https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/22 2022-10-31T05:30:13Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/3723 Conference Proceedings on Policy Makers and Think Tanks Engagement in Strengthening Evidence Informed Policy Making The theme of this symposium, “Policy Makers and Think Tanks Engagement for Evidence Informed Decision Making” is very timely since it is a step towards establishing a platform for exchange of views on development and policy issues in enhancing evidence-informed public policy making process in the country. Indeed, establishment of the Kenya Think Tanks Forum, now in its inaugural stage, ushers in a new era, in unifying Think Tanks in the country to speak as one voice in contributing to shaping the way public policies are formulated in the country 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/3505 Conference Proceeding No. 11 of 2021 on Science, Technology, and Innovation in Enhancing Delivery of the Big Four Development Agenda The KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference (KARC) was successfully held from 23rd to 25th June 2021 at the Bomas of Kenya, with the theme: “Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I) in Enhancing Delivery of the ‘Big Four’ Development Agenda”. We express our gratitude and appreciation to all the partners who supported KIPPRA in organizing a successful conference. We acknowledge the importance of intensifying application of ST&I to raise productivity and efficiency levels across the social, economic, and political pillars as envisioned in the Kenya Vision 2030. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 explicitly places a premium on development and management of a knowledge-based economy 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/3008 Conference Proceeding No. 10 of 2020 on Enhancing Inclusivity Through Empowering Persons with Disabilities The choice of the theme focusing on persons with disabilities arose from the previous two conferences, in which delegates observed that issues affecting PWDs and their contribution to socio-economic development had not been given enough emphasis. Hence, the conference was a response to that need. m. The three-day conference brought out various issues affecting PWDs and proposed various ways to enhance their inclusion into the social and economic life. The conference focused on issues of the youth who are living with disability and listened to experiences of university students in their learning institutions. It also focused on social protection for PWDs and the need for data and statistics to appropriately aid in planning for PWDs. KIPPRA appreciated that the country was on the right path in disability mainstreaming but there was need to re-energize the policies and implementation parameters to pace up the momentum in disability inclusion. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2929 Conference Proceeding No. 01 of 2000 on Report of the Proceedings of the AERC-KIPPRA World Trade Organization (WTO) Workshop The Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994, with the mandate of fostering progressive liberalization of world trade in goods and services. The WTO presents substantial opportunity for developing countries like Kenya to expand their exportation of goods and services. However, these opportunities have hardly been realized; in fact. it appears that developing countries have so far been adversely affected by the advent of the WTO. Questions now abound with respect to this outcome. Overall indications are that developing countries have perfonned poorly because of their relatively weak negotiation position as well as skills. For instance, it is widely known that the African voice has been rather silent during these negotiations. As negotiations on Agriculture and Services are currently going on, there are frantic efforts to make the African voice more audible through capacity building, cooperation among similar-minded countries, and through other efforts. It was against this background that the AERC-KIPPRA workshop was organized... 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2928 Conference Proceeding No. 02 of 2002 on the Report of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Finance and Development: Evidence and Policy Issues A lot of research has been done in finance and development with the aim of establishing the direction of causality. This effort has been necessitated by the fact that important links exist between finance and development. Although there is no unanimous agreement among economists as to what leads to the other, there is substantial evidence that financial development is an important prerequisite for economic development. However, the movement from finance to development is a complex process that requires a careful analysis, given the unique characteristics of the financial market and the intricate links between private and public finance. Gaining an insight into the many aspects of finance and how they translate into development formed the core objective of the conference. More importantly, the conference came at an appropriate time to shed some light on the implications of current financial reforms and chart the way forward. Indeed, there are many issues emanating from these reforms that require an objective analysis. These include the kind of public policies needed to promote competitive financial markets, the effects of macroeconomic management on financial development, and regulatory issues. There is also need to understand the implications of globalisation on finance, the role of rural finance and micro-finance institutions and the role played by non-bank finance institutions. 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2927 Conference Proceeding No. 03 of 2005 on Urban and Regional Planning as an Instrument for Wealth and Employment Creation According to estimates by the UN-Habitat, nearly 50% of the population in developing countries will be urban by the year 2020 as more people abandon traditional rural areas to live and work in cities. In Kenya, as in many developing countries, increased urbanization has been accompanied with reduced capacity of national and local governments to provide vital infrastructure and services. The trend has also reduced the usefulness of traditional approaches to fulfilling core urban and regional planning objectives. The Government of Kenya has already initiated measures to improve urban and regional planning and· increase its contribution to wealth and employment creation. The measures include the ongoing formulation of a land policy; continuing legal and institutional reforms towards restructuring and right sizing of local authorities; and development of strategic plans by regional development authorities... 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2619 Conference Proceeding No. 09 of 2019 on A Gendered Approach to Unlocking the Potential for Sustainable Development Gender equality is part of a wider struggle for overall equality for all. The struggle for gender equality can be traced to the first United Nations (UN) Women Conference held in Mexico in 1975 solely focused on women issues. Later, the Nairobi conference held ten years later in 1985 aimed at assessing the progress made in implementing the goals set by the Mexico conference. The foundation for women empowerment is rooted in the Beijing Platform for Action. Drawn from the Beijing Conference held in 1995, the platform aimed at stressing the importance of the achievement of gender equality and opportunities for women. Later, gender mainstreaming was established as a major strategy for promoting gender equality and achievement of gender parity. Organizations such as the UN Women play important and leading roles in coordinating gender mainstreaming. The Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) have also incorporated issues related to gender equality and women affirmative action initiatives. At the national level, issues of equality, gender and empowerment are addressed by the Constitution under Article 27. 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2616 Conference Proceeding No. 08 of 2018 on Building Resilience to Mitigate the Impact of Droughts and Floods Kenya’s geography makes it highly vulnerable to climate-induced hazards, namely droughts and floods. This is because over 80 per cent of the country is arid and semi-arid lands which receive erratic rains, and drought is a common defining feature. Given the fragility of the country’s environment and soils, whenever it rains, the run-off causes floods with downstream communities living on flood prone areas bearing the brunt of the effects. Indeed, we have a long history of these hazards, with major droughts recorded in 1975, 1983, 1999-2001 and 2016-2017. Flood episodes define Kenya’s pre-independence, with the 1961 flooding (commonly known as Uhuru floods) being the most intense to date. Other flood events in the county include the El Nino-related floods of 1997/98, that of 2003 and the 2018 floods that affected various parts of the county. The Conference proceedings of the KIPPRA Regional Conference held from 5th – 7th June 2018, in Nairobi, Kenya. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z