April 2012: During the Domestic Use of Energy conference held on 2-4 April in Cape Town, GNESD and UNEP hosted a workshop on Energy Access.
GNESD and UNEP hosted workshop on Energy Access in South Africa
During the Domestic Use of Energy conference held in Cape Town, South Africa from 2 to 4 April 2012, GNESD and UNEP hosted a workshop on Energy Access. The event presented speakers from around the world including Southern Africa, Latin America and Europe, and covered the following themes:
- 2012 Year of Sustainable Access and the Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development
- Research priorities for the 2012 Year of Sustainable Access
- Modern energy services for the last 20% in South Africa
- Energy access in Latin America
- Widening energy access in Africa: opportunities and barriers
- Energy access as an opportunity for job creation and poverty alleviation
- Modernisation of woodfuels in Africa