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The Integrated Sustainable Energy
and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA) was, until
2024, an Indian national organization formed by NGOs involved in
the promotion of renewable energy programmes with special focus on
the implementation of biogas development in rural areas of the country.
INSEDA
had over 50 Indian NGOs as members and was registered as a national
society in 1995.
INSEDA's aim was to
facilitate process oriented, sustainable human development (SHD) in partnership
with local organisations.
INSEDA’s
members were all working to promote sustainable energy technologies
with special emphasis on poverty reduction in rural India. Since
1995 - until 2024 - INSEDA
was the regional coordinator of INFORSE. It was also engaging
in specific projects in cooperation with members.
The highest body in INSEDA was the general assembly of members that
elected the board which had seven members: five representatives
of
the member NGOs, the secretary general, and a business representative.
The secretariat of INSEDA had 3-4 persons and was headed by a secretary
general. In addition INSEDA had advisors on a number issues such
as gender, micro-financing, biogas, financial monitoring and field
workers for specific
projects (presently 5 field workers and 48 field volunteers).
Latest INFORSE-South Asia Cooperations Projects
are:
- Eco-Village Development in South Asia (2015-17,
2017-18, 2019-20. 2020-23)
-
Pro-Poor Low-Carbon
Strategies in Asia, Africa and Latin America (2014-16)
- Southern Voices on Climate Change (2011-14)
- Poverty Reduction - Manual
on Renewable Enegry Technologies (2005-2008)
The General Secretary General was Raymond
Myles, who died in 2025.
Read the article "In memory of Raymond Myles - INFORSE South Asia Coordinator"
in the No. 89 issue
of Sustainable Energy News, Published in November
2025.
This page is at www.inforse.org/inseda
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