Circular bio-economy innovations for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa

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cg.contributor.affiliationPennsylvania State Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for International Forestry Researchen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.contributor.donorDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Department of Agricultureen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMary Njenga: 0000-0002-3208-8815
cg.creator.identifierSolomie Gebrezgabher: 0000-0002-0620-3517
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051445
cg.identifier.urlhttp://rrr-refugee.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/rrr-in-refugee-settlements-in-africa-project-brief-series-no-3.pdfen
cg.identifier.wlethemeRural-Urban Linkages
dc.contributor.authorAdam-Bradford, A.en
dc.contributor.authorMendum, R.en
dc.contributor.authorNjenga, M.en
dc.contributor.authorWoldetsadik, D.en
dc.contributor.authorAcanakwo, E. F.en
dc.contributor.authorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-04T10:29:22Zen
dc.date.available2022-10-04T10:29:22Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/122008
dc.titleCircular bio-economy innovations for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africaen
dcterms.abstractFaced with water scarcity, food insecurity, and energy poverty, refugee and host communities in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia are adopting circular bio-economy practices to build local resilience. Integrated interventions such as home gardens irrigated with greywater, composting, agroforestry, and briquette production enable households to recover water, nutrients, and biomass while reducing dependency on external aid. In Kalobeyei Settlement, greywater runoff from water points is now diverted to irrigate vegetable plots, increasing dry-season food production and allowing women to sell surplus greens like amaranth and jute mallow. Profits are often reinvested in household needs, such as schoolbooks and staple food items. In Uganda’s Rhino and Imvepi settlements, briquettes made from cooking waste and crop residues have reduced firewood demand and indoor smoke exposure. Locally built mud-brick stoves require just three firewood sticks to cook beans down from previous bundles offering major time and labor savings for women. Over 1,600 households have been trained, with women making up 85% of trainees in Kenya. Peer-to-peer learning has extended uptake beyond project targets. However, water shortages, lack of seeds, and delayed training undermined early agroforestry efforts, especially in Uganda. Despite these gaps, the model shows promise. By closing resource loops at the household level, these regenerative practices strengthen food and energy systems while empowering women and promoting social cohesion in crisis-affected landscapes.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdam-Bradford, A.; Mendum, R.; Njenga, M.; Woldetsadik, D.; Acanakwo, E. F.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie. 2022. Circular bio-economy innovations for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 12p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa: Project Brief Series 3)en
dcterms.extent12p.en
dcterms.isPartOfResource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) in Refugee Settlements in Africa: Project Brief Series 3en
dcterms.issued2022-10-03
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.subjectcircular economyen
dcterms.subjectbioeconomyen
dcterms.subjectinnovationen
dcterms.subjectrefugeesen
dcterms.subjecthuman settlementsen
dcterms.subjectcommunitiesen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.subjecthome gardensen
dcterms.subjectagroforestryen
dcterms.subjectcookingen
dcterms.subjectenergyen
dcterms.subjectnexus approachesen
dcterms.subjectbriquettesen
dcterms.subjectfuelwooden
dcterms.subjectresource recoveryen
dcterms.subjectreuseen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectwastewater irrigationen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectlearningen
dcterms.subjecttrainingen
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.typeBrief

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