Cape Verde
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a special edition of the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles for the Caribbean,” as well as the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles Special Edition on Islands,” which summarize the state of renewable energy in these areas.
This overview includes information on the individual countries’ energy supplies, electrical generation, grid capacity and energy access, and highlights the countries’ energy...
14 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Cape Verde Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territory Planning (MAHOT) organized a series of workshops on urban development and territorial planning for citizens of Cape Verde. The workshops were part of the larger Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). Workshop and other PSUP activities included individual and institutional capacity building, information gathering and training.
The workshops took place in nine...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 July 2012: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has released the main report from the independent evaluation of the UN’s Delivering As One (DaO) Initiative. The report assesses the value of the related reform initiatives, based on experiences of pilot activities in eight countries in joint budgeting, programming, communication, leadership and allocation of resources for development at the national level.
The results will feed into the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review on Operational...
16 Jun 2012
This High-Level event side-event to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) will discuss domestic experiences, financing and technology challenges, and the role of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the international community in the deployment of renewable energy in Africa. Participants include Commissioner Elham Ibrahim, African Union (AU), and ministers from Angola, Cape Verde, France, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, and the United Arab...
15 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 May 2012: The Africa Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA) has reported on the outcomes of its fourth annual conference, “Access to Sustainable, Renewable Energy in Africa as prerequisite for the MDGs,” which illustrated confidence in the future of renewable energy in Africa and provided concrete policy recommendation to governments.
Professor Salah Arafa, American University in Cairo and member of the AREA Steering Committee, stated that “Africa will be the powerhouse of the world” due to a...
