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United Nations
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EU initiatives| March,
2023 Publish: Brochure of Catalogue: 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa in English, Swahili, Luganda, Runyankole and Luo Download from: EASE CA Project Catalogue: 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa 2nd edition, print, 2023 148 pp. ISBN 978-87-970130-6-9 Download: Full Catalogue 148 pages, (pdf, 8.5 MB) March 27, 2023 LAUNCH Update: Kenya 100% Renewable Energy Scenario & Plan by 2050. Policy Brief on the new updated report, ISBN, 978-87-970130-8-3, 87 pp. February 2023 Download from INFORSE-East Africa web site: - Kenya 100% Renewable Energy Policy Brief, March 2023 (8 pp. pdf, 1 MB) - Kenya 100% Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan by 2025, 2. edition, 2023 (87 pp., pdf, 2.1 MB) February 9, 2023: LAUNCH: Uganda 100% Renewable Energy Scenario & Plan by 2050. Venue: JEEP Office and Zoom Online. Download: Program (1 page), and Power Point Presentations: - "Uganda 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan by 2050" by UCSD, INFORSE-EA (pdf, 0.9 MB). - "Clean Cooking in Uganda: What does Uganda need to offset the dire biomass energy demand in the run up to 2030? by JEEP Uganda (pdf, 1.4 MB). Download the Publications: * Policy Brief: Towards 100 % Renewable Energy in Uganda (4 pages, 1.5 MB) * Full Report: Uganda 100% Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan by 2050 (61 pages, 4.1 MB) More at Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development (UCSD), and Launch Event, and download from UCSD Resources. The first version launched on November 12, 2022 at INFORSE's Side Event of the UNFCCC COP27 in Egypt. |
| November
6 - 18, 2022 UNFCCC COP 27, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt INFORSE-East Africa participating at the UN Climate COP27 with several delegates in Egypt. Read more at: INFORSE-East Africa at COP27 |
| 25 November, 2021 INFORSE East Africa Webinar: Climate COP26 Outcome & the Way to COP27 in Egypt, Africa - Welcome by Richard Kimbowa, chair of INFORSE-EA, UCSD, Uganda - Presentation of the Climate COP26 Outcome, Decisions by Gunnar B. Olesen, INFORSE Secr. (ppt, pdf, 2.2 MB); by Nobert Nyandire, SusWatch Kenya (ppt, pdf 1.3 MB) - What Difference it Made that Civil Society, INFORSE participated? by Mary Swai, TaTEDO, Tanzania / INFORSE-East Africa. (ppt, pdf 2.9 MB) - The Way Forward to COP27, Focus on Africa by Sixbert Mwanga, CAN-Tanzania /CAN-Africa Q & A, Discussion 5 November, 2021 INFORSE-East Africa at UNFCCC COP26, Glasgow, UK SusWatch, TaTEDO, UCSD participate with delegates and speakers at INFORSE Side Event Proceedings: COP26 Side Event, Exhibition, Policy Briefs at COP26. Positions of INFORSE-East Africa and members to COP26: November, 2021: INFORSE on UNFCCC COP26 Outcome (pdf, 1 page) October, 2021: INFORSE East Africa Position to COP26 (pdf, 6 pp.), and September, 2021: INFORSE national coordinators contribute to and join national CSOs Positions to COP26 including: Uganda People's Manifesto; Tanzania Civil Society Position Paper |
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September, 2021 Online - 11.00-12.30 East Africa Time (EAT) Climate Action in East Africa on the way to the Climate COP26 in Glasgow Review of the National Contributions to Combat Climate Change, and to what extent are Local Level Climate and Sustainable Energy Solutions considered? - Program and Background (1 page pdf) Contact: INFORSE-East Africa: Mary Swai (TaTEDO, Tanzania), Richard Kimbowa (UCSD, Uganda). Facebook event: facebook.com/events/824864401553247 TaTEDO's website: tatedo.or.tz/news/inforse-east-africa-webinar-1-september-2021 Proceedings also available at EASE-CA project site. |
June -
July 2021 |
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May, 2021 Online -
9.50-11.00 AM EAT, Nairobi. Join: “How Kenya can Become 100% Renewable” Virtual Validation Meeting for the CSOs' Joint Proposal Read: Program (2 pages pdf) and Policy Brief (5 pages pdf) Contact: Justus Munyoki, SusWatch, Kenya. Download Presentations and Report from: www.suswatchkenya.org/100-renewable-energy-plan-for-kenya-by-2050 Download the Report as pdf file: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050 (pdf, 2 MB) |
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May, 2021 Online E-Mobility in East Africa Organised by INFORSE-East Africa, TaTEDO, Suswatch Kenya, UCSD, Jeep, Nordic Folkecenter Download Program & registration link (1 page 0.5 MB pdf) Contact: Mary Swai at INFORSE-East Africa, TaTEDO E: mary.swai@tatedo.or.tz FB link: www.facebook.com/events/1163024374117561 Proceedings at tatedo.or.tz/en/news/inforse-east-africa-zoom-webinar-e-cooking-in-east-africa Proceedings also available at EASE-CA project site. |
| December
2020 - February 2021 Launch of Catalogue: 50+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa - 25 February, 2021 - in Kenya Read more: facebook.com/event - 5 February, 2021 - in Tanzania Read more: tatedo.or.tz/ news - 22 December, 2020 in Uganda at JEEP - 11 December, 2020 Launch Catalogue: 50+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/3929175180440666 VISIT CATALOGUE: www.localsolutions.inforse.org |
| November
27, 2020 11-12.30 (EAT) Online Electric Pressure Cooker in Africa? Experiences from Kenya, Tanzania and East Africa E-cooking event on 27.11.2020 Event Brochure Tatedo's web site: tatedo.or.tz/news/51-inforse-east-africa-zoom-webinar-e-cooking-in-east-africa Facebook event link: www.facebook.com/events/297690321413376 Proceedings also available at EASE-CA project site. |
| November
26, 2020 INFORSE-East Africa at * UN CD2020 Climate Dialogue (VIRTUAL) November, 2020 SIDE EVENT: November 26, 2020 Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions in East Africa Catalogue, South Asia Eco-Village Development ToT, 100% Renewables |
| September
3, 2020 - Online Zoom Meeting;
Time: 9 AM (Nairobi, Kenya time) Launch of Report: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050 Download the Report as pdf file: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050 (pdf, 2 MB) Download Presentations and Report from: suswatchkenya.org/100-renewable-energy-plan-for-kenya-by-2050/ |
| March
2020 Policy Brief, Tanzania by TaTEDO CSOs Call for Accelerating Implementation of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in Tanzania in Order to Close the Energy Gap Download: Policy Brief (pdf) |
| February
2020 Policy Brief, Kenya by Suswatch SDG7 Implenetation: the Kenya Scenario Download: Policy Brief (pdf) |
| December,
2019 INFORSE-East Africa at UNFCCC COP25, Madrid, Spain INFORSE Side Event (Dec.13) and Exhibition (Dec. 9-10), Policy Briefs More: Side Event, Exhibition, Policy Briefs at COP25. |
| October
7, 2019 PUBLICATION LAUNCH: EASE-CA Project Publications of Baseline Studies on Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions: East Africa Regional & International; Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania; Districts in Uganda. Download publications from: EASE-CA project site. |
July,
2019 - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania |
December
3-14, 2018 |
| • May
21-24, 2018 Nairobi, Kenya PIPA Project Meeting, INFORSE East Africa & INFORSE Coordinator's Meeting |
| November
6-17, 2017 UNFCCC COP23, Bonn, Germany Side Event, and Exhibition with INFORSE-East Africa participation Read more: PIPA Project and INFORSE at COP23 |
| May
8, 2017 Launch of 4 Publications: PIPA Baseline Studies National: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Regional: East Africa Download the Publications from: PIPA Project |
| 2017-2018 New Project in East Africa: Promoting the Implementation of the Paris Agreement in East Africa (PIPA) In the Project, INFORSE is cooperating with TaTEDO in Tanzania, Suswatch Kenya, and Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development (UCSD) and SustainableEnergy in Denmark (project leader). Read more: PIPA Project |
| 2016 -2018 New Project in West Africa: Accelerating Implementation of Regional Policies on Clean Energy (ACE) In the Project, INFORSE is cooperating with ENDA (INFORSE cordinator) in Senegal, CEAS in Burkina Faso, MFC in Mali, JVE in Benin, OPED in Togo, AFHON in Cote d’Ivoire, CODDAE in Niger, and SustainableEnergy (in Denmark, project leader). Read more: ACE Project |
| 2014-2016: Launch Project: Low Carbon Strategies - NGO Networks' Cooperation Project in East & West Africa, South Asia and Latin America: Promoting Pro-Poor Low-Carbon Development Strategies |
| 2014:
4 June 2014 Launch of Publication: "Combining Energy Access and Climate Protection" UN Climate Change COP Pre-Conference to COP19, Bonn Germany - How energy can be provided sustainably, reducing emissions and increasing wellbeing Cases in Asia and Africa. Compiled by the INFORSE members. The Draft was Launched at UNFCCC COP19 in Poland, 2013. Read: Leaflet with Frontpage and Contents. (pdf, 2-page) Download the full text as pdf from Publication (from June 2014). |
| 2014: News
from INFORSE West Africa May 2014 -Togo Regional NGO Meeting and INFORSE-West Africa Regional Meeting in Togo. Contact: INFORSE-West Africa c/o ENDA-Energy. |
2013: November 2013: INFORSE-Africa members were represented at UNFCCC COP 19, 2013 Representatives of ENDA and Mali Folkecenter were speakers at the INFORSE Side Event. Read more at: INFORSE-Africa at the UN. |
2013: News from INFORSE - West Africa - 17-21 April 2013: "Déclaration of Conakry" from the Réseau Climat Développement Annual Meeting. 20 participants from 17 countries, including INFORSE members like ENDA and Mali Folkecenter. - 4-18 June 2013: " Environmental Pact" by the Civil Society in Mali Launched in a Forum oranised by the Ministry. It was drafted Mali-Folkecenter in collaboration with the Malian Civil society network on climate chang since 2012. - 6 February 2013: Workshop on Sustainable Biofuels in Mali organised by Mali Folkecenter. - Capacity building and Inception meeting of the project on Vulnerability Assessment and Integration of Climate Change into Local Development Plans of two districts in Dakar and Fatick in Senegal. |
| 2013:
News from INFORSE - East Africa: - October 2013: INFORSE Regional Meeting in East Africa |
 2013 November 18Launch of Publication: "Combining Energy Access and Climate Protection" - How energy can be provided with sustainable energy, reducing emissions and increasing wellbeing" Cases in Asia and Africa Compiled by the INFORSE members. Draft Launched at UNFCCC COP19. Read Contents (1 page pdf) Final Verson will be Online in January 2014 |
 2012 Publication Energy Access Cases(Online) |
| 2011
- 2012:
News from INFORSE - East Africa January 2012: INFORSE-East African NGO Meeting on Financing Renewable Energy, Kampala, Uganda. October 2011: East African NGOs Meeting on Energy 25 August 2011: INFORSE National NGO Meeting, Kampala, Uganda |
| 2011
- 2012:
News from INFORSE - West Africa January 19, 2012: INFORSE-West Afica Meeting in Niamey |
| 2009
December: INFORSE-Africa members participated at UNFCCC COP15 as NGO observers. Representatives of members made presentations at the side events, and made several contacts at the INFORSE information booths. Read proceedings and see pictures at: INFORSE at COP15 |
 2009
April:INFORSE-members Cooperation Project in Uganda: Cooperation among: JEEP (Joint Energy and Environment Projects) in Uganda Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy in Denmark, and the Mali Folkecenter in 2007-09. Download: Sustainable Energy News 64 pdf 1.6 MB file (article is on page 10.) More: JEEP, and Nordic Folkecenter. |
Edited by Timothy
Byakola, Climate and Development Initiatives (CDI) & INFORSE
East Africa, Uganda; Oscar Lema, Tanzania Traditional Energy
Development and Environment Organisation (TaTEDO); and Torhildur
Kristjansdottir and John Lineikro, Norges Naturvernforbund
(FoE Norway). |
2008 December |
| 2008-2009 German Volunteers to Africa If your organisation in Africa, would like to host a young volunteer from Germany, please read the German INFORSE member Artefact's call: Solivol. |
| 2008
July - Play to electricity in Namibia Article in Sustainable Energy News (SEN) issue 61. See at page 9 on SEN # 61. |
| Articles from 2004: |
| 2004:
Article: No smoke while the sun shines this Earth Day (pdf
file) By Richard Worthington, Coordinator of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Partnership, a project of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (Opinion Piece that appeared in Business Day and This Day, 22 April 2004) |
| 2004:
Article: Renewable Energy Can also get South Africa working
(PDF file) By Claire Taylor, Information Coordinator, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Partnership, a project of Earthlife Africa, Johannesburg and member of the Energy Caucus |
| See more in Sustainable Energy News |
2009
January: