About ICRECC

Welcome to the official website for the International Conference on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Ecosystems Restoration (ICRECC-2026).
ICRECC-2026 is a premier global forum designed to tackle some of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Co-hosted through a strategic partnership between Moi University and the County Government of Uasin Gishu, the conference will take place from September 8, 2026, to September 11, 2026, at the scenic The Blueberry Villas in Eldoret City, Kenya.

What does “ICRECC” Stand For?
The acronym ICRECC is thoughtfully derived from the initial letters of our core mission keywords International Conference on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Ecosystems Restoration. To emphasize the critical, dual focus of our agenda, the “RE” explicitly represents both Renewable Energy and the Restoration of Ecosystems.

Overview

Degraded ecosystems and climate change are two of the most persistent global issues affecting mankind. These issues are interlinked in a manner that climate change is a major driver of ecosystem degradation and ecosystem restoration efforts are potential solutions for mitigating the effects of climate change and vice versa. Joint efforts building on the synergy among various climate change actors and stakeholders are essential towards finding sustainable solutions. Ecosystem restoration approaches aim to repair degraded ecosystems. Together with renewables and circularity, these approaches create sustainable and productive ecosystems that benefit nature and lead to resilient communities.

Stakeholders and climate financiers are encouraged to invest in local communities through products and services that foster sustainability and resilience. There is a need to invest more in clean and renewable energy, and to promote products and services powered by sustainable energy solutions. There is need to integrate renewables into urban systems, emerging technologies and other climate smart solutions.

Circularity’s waste-to-resource model is a crucial approach to sustainability of ecosystems. It promotes a resource loop where wastes such as organic wastes are converted into valuable inputs, like compost, biochar and animal feeds, of economic importance. Such a regenerative resource loop in agriculture constitutes circular bioeconomy and often reduces reliance on industrial fertilizers leading to enhanced biodiversity. Whereas circularity models hold significant promise in restoration programmes, scalable efforts are limited by financial resources and sectoral investments with mainstreaming capabilities.

Industry 4.0+ technologies’ foundational models on adaptability, agility and predictability are geared to improve ecosystem resilience and sustainability. When integrated into sectoral workflows, these systems improve operational accuracy, provide real-time data and responses to ecosystem catastrophic concerns, system breakdowns and process disruptions. These technologies are based on big data and include artificial intelligence, the internet of things, robotics, blockchain technologies, augmented reality, cloud computing resources and their applications. In an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change and to achieve sustainable ecosystems, it is inherent upon the various stakeholders to encourage innovations, applications and developments around Industry 4.0+ technologies. More importantly, it is imperative for such stakeholders and sectors to embrace industry 5.0 technologies given their strong emphasis on human-machine collaborations which fosters sustainable innovations and ownership of interventions.

The Context and Our Mission

Communities within the Great Rift Valley and across the globe are facing unprecedented, interlocking challenges driven by climate change, ecosystem degradation and energy insecurity. Addressing these wicked problems requires moving away from isolated efforts and embracing collaborative, tech-driven and circular solutions.

ICRECC-2026 serves as a critical bridge between science, policy and community action. It is part of an ongoing series of specialized conferences dedicated to climate resilience. This 2026 Edition directly builds upon the immense gains, insights and strategic partnerships realized during the preceding ICRECC-2025 conference.

Editorial Board

The editorial team is a key organizational unit of the conference, consisting of experts from diverse fields with strong research backgrounds. The Editors were selected based on their expertise and career relevance to climate change, renewable energy and ecosystem restoration. Their responsibilities include providing expert advice, ensuring compliance with review guidelines, promoting conference themes, assessing submissions, selecting reviewers, engaging with editorial reviewers, recommending keynote speakers and sponsors and supporting other tasks as needed by the organizers.