Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD) is a Bilateral Institution between the Government of Kenya (through The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation) and the Government of Switzerland, through the Centre for Development and Environment of the University of Berne. CETRAD is based in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, and was established in July 2002 as a follow up of the then Laikipia Research Programme (1976 - 1997).
The CETRAD supports sustainable development of the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALS) of Kenya through research, training and outreach in the keys areas of water and natural resources management and governance; regional development and agrarian transformation; livelihood dynamics; and integrated knowledge management and capacity development. The Centre furthermore provides a robust platform for context sensitive and fair research endeavours; and maintains a broad institutional collaborative and partnership network in East Africa and the Global South.
Does Commons Grabbing Lead to Resilience Grabbing? The Anti-Politics Machine of Neo-Liberal Agrarian Development and Local Responses
This new publication from the r4d "Towards Food Sustainability"-project employs Ferguson's concept of the "Anti-Politics Machine" to uncover hidden power... Read more...
THE UMANDE TPA
The Transformative Pilot Actions (TPAs) are aimed at improving farmers’ living standards by creating a positive impact through implementation of research findings. For detailed update...
Democratic participation in a nature reserve: an initiative to combat air pollution
Impact of Economic Regimes on Food Systems in Kenya
This study sought to investigate the prevailing trade conditions in order to understand the extent to which the current food systems... Read More...
Land Mark Event: The Biennial IASC Conference June 19 - 24 2023, Nairobi, KENYA Theme: THE COMMONS WE WANT.....BETWEEN HISTORICAL LEGACIES AND FUTURE COLLECTIVE ACTIONS A Participatory definition of commons for collective action. Decolonizing - recognizing - valorizing the commons For more details...
Read More...Water Sector Trust Fund, under the support of the Governments of Kenya and Denmark is implementing the Green Growth and Employment Programme (GGEP) to support access to and management of water resources in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). The GGEP is being implemented in eight counties (Garissa,...
Read More...CETRAD has been capacity building the County staff on GIS and Remote Sensing through training and establishment of two GIS/RS stations at each of the eight-county headquarters where KCEP-CRAL is being implemented. CETRAD has organized a regional backstopping strategy workshop for the Eastern region...
Read More...Theme: Supporting water service provision and water resources management through utilization of GIS and Earth Observation Technologies. Venue: Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) Main Campus Dates: "4th - 25th June 2021 CETRAD is participating in the above symposium and will be demonstrating...
Read More...This report presents an innovative and participatory approach to identifying hotspots of water scarcity and conflicts, exemplified by the Ewaso Ng’iro North Basin in Kenya. Hotspots are areas within the Basin that show problematic situations of water scarcity and/or water conflicts. Hotspots are therefore...
Read More...Through financial assistance to Kenya Government from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Spanish Trust Fund an eight year (2012-2020) Integrated Upper Tana Natural Resources Management Project (UTaNRMP) was started which aims at poverty reduction targeting households whose...
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Decommissioning of “Community Information Dissemination and Resource Centre (CIDRC)”
Dates/Venue: 16th February, 2015 - Agricultural Training Centre (Makueni)
Workshop - Resources Availability Assessment Methodology
Date/Venue: 15 - 17 Feb 2015 - Moti Pearl Hotel Isiolo (Workshop overview - Article 2)
CETRAD Past Projects (selected few)
1. Assessment of Wetlands Utilisation in Upper Ewaso Nyiro Basin
2. Sustainable Development Appraisal (SDA) Mwingi
3. Human-Elephants Conflicts in the Ewaso Ngiro North Catchment
4. Mt Kenya East (Fence) Baseline survey
CETRAD offers short-term training courses and provides a platform for academic training programmes from collaborating local and foreign universities and other related research institutions. The short-term courses are designed to impact technical skills and provided field based and practical exposure to the target trainees, normally drawn from government and NGO institutions from the respective training fields. The academic training programmes are offered at Masters, PhD and Post Doc levels.
Effective 24th August 2022, CETRAD offices moved to a new location in Muthiaga, Nanyuki, Laikipia County. Our new office location is along Mt. Kenya Road, off Cedic Road, Muthaiga 2 street. Our contact details (Telephone and Email) remain the same as before.
CETRAD runs a rich hydromet data and information base generated from its long term and comprehensive monitoring network in the upper Ewaso Ngiro North river basin. Most of this data is now linked through a real time transmission system and interfaced to its database as well as to some selected Water Resources Users Associations (WRUAs) in the upstream areas.
