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Sustainable energy, transportation, and resilience in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Forum on Energy, Transport, and Resilience was held at the Bay Gardens Hotel, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia, from June 26 to 27, 2019. It was hosted by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Saint Lucia, with support from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. With the objective of exploring new technologies and combining them with existing regional experiences in sustainable urban development, the event had an overall goal to design a roadmap for the Caribbean smart cities of the future. The forum sought to further public-private exchanges among governments, energy and transportation...

Creation Date: 17 Jan 2022 | | | |

Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers

This paper on sustainable bioenergy was drafted collectively by UN-Energy members, which include all of the United Nations(UN) agencies, programmes, and organizations working in the area of energy, reflecting their insights and expertise. it is intended to contribute to international discussions on the strategies and policies needed to ensure economic, sustainable, and equitable development of bioenergy in the years ahead. The paper points to key social, economic, and ecological; sustainability issues raised by the rapid development of bioenergy in both small and large-scale applications. It encompasses the entire bioenergy value chain, from production to use, with the goal of providing...

Creation Date: 15 Feb 2022 | |

Success Factors for RE&EE Proposal Writing (TA/Donor Projects)

General recommendations An Association of Electric Energy Solution Providers. ✓ Use short and straight-forward sentences ✓ Make use of graphs and tables to describe problems, strategies and key messages ✓ Back-up statements and assumptions with facts and figures and cite sources properly ✓ Check donor specific Project guidance/tools, templates (EU Capacity4dev, GIZ Capacity Works, NAMA facility, etc.) and procurement guidelines (→ high diversity in details) ✓ Consider relevant differences: Consultancy services vs grant agreements ✓ Clarify required scope of Project analysis and strategy. Test for Upload. Edit to test re-indexing settings.

Creation Date: 24 Apr 2023 | | |

Stronger Power : Improving Power Sector Resilience to Natural Hazards

The power sector is both highly vulnerable to natural hazards and a priority for any country'srecovery and reconstruction. After Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, most of the power gridwas down. One year and tens of billions of dollars later some customers were yet to be reconnected to the main grid. This type of long and widespread power outage has major consequences on people's health and well-being, for instance through lacking access to refrigeration for food and medicine, and on the ability of firms to produce and provide people with goods, services, jobs, and income. In most countries, the...

Creation Date: 28 Mar 2022 | | | |