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Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net)

Our vision is to contribute to livable, productive and inclusive cities which embrace social harmony, economic vitality and environmental sustainability. This network supports poverty reduction and the wider national development through interactions with global, regional, national and city actors.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company raises Olkaria geothermal plant's potential to 350 MW

News | Thursday, 16 May 2013 - 11:12am | Author: Kennedy Muzee

NAIVASHA, KENYA - Kenya Electricity Generating Company ( KenGen) said that its new geothermal plant under construction in the Rift Valley is expected to generate more power than previous estimates.

Kenya frequently suffers power outages and is...

A rendering of Konza, the Kenyan New City being hailed as Africa’s Silicon Valley

Why Africa Should Be Wary of Its ‘New Cities’

News | Monday, 6 May 2013 - 10:45am | Author: Nerisa Kamar

Planned, self-contained cities are popping up all over Africa, and no one knows what their impact might be. In this guest blog post, Nairobi-based urban practitioner Jane Lumumba argues they might only make social and economic problems worse.

Africa is...

Nigerian Invents Weed Driven Solar Power Production

News | Friday, 26 April 2013 - 1:05pm | Author: Kennedy Muzee

VENTURES AFRICA – Nigeria’s Justus Nwaoga has developed a new way to collect renewable solar energy by using the mimosa pudica weed, an organic African medicinal plant.

Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the innovator and nine...


4th Asia-Pacific Housing Forum [Event] Posted by Alice DeSagun on 18 May 2013 The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum is a biennial conference organized by Habitat for Humanity. It gathers under one roof, public, private and people sector stakeholders engaged in seeking solutions to poverty housing...
World Habitat Awards 2013 finalists show people-centred housing in action [News] Posted by Mariana Gallo on 17 May 2013 A true cross-section of good practice in housing can be found in the 2013 World Habitat Award finalists, announced today (17 May 2013). The ten finalists for the Awards, funded and co-ordinated each year by...
SKYE BANK GRANT: VOTE 4 CHILD & GREEN on May 27th...Please !!! [Funding Opportunity] Posted by ABORISADE ADETOLA on 16 May 2013 SKYE BANK CHILDREN DAY GRANT: i am appealing to the change makers on this platform to massively vote for Child & Green Foundation on 27th of May 2013.. start up time is 8am (GM+1) on this link...
Kenya Electricity Generating Company raises Olkaria geothermal plant's potential to 350 MW [News] Posted by Kennedy Muzee on 16 May 2013 NAIVASHA, KENYA - Kenya Electricity Generating Company ( KenGen) said that its new geothermal plant under construction in the Rift Valley is expected to generate more power than previous estimates....
Why Africa Should Be Wary of Its ‘New Cities’ [News] Posted by Nerisa Kamar on 6 May 2013 Planned, self-contained cities are popping up all over Africa, and no one knows what their impact might be. In this guest blog post, Nairobi-based urban practitioner Jane Lumumba argues they might only make...	A rendering of Konza, the Kenyan New City being hailed as Africa’s Silicon Valley