Staff

George Wainaina

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Dr. George Wainaina

Group Leader, Organizations & Climate

Department Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development

About Me

Leading research on Organizational Dynamics and Climate change adaptation for water and sanitation organizations

Projects

We seek to understand how formal and informal institutions, planning procedures and resources drive or constrain informal settlements upgrading in Sub Saharan Africa cities.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD in Sustainability Transitions and Innovation Management, Utrecht University, Netherlands 2019-2023

MSc in Water Science (Policy option) Pan African University/University of Tlemcen, Algeria 2016-2018 

Publications

Determinants of consistency of use of household water filters in emergencies: insights from a protracted drought in Northern Kenya
वेनैना, जॉर्ज (2024) जेन और शौचालय, 35 p, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. (2024) Jane and the toilet, 35 p, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K.; Truffer, B.; Lüthi, C.; Mang’ira, P. K. (2023) The lack of organizational learning in slum upgrading success: the case of the Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Programme 2011–2020, Environment and Urbanization, 35(2), 490-507, doi:10.1177/09562478231175041, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K.; Truffer, B. (2024) The missing link for effective informal settlement upgrading: appropriation shaping the outcome of new infrastructure, Urban Studies, 61(12), 2309-2327, doi:10.1177/00420980241236077, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K.; Barbosa, H. (2024) Revisiting the self-supply model: a foundational, not a complimentary model for water supply in rural households, World Water Policy, 10(4), 1162-1169, doi:10.1002/wwp2.12222, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K.; Ochieng, F.; Peter, M.; Raude, J. M.; Meierhofer, R.; Marks, S. J. (2023) Determinants of consistency of use of household water filters in emergencies: insights from a protracted drought in Northern Kenya, PLoS Water, 2(6), e0000093 (11 pp.), doi:10.1371/journal.pwat.0000093, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K.; Truffer, B.; Murphy, J. T. (2023) Structural tensions limiting success of infrastructure upgrading: a multi-regime perspective, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 48, 100747 (13 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.eist.2023.100747, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K.; Truffer, B.; Lüthi, C. (2022) The role of institutional logics during participation in urban processes and projects: insights from a comparative analysis of upgrading fifteen informal settlements in Kenya, Cities, 128, 103799 (12 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103799, Institutional Repository
Wainaina, G. K. (2021) Challenges in adoption of water-saving practices: perspective from drip irrigation adoption in Kenya, World Water Policy, 7(1), 74-87, doi:10.1002/wwp2.12048, Institutional Repository

Address

E-Mail: george.wainaina@eawag.ch
Phone: +41 58 765 5331
Fax: +41 58 765 5802
Address: Eawag
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Office: FC F28