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Imad Ahmed has written a fascinating and meticulously researched book on Zambia, which details the various challenges posed by hydroelectric power. This book is a must-read for all interested in Zambia and energy policy in the developing world. Continue reading The Political Economy of Hydropower Dependant Nations – A Case Study of Zambia
In this episode, we examine the state of energy integration in Africa, a continent striving for both sustainable development and industrialization. We delve into the current challenges, the tension between renewable energy and fossil fuels. Ultimately, the episode sheds light … Continue reading Africafé: Powering Up Africa: Advancing Energy Integration
This week our panel discuss the aftermath of the devastating natural disasters in Morocco and Libya, and what a viral Peckham shop fracas says about UK race relations. Plus, critic Leila Latif on the must-see movies at the London Film Festival. Continue reading Hyphenated: Episode 21 – Libya, UK race relations
More than a fifth of respondents reported experiencing self-reported depression to a major degree or all of the time due to power outages, with individuals writing their own responses that they felt debilitated, experienced reduced communication and reduced activities, and stress. Using Bayesian inference, we found that changes in sleeping patterns arising from power outages was a statistically significant predictor of self-reported depression. Continue reading The impact of power outages on households in Zambia
The Conservatives portrayed ULEZ as a tax on many more drivers than would have been affected, while the benefits [in Greater London] are really quite minor. Continue reading Hyphenated: Episode 16 – ULEZ, Nigel Farage, Sinead O’Connor
Imaduddin Ahmed; Margarita Garfias Royo; Eyitayo Opabola; Sukiman Nurdin; Ella Meilianda; Yunita Idris; Ibnu Rusydy; Helene Joffe; Priti Parikh Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development washdev2023147. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2023.147 RESEARCH ARTICLE| MAY 18 2023 Abstract Adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene(WASH) facilities … Continue reading Assessment of WASH infrastructure in schools in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia using structured observations and principal interviews
Water is already scarce
in Jordan, with upstream
neighbours, a burgeoning
refugee population and
agriculture taking their toll Continue reading An EU toolbox to deal with the climate-migration-security-nexus- the case of Jordan
Yet the goal of the World Bank’s investment was not to extend power generation to ordinary Zambians. Indeed, by 2018, only a third of the population had access to on-grid energy access. Continue reading Droughts and Dams
The impact on foreign relations was less important to Modi, however, than the appearance of making a positive impact on India’s foreign relations. Continue reading Book review – Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy
While the UK has shown climate leadership to date, more needs to be done both to keep the country on track to meet its own emissions targets and to support global efforts to achieve net zero, while assisting communities on the crucial issue of climate adaptation. This can be done by leveraging not only the UK government’s financial resources, but also by maximising the UK’s leadership on the establishment of financial markets that facilitate innovation. Continue reading The UK Can Continue to Lead on Climate If It Starts to Lead on Finance Innovations
Abstract Background. Traditional cookstoves that burn solid biomass are associated with inefficient burning, a high degree of household air pollution and high morbidity rates. A key barrier to the adoption of clean cookstoves has been the cost of fuels. Hence, … Continue reading Thermo-electric generation (TEG) enabled cookstoves in a rural Indian community: a longitudinal study of user behaviours and perceptions
energy and a just transition 