Close to 1 billion people live in urban slums and informal settlements without access to legal, safe, and reliable electricity. Under its Urban Poor Energy Access Program, ESMAP funded three knowledge exchanges among Brazil, India, Jamaica…
Dates: November 16, 2015 - December 18, 2015 | REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
The Overview consists of five 20 minute presentations with additional reading and a post-quiz. Energy affects women and men differently, as men and…
This report is the product of a World Bank executed technical assistance to the Government of Nepal under the overall leadership of the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), under the Ministry of Science, …
November 1 2015
Issue | November - December 2015
Power distribution utilities are often hesitant to operate in urban slums and informal settlements because of perceived low return on investments—additional costs to reach slum dwellers, high risk of electricity theft and equipment damage
The rainforests around the Cisokan and Cirumamis Rivers in West Java, Indonesia are home to several species of endangered animals, including the Javan leopard and Java leaf monkey. Already heavily deforested and threatened by agriculture…
