The International Conference on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration (ICRECC-2025)

Scientific Program

The International Conference on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration (ICRECC-2025) brings together strategic partners from government, research institutions, industry, climate advocacy practitioners and local communities, united in building beneficial and sustainable climate action plans through research, innovation, capacity building and knowledge management. The sub themes of the conference will be discussed under the following tracks;

Restoration of Ecosystems

Session Chair: Dr. Rose Ramkat
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. Restoration of natural landscapes, to include mining areas, water
   catchment areas
2. Management of Hydrological systems, to include riparian lands and water towers
3. Water reservoirs, clean rivers and wetlands
4. Architectural landscapes
5. Policy frameworks to support restoration of ecosystems

• Restoration of natural landscapes, to include mining areas, water catchment areas

• Management of hydrological systems, to include riparian lands, water towers, water reservoirs, clean rivers and wetlands

• Architectural landscapes

• Policy frameworks to support restoration of ecosystems

Biodiversity and Natural Resource management

Session Chair: Dr. Njira Njira Pili
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. Seed banks for indigenous trees
2. Livestock keeping, marine and aquatic systems and the Blue Economy
3. Carbon markets
4. Policy frameworks that support biodiversity and natural resource management - include cases of carbon markets

• Seed banks for indigenous trees

• Livestock keeping, marine and aquatic systems and the blue economy

• Carbon markets

• Policy frameworks that support biodiversity and natural resource management. This includes cases of carbon markets

Pollution and waste management

Session Chair: Dr. Charles Rono
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. Waste management - dump sites and landfills
2. Plastic wastes - recycling and upcycling
3. Electronic and Industrial wastes disposal
4. Heavy metals pollution: Bioremediation of heavy metals in water bodies and aquatic systems
5. Policy frameworks to deter pollution and irresponsible waste practices

• Waste management including dump sites and landfills

• Plastic waste: recycling and upcycling

• Electronic and industrial wastes disposal

• Heavy metals pollution: bioremediation of heavy metals in water bodies and aquatic systems

• Policy frameworks to deter pollution and irresponsible waste practices

Renewable Energy

Session Chair: Dr. Silas Kering
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. Energy access
2. The future of biofuels
3. Solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy
4. Clean cooking technologies available in communities
5. Policy frameworks to support access and utility of renewable energy

• Energy access

• The future of biofuels

• Solar, wind and geothermal sources of energy

• Clean cooking technologies available in communities

• Policy frameworks for supporting access and utility of renewable energy

Emerging Technologies to adapt and mitigate climate change effects

Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Frederick Nyamwala
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. Big data and AI for climate change solutions
2. Research and innovation towards green energy - Hydrogen cells, Carbon dioxide batteries, Hybrid technologies, etc
3. Green technologies, Bio-innovations and sustainable Chemistry
4. Water saving technologies
5. Smart and sustainable Agriculture

• Big data and AI for climate change solutions

• Research and innovation towards green energy: hydrogen cells, carbon dioxide batteries, and hybrid technologies among others

• Green technologies, bio-innovations and sustainable chemistry

• Water saving technologies

• Smart and sustainable agriculture

Sustainable city technologies

Session Chair: Dr. Charles Mutai
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. Urban planning, smart parking and sustainable transport
2. Green building technologies
3. Storm water collection, sewer management and urban agriculture practices
4. Policies that support sustainable cities

• Urban planning, smart parking and sustainable transport

• Green building technologies

• Storm water collection, sewer management and urban agriculture practices

• Policy frameworks supporting sustainable cities

• Urban planning, smart parking and sustainable transport

• Green building technologies

• Storm water collection, sewer management and urban agriculture practices

• Policy frameworks supporting sustainable cities

Cross-cutting areas

Session Chair: Dr. Sarah Cherono
Keynote Speaker:
Topics:

1. The effect of culture and religion in climate change adaptation, mitigation
2. Climate change and health
3. Climate change, food security and impact on livelihoods
4. Advocacy and climate justice
5. Law and climate change
6. Other cross-cutting areas

• The effect of culture and religion in climate change adaptation and mitigation

• Climate change and health

• Climate change, food security and impact on livelihoods

• Advocacy and climate justice

• Law and climate change

• Other cross-cutting areas