component of the final proposal of SAGCOT's new strategic plan has been assigned to DCP to lead on a lessons learned analysis of cluster development planning and inclusive green growth implementation in 2 clusters (Ihemi and Mbarali) in order to inform future work in the Kilombero cluster. |
Collaborator Contribution | The partner is the direct implementer of SAGCOT corridor and planning and will work with DCP and seek input and advice. |
Impact | Review of strategic plans and membership of Environmental Feeder Group |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (UNEP) |
Organisation | United Nations (UN) |
Department | United Nations Environment Programme |
Country | Kenya |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Policy brief was co-produced and decision was made to keep connected should any opportunities arise. We provided substantial inputs into the policy brief, launched at the World Economic Forum. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners contributed to the content of policy brief. |
Impact | Policy brief: Making Infrastructure Resource Efficient |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Sustainable Investment Programme, WWF |
Organisation | World Wide Fund for Nature |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Facilities were provided by WWF TCO for SEA training co-hosted with the Sustainabile Investment Programme |
Collaborator Contribution | Training was provided by partners to government officials on SEA guidelines |
Impact | SEA Workshop |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | University of Copenhagen |
Organisation | University of Copenhagen |
Country | Denmark |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Professor Neil Burgess (UNEP-WCMC) is associate professor at this university and therefore there is possibly every year for a Masters student to carry out a project with DCP partners. A student was co-supervised in 2019. DCP provided expert input, access to data and allowed use of facilities. A field work trip was also organised for the student. |
Collaborator Contribution | Theses provide directly relevant research. The project this year developed a 20 m resolution land cover map of the kilombero catchment and made an assessment on the status of wildlife corridors for elephants. |
Impact | MSc theses and land cover maps |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | University of Glasgow |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Diego Juffe and Neil Burgess (UNEP--WCMC) are co-supervising (along with Grant Hopcraft) the PhD "Predicting impacts of new infrastructure developments on wildlife movement". The project aims to develop a predictive modelling framework that can be used to inform on potential impacts of new infrastructure developments on wildlife movement. We provide expert input, access to data and use of facilities, and are developing case studies that will involved field work and engagement with partners in Kenya and Tanzania. |
Collaborator Contribution | This PhD is likely to make a stong contribution to impact assessment of infrastructure projects on species movements in places where data is not available and/or poor quality. DCP partners will be very important to the success of the PhD providing technnical input, mentoring, contacts and networks to develop real world case studies and applications. |
Impact | Presentation of early findings |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | University of York Department of Environment and Geography, Department of Politics and Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus, Stockholm Environment Institute |
Organisation | Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) |
Department | Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Centre |
Country | Kenya |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise, intellectual input, design of workshop, writing of proposals |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise, intellectual input, design of workshop, writing of proposals, access to data |
Impact | A talk or presentation or debate- Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Brown Bag, Nairobi Kenya |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | WWF African Ecological Futures Programme- |
Organisation | World Wide Fund for Nature |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Co-managed and designed project to determine the Ecological Assessment of the impacts of Linear Infrastructure. The ACC team is leading the administration, providing technical/scientific research and oversight in the partnership. The team has designed the research process and developed other beneficial partnerships with researchers on the ground to deliver this project. |
Collaborator Contribution | The partner (AEF-WWF) has provided financial support towards the delivery of the project. This includes contribution to equipment costs, field expenses, technical support and undertaking of the project |
Impact | Stakeholder engagement |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | WWF Kenya |
Organisation | World Wide Fund for Nature |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | This is a data exchange around the Development Corridors database for Africa. We provide data, expert input and our time to work together to get the best data on infrastructure we can. |
Collaborator Contribution | WWF provide data and will manage the database upon the completion of the DCP project. |
Impact | Development Corridors database for Africa |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | WWF Ruvuma Landscape Programme |
Organisation | World Wide Fund for Nature |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | A collaboration between WWF TCO and the WWF Ruvuma Landscape Programme was established, allowing a DCP researcher to engage with district officials and better understand the Mtwara corridor, and inform research. |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise, intellectual input, exposure to new stakeholders |
Impact | Stakeholder engagement |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | 6th International Conference organised by the French Red Cross Foundation, ICHA (International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs) and IRD (French Institute for Research and Development) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Humanitarian Transition in Kenya: Actors, dynamics and ethics. Conference. 6th International Conference organised by the French Red Cross Foundation, ICHA (International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs) and IRD (French Institute for Research and Development), 29-30 October 2019, Boma Hotel Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. Moderator: Round table no. 2 "Natural disaster & climate change management policies: the challenges of a multi-stakeholder approach in a devolved context" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Integrated Land and Water Management (IWLM) workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Facilitated by WWF TCO. Training given to member of Ndembera Water Users Associations (WUAs) and Village Land Use Plan Committees on application of Integrated Land and Water Management (IWLM). Water resource restoration action plans implemented. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | 14th International CSR Forum, Beijing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | DCP representive from UNEP-WCMC China attened and co-hosted of Nature for Business session, together with the Natural Capital Coalition, GoldenBee Co., Ltd. Session entitled 'Beyond business success, responsibility supports the future' |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | African Academy of Science Climate Change and Environment Working Group, Accra Ghana |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Associated to the IPCC outreach event, researchers from the University of York was invited to partake in setting up this working group and draft a white paper |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | African Academy of Science Meeting, Naivasha, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Meeting on climate and land use change research attended by York researchers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | African Conference for Linear Infrastructure and Ecology |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | University of York researchers presented work encompassed in "Development corridors in Kenya - a scoping study the Standard Gauge Railway" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Anticipating the arrival of the Standard Gauge Railway along Lake Victoria- Blog post |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Report from workshop presented in blog post on DCP website |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Blog post about Participatory scenario planning and its use in the DCP project |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Description of participatory scenario planning workshops and application given on DCP website |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://developmentcorridors.org/project/participatory-scenario-planning/ |
Description | British Institute of East Africa Annual conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Conference presentation on DCP scenario planning research given by the University of York |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | China Geological Surveys' - East Asia Summit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Detailed DCP work in progress and potential to provide lessons for the Belt and Road Initiative. Paper presented by DCP consultant,Jon Hobbs, with overview of DCP work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Chinese Academy of Agriculural Sciences annual meeting, Beijing, China |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Annual meeting for DCP in China |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Connecting Minds in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented ongoing research to African scientists and practitioners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://events.aasciences.africa/ |
Description | Conservation Alliance of Kenya Consultative Forum in Nairobi |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presented DCP research and findings (University of Nairobi and African Conservation Centre |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Consultative meeting to undertake the climate change research and development priorities |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | IPCC public consultation presentation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Council of Governors' (CoG) Conference of environment and natural resource County Executive Committees in Nyahururu |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presented DCP work |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | DCP Annual Conference in China |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | DCP partners presented research to invited stakeholders |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | DCP Kenya national stakeholder workshop at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Engaged with stakeholders, presenting DCP and initiating discussion and expert input |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Department of Sociology, Durham University, Durham, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Seminar presentation of DCP findings by researchers from the University of York |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Discussions on DCP Contribution to SACGOT |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | SUA held a meeting with SAGCOT Centre Ltd to discuss the contribution of DCP to SAGCOT planning and implementation in Kilombero, Ihemi and Mbarali Clusters |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Engagement with Oil for Development Programme (UNEP-WCMC) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Opportunities for collaboration were discussed and plans set for future meetings in 2020, led by researcher at UNEP-WCMC |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Environmental Humanities Colloquium at the University of Pretoria, South Africa |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presented DCP work |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Financing Urban Climate Resilience, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presented ongoing research to South American scientists and practitioners, and outlined DCP methods |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www2.fundsforngos.org/environment-conservation-climate-change-and-ecology/uk-brazil-research... |
Description | Global Land Programme, Bern, Switzerland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | University of York conducted a half a day workshop on bayesian modelling and participatory scenario planning, and presented research on a systematic review had completed - i.e., "A critical comparative synthesis review of scenario analyses in mountain social-ecological systems" (with Tucker, C., Nolin, A., Reid, R., Marchant, R., Hopping, K., Capitani, C., Steger, C. and Klein, J.) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Google AI African office launch, Accra, Ghana |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | At launch event, University of York researcher was invited to bring climate change research onto the AI agenda in Africa. Spoke on Emerging applications for AI for climate resilience and conservation beyond protected areas |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Initial scoping field trips in Tanzania corridors |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Initial scoping in the corridors (Iringa, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam regions in Tanzania) to introduce the project (November 2017 and July 2018). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Dissemination activity of ongoing research to EIA specialists |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Interdisciplinary solutions for underserved areas (InterSol), Cairo, Egypt |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | At pan Africanist conference, University of York researchers spoke on "Indigenous and scientific knowledge of soil regulation services, and factors effecting decision-making in agricultural landscapes in the Terai Plains of Nepal" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | International Congress for Conservation Biology 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | DCP project presented by researcher at UNEP-WCMC |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | International Global Development Centre, York UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presented ongoing research |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Represented to present: "Opportunities for successful transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability across the world's mountains" and outlined DCP methodologies |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Kenya Stakeholders' workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The main goal of the stakeholder workshop was to bring together key stakeholders in development corridors in Kenya to discuss the results of the scoping report on development corridors in Kenya; learn from key government institutions and civil societies on their current and future activities around development corridors; and to prioritise research and capacity needs and identify key partnerships for the DCP research in Kenya. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Meeting with Local Auhorities in Ihemi Cluster |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | SUA introduced DCP to relevant stakeholders within the SACGOT Corridor and policy representatives including Regional Commissioner and Regional Administrative Secretary , Iringa Region. Discussions on what research and input can be given to improve management of SACGOT Corridor. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
Description | Meeting with Local Government Authorities in Kilombero Cluster (Kilombero, Ulanga and Malinyi Districts) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | SUA led discussions, assessment and prioritisation of ecosystems and ecosystem services, Attendees included Regional Commissioner (RC)/Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS) Morogoro Region, District Commissioner (DC)/District Administrative Secretary (DAS) Kilombero District , District Executive Director (DED) Kilombero District, District Executive Director (DED) Ulanga District and District Executive Director (DED) Malinyi District. All admitted and agreed on the need to incorporate ecosystem and environmental conservation in planning corridor activities. They also agreed to incorporate recommendations from the DCP project results in their planning process and thus they are major user of our findings as they unveil. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Meeting with Local Government Authorities in Mbarali Cluster |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | SUA led discussions, assessment and prioritisation of ecosystems and ecosystem services related to development corridors. Attendees included the Regional Administrative Secretary, Songwe Region. Agreed on the need to incorporate ecosystem and environmental conservation in planning corridor activities. They also agreed to incorporate recommendations from the DCP project results in their planning process and thus they are major user of our findings as they unveil. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Meeting with Local People in Kilombero Cluster (Kilombero, Ulanga and Malinyi Districts) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | SUA led discussions, assessment and prioritisation of ecosystems and ecosystem services |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Meetings with Ward Executive Officers |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | SUA led meetings to introduce the DCP project and discuss policy issues related to development corridors held with executive Officers for Mang'ula, Mbingu, Mlimba, Malinyi and Mahenge Wards and Village Executive Officer and Chair persons within these Wards. Agreed on the need to incorporate ecosystem and environmental conservation in planning corridor activities. They also agreed to incorporate recommendations from the DCP project results in their planning process and thus they are major user of our findings as they unveil |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Mitigation hierarchy course |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | UNEP-WCMC co-organised a one day course with The Biodiversity Consultancy |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | National Integrated Lake Basin Management Strategy - Stakeholder Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Prof. Daniel Olago - National Integrated Lake Basin Management Strategy - Stakeholder Workshop, 9 January 2019, Kisumu, Kenya. Paper presented: Kenya National Integrated Lake Basin Management Strategy - An Overview. Strategy document developed for the Ministry of Water and Sanitation & Irrigation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Nexus Dialogue on Sustainable Infrastructure for the Sustainable Development Goals, Geneva, February 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | DCP representative from UNEP-WCMC China provided a talk in the session on "sustainable infrastructure in practice", drawing upon DCP work |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2019 |
Description | One to one stakeholder meetings |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | One to one meetings and interviews held by LSE researchers, with ongoing dialogue. Direct engagement and working relationships established with 40 key corridor actors involved in LAPSSET and Northern Corridor in Kenya and SAGCOT and Mtwara in Tanzania |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along SAGCOT, Kilombero Valley, Tanzania |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along the Standard Gauge Railway - Kisumu, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop delivered to conservationists, parastatals, businesses, Kenya Railway Corporation, spatial planners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along the Standard Gauge Railway - Mombasa, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop delivered by University of York researchers to conservationists, parastatals, businesses, Kenya Railway Corporation, spatial planners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along the Standard Gauge Railway - Nairobi, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop held by University of York |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along the Standard Gauge Railway - Naivasha, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop delivered by York researchers to conservationists, parastatals, businesses, Kenya Railway Corporation, spatial planners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along the Standard Gauge Railway - Suswa, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop delivered to conservationists, parastatals, businesses, Kenya Railway Corporation, spatial planners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Participatory scenario planning along the Standard Gauge Railway - Voi, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop given to conservationists, parastatals, businesses, Kenya Railway Corporation, spatial planners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Pathways Africa conference, Nairobi, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | University of York researcher presented ongoing research at conference to US and African scientists and practitioners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways-africa/ |
Description | Peri Urban Resilient Ecosystems Launch and Stakeholder meeting, Windoek, Namibia |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presented ongoing research to Namibian scientists and practitioners, and outlined DCP methods |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://www.acdi.uct.ac.za/peri-urban-resilient-ecosystems-pure |
Description | Presentation at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, San Francisco 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation on the key components of the DCP project, entitled Development Corridors through Ecologically Sensitive Areas - in Kenya |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Presentation of results to DFID Office in Tanzania |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Supporters |
Results and Impact | LSE led presentation of results and discussion with DFID staff, guidance on how to target results and relevant audiences to achieve most impact |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Project features in a major Chinese online newspaper |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The launch of the project in Beijing on 17-18 September 2018 was covered by the large newspaper China Daily. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2018-09/21/content_36956421.htm |
Description | Project inception and launch meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (6-9 November 2017) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Project inception and launch meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (6-9 November 2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Project inception and launch meeting in Nairobi, Kenya (1-3 November 2017). |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Project inception and launch meeting in Nairobi, Kenya (1-3 November 2017) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Project launch and planning meeting in Beijing and Lishu, China |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Project launch and planning meeting in Beijing and Lishu, China |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Project launch in Tanzania |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | The official launching of the project in Tanzania was undertaken at the Bahari Beach Hotel on the 27th November 2018. The morning session of the meeting comprised the official launching by Prof Yonika Ngaga and then a series of talks by invited key stakeholders and experts on different subjects. This included government agencies as well as relevant researchers and conservation organisations such as for example the National Development Cooperation (NDC) agency, Tanzania Port Authority (TPA), Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), and SAGCOT corridor stakeholders. Overall it was clear from the talks that the concept of development corridors was well embedded in the thinking of multiple agencies and was providing a framework for significant action within Tanzania. This provided a great inspiration for the DCP team that their work was timely and relevant. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Ruvuma landscape vision |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | DCP project presented |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | SAGCOT Climate Change Adaptation Capacity Building Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Over 10 researchers and officials from CARE-Alliance, UDSM, AWF, RBWB, OLWADO, TARI were invited to join SAGCOT Climate Change Adaptation Capacity Building Workshop held in Morogoro, Tanzania, April 2019. CAAS team firstly introduced the outline of Study Report of SAGCOT Adaptation Planning, then the invited experts and officials gave input and comments. Suggestions included focus on cultivation, pastoralism, and water resources, and proposed the priority issues for capacity building and adaptation actions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Seminar on Livelihoods and Transformation at the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Seminar at the University of Cape Town on livelihoods and transformation, DCP presented by University of York researchers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Stakeholder workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | LSE stakeholder workshop to present and discuss results, seek guidance on research design and project output. Established revised research plan and format of technical brief |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Brown Bag, Nairobi Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at SEI Africa, Links to research in the Water Energy Food Nexus, sharing of methods for scenario planning |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Training given to 89 government officials (across 3 events in 3 different regions) on the use and application of SEA guidelines. WWF TCO provided tools to design, evaluate or incorporate environmental and other sustainability aspects in policies, programmes and plans. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | TWAS-SAREP Regional Young Scientists' Conference. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Prof. Daniel Olago (University of Nairobi) invited Keynote Presentation. TWAS-SAREP Regional Young Scientists' Conference. Theme: Water-Food-Climate/Energy Nexus and Policy in Africa, 23 - 25 October 2019, Nairobi Safari Club Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Invited Keynote Presentation: Water resources exploitation and management in Africa |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Training on social research methods, Nairobi, Kenya |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Two day training on social science research methods Kenyan parastatals and private companies |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Transport Task force, IUCN Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A Transport Ecology webinar was co-designed and hosted, leading in to a week of training in Kenya led by Kenyan partners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | University of Oxford Long Term Ecology and Resource Stewardship Laboratory |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Seminar at the Long term ecology and resource stewardship laboratory |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Urban evolution scenarios planning workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Scenario planning workshop run by University of York |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | WWF African Ecological Futures |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | DCP project was presented by UNEP-WCMC PDRA and invited to be part of the core group developing the project. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop 'Stakeholder Engagement in Development Finance: Mediation, land rights and sustainable peace', organised by the School of Law, University of Glasgow. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A presentation by Dr Gediminas Lesutis (University of Cambridge PDRA) on 'Stakeholder engagements: Lessons from Kenya and Mozambique, to share key lessons and research experiences. Attended by Professionals and academics from a wide range of institutions and organizations involved in financing international development, including the World Bank, the EBRD, as well as representatives from NGOs and experts in mediation and land rights. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop at African Conference on Linear Infrastructure and Ecology, South Africa |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | DCP project presentation given by University of Nairobi and African Conservation Centre researchers on Development Corridors in Kenya - The Standard Gauge Railway, which led to several parallel discussions on possible collaboration areas with various groups. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop with the Namibian Council of Town Planners, City of Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | University of York led engagement with townplanners to learn about their priorities in development infrastructure and the role of ecological ecological infrastructure in disaster risk reduction |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | World Biodiversity Forum, Davos 2020 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Ongoing DCP project work presented by Tobias Nyumba (University of Nairobi and African Conservation Centre) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | York Environmental Sustainability Institute Christmas Showcase, York, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented ongoing research to UK scientists and practitioners |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |