Productive uses of energy (PUE) is vital for improving the livelihood and economic opportunities of communities affected by conflict and crisis. This webinar will provide an overview of different types of PUE activities in displacement settings, followed by two case studies from Kenya and Rwanda.
SELCO Foundation will highlight the different PUE activities along with practical recommendations on implementing PUE programs. Practical Action and Energy for Impact will then share their experiences and lessons learned from a PUE entrepreneurship training program for refugees in Rwanda. SNV Kenya will discuss their market-based approach for developing sustainable energy value chains and boosting private sector engagement in Kenya.
When: 29 Oct, Thursday at 11:00 am CET (check your local time)
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7979483947501104654
 
This webinar is part of the webinar series “Sustainable Energy in Humanitarian Settings”. It is organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), energypedia UG and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The webinar series is a contribution to the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Situations of Displacement (GPA).

We are happy to collaborate with the ESDS project to share lessons learned as well as to showcase activities and findings from this project on energypedia. The ESDS project page provides an overview of relevant information and resources on the humanitarian-energy nexus. Check it out in the coming month for updates!
The ESDS project is one of the four components of the BMZ commissioned Global Programme “Support to UNHCR in the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) in the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus”. It focuses on the sustainable energy sector and seeks to remedy the lack of sustainable energy supply to enhance the self-reliance of communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Read more...

Thank you to everyone who joined our last webinar on, “Mini-grids, Gender Equality and Productive Use”! You can watch the recording here.

Quality Infrastructure for Renewable Energies in the Context of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: This article by Katharina Telfser explains the significance of and demand for quality infrastructure (standardization, metrology, testing, inspection, certification, accreditation) for sustainable energy.

The Modern Energy Cooking Services programme is conducting a Global Market Assessment for electric cooking and needs your help to gather information on cooking fuel prices and local cuisines in your country. The survey takes 5 minutes to fill in and will greatly assist the research, helping communities globally to access cleaner cooking solutions. Read more...

• Survey link: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/S2EVFM7v

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the researchers working on this project (william.coley@strath.ac.uk).

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