Climate change and energy security in East Africa

Author(s):
Stephen Karekezi, John Kimani, and Oscar Onguru
Year:
2009-2010
Summary:

In light of the challenges facing the power sector in East Africa, there is a need to reduce the vulnerability of large scale hydropower generation to the impacts of drought (which is often thought to be climate change related).

Climate Change and Children

Author(s):
UNICEF
Year:
December 2007
Publisher:
UNICEF
Pages:
20
Summary:

Climate Change and Children examines the effects of climate change on children – and examines how climate change has evolved from an ‘environmental’ issue into one that requires collective expertise in sustainable development, energy security, and the health and well-being of children.

Support to policy consultation and actions to boost sustainable use of water and energy resources for agricultural production and livelihood improvement in Africa in the context of climate change

Summary:
Project Components:

The development objective of this project is to build capacity of African governments, farmers organizations and private sector investors in their efforts to achieve water for food and energy security in the continent in the context of climate change.

Cofinancing Total:
-
Total Amounts:
445 000
Image(s):

Climate Change and Energy Security in Europe

Author(s):
Camilla Adelle , Joana Chiavari, Marc Pallemaerts
Year:
June 2009
Publisher:
Institute for European Environmental Policy
Summary:

Publication

Abstract: The EU’s goal is to get at least 20 per cent of its energy supplies from alternative energy sources by the year 2020 and climate change and energy will be high on the agenda. The IEEP report Climate Change and Energy Security in Europe: Policy Integration and its Limits, commissioned by the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS), looks at these key issues.