RCE Greater Nairobi - 2022
Location
Kenya
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INNO-NEAT Energy Solutions
Region:
Africa and Middle East
Country:
Kenya
Location(s):
Nairobi
Address of focal point institution for project:
10500 Nairobi
Ecosystem(s):
Target Audience:
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area :
The general E-waste Landscape
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses:
SDG 7 access to clean energy
Status:
Ongoing
Period:
January, 2021
Rationale:
Creating awareness on Lithium battery waste, repurposing and recycling technologies application
Objectives:
The main objective is to manage e-waste by repurposing and recycling Lithium battery cells
Activities and/or practices employed:
Repurposing and recycling
Size of academic audience:
50
Results:
New batteries used in solar energy storage applications
Employment opportunities in battery manufacturing and e-waste value chain
Employment opportunities in battery manufacturing and e-waste value chain
Lessons learned:
There is need for greater engagement at policy level
Pictures:
File Name | Caption for picture | Photo Credit |
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Solar-ready Batteries | INNO-NEAT |
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Battery waste |
References and reference materials:
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Indirect
SDG 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
Indirect
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
Indirect
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Indirect
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Indirect
SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Indirect
SDG 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Direct
SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
Direct
SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation
Direct
SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries
Indirect
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Direct
SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Direct
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Indirect
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss
Indirect
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Indirect
SDG 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development
Indirect
Ecotourism
Indirect
Waste
Direct
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy
state:
Indirect
I acknowledge the above:
Yes