Urban Development Links

Energy

Energy for Sustainable Development Ltd
ESD helps to define policies and implement projects to help mitigate climate change and has expertise to deliver the low carbon economy of the future.
www.esd.co.uk/

Gamos Ltd
Works with the social factors surrounding development interventions, organisational development, technology use and transfer.
www.gamos.org/energy

Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development
A UNEP facilitated knowledge network of developing world Centres of Excellence and network partners. The main objective is to carry out policy analysis on thematic energy issues which can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
www.gnesd.org/

Practical Action (formerly ITDG) Energy Programme
ITDG’s energy programme aims to increase poor people’s access to energy technology options, through improving the efficiency and productivity of biomass use, and through small scale, low cost, off-grid electricity supply.
www.itdg.org/?id=energy

Public Services International Research Unit, University of Greenwich
PSIRU researches the privatisation and restructuring of public services around the world, with special focus on water, energy, waste management, and healthcare.
www.psiru.org/

SPARKNET
An interdisciplinary interactive Knowledge Network focusing on energy for low-income households in Southern and East Africa
http://www.sparknet.info/

United Nations Development Programme, Energy and Environment Practice
Works in six priority areas: frameworks and strategies for sustainable development; effective water governance; access to sustainable energy services; sustainable land management to combat desertification and land degradation; conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and national/sectoral policy and planning to control emissions of ozone depleting substances and persistent organic pollutants.
www.undp.org/energyandenvironment/

World Bank Energy
Access to information and resources on the World Bank energy strategy and policy, operational portfolio, learning events and a wide range of documents and publications on energy-related issues.
http://www.worldbank.org/energy/

World Energy Council
A global multi-energy organisation, with Member Committees in over 90 countries. The organisation covers all types of energy, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and renewables, and is UN-accredited, non-governmental, non-commercial and non-aligned.
www.worldenergy.org/wec-geis/

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