Global Status of Renewable Energy 2017

REN21 published its Renewables 2017 Global Status Report (GSR), the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. Download the full report in several languages, infographics and...

2nd Annual International Technical Workshop on Climate Risk

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Join e-Discussion taking place now on Climate Resilience, Di...

Come and join the discussion taking place May 16-18, 2017!!   In preparation for the e-discussion, we gladly share a preview of a draft working paper* on Results-Based Financing (RBF) in Disaster Risk...

dp1438.pdf  -  Poering Eduction : ".. In this paper we focus...

Another substantive paper to share.   CEP Discussion Paper No 1438 July 2016 Powering Education Fadi Hassan Paolo Lucchino

Pollutant-Exposure-Impact-Solar-Lighting-Kenya.pdf

Allow me to share a very informative recent study, thanks to all those involved.   The Pollutant Exposure Impact of Solar Lighting: Results from a pilot experiment in rural Kenya Nicholas Lam, Michael...

What can quality certified solar products deliver ? Phoney a...

1). Believe it or not, these $10 solar lanterns repaired for $1 each are still working since 3 years in Maigobo village (Hawzen/Ethiopia).      Ref. picture # 1 below.   2). Believe it or not, phoney ...

'Why we need to measure how electricity empowers women'

My colleague, Dr Mini Govindan  and I discuss while policies are gender-neutral and provide equal opportunities, it doesn't always result in equal outcomes.   It is a well-established fact that electr...

Welcome to join our Blockchain for Sustainable Development G...

Dear Friends,   Welcome to join our Blockchain for Sustainable Development Global Roundtable Jan.7, 2017 Washington DC   BTW, Xiaochen was interviewedby CCTV on China’s innovation process. Here is a c...

C4D.docx

I think everyone should be aware of this amazing innovation!  Sun Buckets: solar cooking innovation.  

The emerging market for pico-scale solar PV systems in Sub-S...

Dear friends, sharing another current and very relevant report by UNEP  DTU Partnership, worth reading (just in case you missed it).   Kind regards.

Mainstreaming SDG 7 in India: a reality check

It is now little more than a year that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed to by the World’s nations at the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2015. SDGs are a set of 17 goals, back...

Poor People's Energy Outolook 2016 ( PPEO2016.pdf ) -  Pract...

Dear friends, just in case you missed this quite relevant and interesting report.   Kind regards.