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OverviewDecentralized, off-grid power supplies such as micro hydropower can be perceived as expensive investments by poor countries like Nepal. Can these investments be justified by the benefits that electricity brings to villages in remote mountainous regions? This book describes research into the development gains brought to such villages, measured in terms of progress towards achieving the millennium development goals. Indicators relating to income, education, gender equality, maternal and child health and environmental impact were measured in villages benefiting from micro hydropower, compared with neighbouring villages without an electricity supply. Decentralized Energy Access and the Millennium Development Goals provides conclusive evidence of these transformative benefits and recommends that Nepal, and countries like it, scale up investments in its microhydropower programme. Published in association with UNDP and AEP, Nepal. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gwénaëlle Legros , Kamal Rijal , Bahareh SeyediPublisher: Practical Action Publishing Imprint: Practical Action Publishing Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 0.530kg ISBN: 9781853397301ISBN 10: 185339730 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 15 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPrelims (Contents, Figures, Tables, Boxes, Forword by Sunil Kumar Manandhar, Forword by Shoko Noda, Forword by Dinesh Chandra Devkota Preface by Veerle Vandeweerd, Acknowledgements, About the Authors, Abbreviations, acronyms and conversion units, Executive Summary) 1. Introduction 2. Methodology 3. Electricity access accelerates achievement of the MDGs in rural areas 4. Policy implications and conclusions Back Matter (Annexes 1 - 10, Endnotes, References)ReviewsAuthor InformationGwenaelle Legros is consultant with the Sustainable Energy Programme within UNDP's Environment and Energy Group in New York. She has been working over the last ten years in the fields of energy and sustainable development conducting research, statistical and analytical work or implementing renewable energy projects in developing countries. Kamal Rijal is a Policy Advisor with the Sustainable Energy Programme within UNDP's Environment and Energy Group in New York. Prior to joining UNDP, he served as an Energy Specialist with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and as a Senior Advisor with the Government of Nepal's National Planning Commission. Bahareh Seyedi is an Energy Policy Specialist with the Sustainable Energy Programme within the Environment and Energy Group of UNDP in New York. Prior to this she was posted at UNDP in Burkina Faso where she managed multiple projects in the area of energy and environment. She has also worked with civil society organizations, leading several international development projects in Central America and South East Asia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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