Conflict Sensitivity and Renewable Energy: A Case Study From Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp
Publisher: Stockholm Environment Institute
Author(s): Ruth Nyakerario and Naho Mirumachi
Date: 2022
Topics: Basic Services, Conflict Causes, Humanitarian Assistance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Kenya
This report is based on a desk study, involving a systematic literature review from documents in the public domain on previous and current renewable energy projects in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. The report analyses data drawn from the relevant databases, journal articles, organizational and project reports and websites – the majority of which were produced by the organizations that funded the renewable energy projects at the camp. There are few publicly available sources that provide an overview and evaluations of these projects. While there are limitations to the study in this regard, the analysis presents a first attempt to synthesize various efforts to provide renewable energy and to understand their impacts, with a particular focus on any measures taken to pre-empt or address conflict.
The study describes main features of key renewable energy projects and indicates the types of renewable energy and actors involved in energy provision. The study reports on considerations taken into account by the projects in an effort to acknowledge, identify and address their potential to have positive and negative impacts on conflict. The study does not assess the conflict sensitivity of the projects per se. Due to data limitations the study does not include a comprehensive list of projects in the camp.