Smart Villages webinar, 16 March 2017: 'Refugees and energy: Meeting the needs of refugees and displaced people'

LCEDN resource

The webinar can be viewed here

In this webinar, we focused on the needs of displaced people and refugees – whether internally displaced, asylum seekers living in camps, or other situations. What are their energy needs? What happens when a temporary camp becomes a permanent home? What are the specific needs of men, women, and children in these situations – including energy for education, cooking, and productive uses of energy?

We learnt about the Moving Energy Initiative, the work of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, the work of EnDev/GIZ, and the work of two entrepreneurs who have worked closely with refugees and organisations that serve refugees.

Speakers:

Kathleen Callaghy, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Salinee Hurley, BGET

Laura Patel, Energy4Impact

Anja Rohde, GIZ

Inga Buchholz, EnDev

Divyesh Thakkar, Sun Lite Solar

 

Initiatives: 
Smart Villages Partnership