As the global population is still rising – albeit at a decreasing rate – we can expect an additional billion or more people in the next 10 years and yet another billion by 20401. Simple mathematical calculations would suggest that the number of off-grid global poor will nearly double within a decade. And the world …
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Jul 31 2015
Book of collected essays from world experts released
- By Smart Villages in Press Releases
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31st July 2015
Opinion pieces from experts tackling the idea of energy as a catalyst for sustainable development – health, food security, education gender equality, governance, security and employment. Smart Villages: New Thinking for off-grid communities worldwide comprises 16 essays written by scientists and leading thinkers from around the world. 1.3 billion people worldwide still lack access to …
- AbuBakr Bahaj, Access to Energy, Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, Andrew Mnzava, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christiana A. Thorpe, Daniel M. Kammen, Deepak Nayyar, entrepreneurship, Essays, Javier González Díaz, John Holmes, M.S. Swaminathan, Michael J. Ssali, Mukulika Banerjee, Murefu Barasa, off-grid, P.C. Kesavan, R. Vasant Kumar, Rural Electrification, Smart Villages, sustainable development, Terry van Gevelt, Tobias S. Schmidt, Wole Soboyejo
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