The study's principal objective was to develop a practical method to measure the benefits of rural electrification. This method involved both formal and informal techniques of data collection; quantitative and qualitative methods of…
This briefing note summarizes evidence on effective approaches used by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for achieving benefits for women and progress towards gender equality.
The findings are based on gender assessments of 12…
Together, the World Bank’s Africa Energy Group (AFTEG) and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) will work to implement ACCES in close coordination and through a strategic partnership with the Global Alliance for Clean…
The objectives of EnPoGen are to:
To identify the linkages between access to energy or electricity and poverty alleviation and gender equity in general—and specifically in the countries considered.
To quantify the impacts…
By mandating low-energy building standards in sales contracts of city-owned land, the City of Münster (Germany) caused a market transformation that led to 80 percent of all new buildings constructed in 2010, even those not built on city-…
The intention of this report is to assist the GOP in assessing the potential role of hydropower in the sector and the measures that could be taken to encourage its continued development as appropriate. The study was done at a particularly…