The nature of traditional energy sources means that development happens around resource-rich areas in order to increase efficiency. As the renewable energy rollout accelerates, there is a huge opportunity to develop rural and more isolated regions. The potential of renewable energy is particularly attractive in rural areas with high levels of poverty and little to […]
Climate Change Should be called ‘climate crisis’: Resident Representative, UNDP – EQ Mag Pro
NEW DELHI : Ms Shoko Noda, Resident Representative, UNDP today emphasized on the collapse of biodiversity, displacement of ecosystem, damage to marine ecosystem and recommended for a holistic approach by widening the interventions on climate change from adaptation and mitigation to biodiversity conservation. Addressing 13th India Climate Policy and Business Conclave, organized by FICCI with […]
Rebel-Held Syria Shifts Power – Toward Solar
UNDP says at least 90 percent lack a stable power supply across Syria In rebel areas, there is little hope of state-provided electricity Solar panels are seen on the rooftops of buildings in the town of Dana, Idlib province, Syria, on June 10, 2021. KILLI, Syria: Huge solar panels poke out of pumpkin and tomato […]
Why the Green Climate Fund Should Give Developing Countries Greater Direct Access to Finance
At its latest board meeting in March 2021, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved $1.2 billion in funding for 15 climate change projects in developing countries. However, funding for only two of these projects, or 1.5% of the total amount, went directly to developing country institutions. The GCF, one of the financial mechanisms the Paris […]
UNDP completes installation of solar street lights at Sebha airport in Libya
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has completed the installation of 284 solar street lights at Sebha airport in Libya. This installation covers the courtyards, car parks, internal roads of Sebha airport, and two other segments of the road linking the airport to the city center. According to UNDP, the installation will provide light to […]
ADB green projects gain $300 mn
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has granted $300 million to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist in creating environmentally friendly infrastructure projects that aim to help economies in the region recover sustainably and create jobs. The ADB said the funds will be utilised by the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility’s (ACGF) Green Recovery Programme […]
Yemeni women use solar to light up homes, one village at a time
Equipped with six solar power grids, the station is the only source of electricity for dozens of houses in several villages. The station, one of three in the country but the only run by an all-female crew, started with 20 houses. Today, it powers twice that number. Ten trailblazing Yemeni women have overcome scepticism and […]
‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) expressed confidence that clean energy would grow in 2021. Despite that the world is not on track to meet climate objectives and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) for universal access to clean, affordable and reliable energy, Marcel Alers, UNDP Head […]
UNDP promoting clean energy through solar streetlights in Libya
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is promoting clean energy through solar streetlights in Libya. This comes as part of its wider remit to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion while protecting the planet. It helps countries to develop policies, leadership skills, and build resilience in order to sustain […]
UNDP, UNIDO to promote renewable energy technologies in Cambodia
The workshop looked at current barriers hindering renewable energy development and sought to identify key recommendations for government consideration with the aim to promote RE in Cambodia. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft of Cambodia (MIH), jointly organized a […]