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Rakshya Thapa
Regional Technical Specialist
Environment and Energy, UNDP
19 December 2013, Bangkok
Empowered lives.Resilient nations.
Overview of UNDP’s Energy and Climate Change
Mitigation Activities in Asia Pacific
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EITT Team Retreat, Bangkok, Apr 30 – May 3, 2012
Sustainable Development is not possible without Sustainable Energy
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More than half of the population living with no electricity - live in Asia-Pacific
A staggering 72% of the world’s population -who are dependent on traditional cooking fuels -
reside in this region
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UNDP-GEF EITT work is guided by energy-development linkages
• Access to electricity (on- and off-grid)
• Access to clean energy for heating and cooking
• Access to mechanical power
Promoting access to clean and
affordable energy systems and
services
systems
• Energy efficiency and conservation
• Low Carbon Sustainable urban and transport systems
Promoting low emission and climate
resilient urban and transport
infrastructure
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• The current portfolio consists of 12 carbon finance projects that are under registration or implementation using a variety of clean energy technologies
Access to new finance mechanisms
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• 62 countries• 54 projects• Total value US$ 1.2 billion• GEF TF Grant US$ 146
million
• 44 countries• 68 projects• Total value US$ 2.5 billion• GEF TF Grant US$ 252
million
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Principles:
Focus on MDGs; national ownership; low-carbon development; market transformation; public-private partnerships; use of innovative financial tools and market mechanisms
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UNDP is committed to support the SE4All Initiative of the UN
Secretary General
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Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in the Asia-Pacific
“While all three SE4ALL goals are high priorities for Asia-Pacific achieving universal access represents the most immediate goal, as well as perhaps the largest opportunity for achieving the other goals”
http://www.undp.org/content/rbap/en/home/library/environment_energy/APRC-EE-2013-SE4ALL/
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UNDP’s Energy Plus Approach
Practical guide with compilation of advice on how to plan and design an Energy Plus access programme/project
ENERGY PLUS GUIDELINES –Planning for Improved Access and Productive Uses of Energy
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Technical Tools and Guidance
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Empowered lives.Resilient nations.
Thank you
For more information please contact
Rakshya ThapaTel.: +66 (2)3049100 Ext. 5038