Circular Communities as a Driver for Nairobi´s River Regeneration: an urgent call for climate adaptability through multiple value creation
M.J. Smit (TU Delft - Building Design & Technology)
Fátima Delgado Medina (TU Delft - Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship)
Els Leclercq (Circular Community Foundation)
Bosibori Barake (Nuvoni Centre for Innovation Research)
Stephen Nyagaya (Nuvoni Centre for Innovation Research)
Diana Mwau (Nuvoni Centre for Innovation Research)
Jan Fransen (Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies)
Marja Spierenburg (Universiteit Leiden)
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Abstract
This report provides a clear and accessible overview of the multi-stakeholder workshop that was held on 28th of March 2025 in Nairobi. The workshop was organized by Nuvoni Centre for Research, Leiden Delft Erasmus universities (Netherlands) and the Circular Community Foundation and funded by LDE Global. This workshop is part of a wider research project called “The Nairobi River as a driver for Circular Communities – an urgent call for climate adaptivity and social resilience.” The aim of the workshop was to:
1. demonstrate the multiple value creation by localcommunity-based initiatives,
2. map the values of circular and regenerative resourcesystems in the Nairobi riparian river landscape,
3. to co-create interventions centred around the 4 initiatives that enhance the circular and regenerative character of the social-ecological riparian river landscape.
The Circular Value Flower method (CVF) has been used to support both the analysis of the initiatives and the collective design of interventions. Illustrated with photos, visuals and testimonials of participants, this booklet aims to inform local, national and international audiences about project ambitions and methodology, initial outcomes and practical next steps to widen the network of circular communities in Nairobi and include them as essential seeds of social, economic and ecological transition in wider policies related to resilience, climate adaptivity, sustainability, poverty reduction and circularity.