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The International Network for Sustainable Energy is a network of more than 165 NGOs that are working for sustainable energy solutions to protect the environment and reduce poverty.

News
 
November 11-22, 2024
UNFCCC COP 29, - Baku. Azerbaijan
INFORSE is participating at the UN Climate COP29
with a Side Event on November 20, 2024 and Exhibition (first Week)
Read More at: INFORSE at UNFCCC COP29 in Baku
 
Sustainable Energy News SEN 88 September  2024 pdf file
NEW !
September 2024
Sustainable Energy News No. 88

From the Contents: Sustainable Lifestyle - Sufficiency, Better Green Deal, News from members Europe, South Asia, East Africa, Americas, and Global - UNFCCC COP29 in Baku

SEN 88
( 4 MB), 16p - Link to more issues
Webinar: Reflections after COP28 by INFORSE

December 18, 2023
3.00 - 3.30 pm (IST, India): 10.30 (CET)
Webinar: Reflections after COP28 by INFORSE


Download Presentations from INFORSE's website:
Webinar on COP28 outcome - 18 December 2023

Read:
Presentation (pdf)

COP28 The Outcome Analysis by INFORS
December 13, 2023
The outcome has been analysed by INFORSE. Read on the positive and negative sides:
COP28 The Outcome Analysis by INFORSE (pdf)
INFORSE at UNFCCC COP28 December 1 - 12, 2023
UNFCCC COP 28, - Dubai UAE
INFORSE is participating at the UN Climate COP28.

Read More at: INFORSE at COP28


EXHIBITION IN BLUE ZONE
1-6 December, 2023 - Venue: Blue Zone, BOOTH NO: 1
  

SIDE EVENT IN THE BLUE ZONE
Date: Friday, 8 December, 2023. Time: 11:30-13:00, Room: SE room 1
Title: 100% Renewable & Local Solutions: Africa, South Asia & Local Climate Resilience and Poverty Reduction.

Showcasing Community & Eco-Village Development: transition to 100% renewables, climate mitigation, adaptation & resilience with social co-benefits, income generation, food security, livelihoods, gender. Online Catalogues. Examples: Participatory planning & training in Africa, South Asia & around the world.
- Organisers: Global Ecovillage Network (GEN International), INSEDA (INFORSE-South Asia), Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable energy, SusWatch Kenya (INFORSE-EA).

Sustainable Energy News SEN 87 November 2023 - pdf file 3.5 MB
November 2023
Sustainable Energy News issue No. 87


Articles include:
INFORSE at UNFCCC COP28
Green Lifestyle, FULFILL-Sufficiency.eu, Europe
Online/Offline Publications on Local Solutions in East Africa & South Asia
Publications of 100 % Renewables Senarios in Kenya and Uganda

Climate Action Activities Continue by JEEP in Uganda
Download the pdf from INFORSE - Direct download: SEN 87 (pdf 3.5 MB)
Local Solutions Proposed for Climate Action & Development and Policies
Launch Publication: 30 August 2023
Local Solutions Proposed for Climate Action & Development and Policies to Promote & Scale-up Local Sustainable Energy Solutions

Developed by INFORSE Coordinators in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Europe
Download: Publication (92 pages, 7.9 MB pdf)


Read more on the Project: www.inforse.org/synergies
UNFCCC SB58 Side Event: june 8 2023
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 16:45-18:00
UNFCCC SB58, Bonn Germany & LIVE at UN Climate Channel
Title: 100% Renewables, Local Climate Solutions in East Africa, South Asia.

INFORSE East Africa members present: 100% Renewables in Kenya and in Uganda, and online catalogue on sustainable solutions in East Africa.

See Program, Proceedings, virtual link at INFORSE's side event page
Catalogue: 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
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)

Online: www.localsolutions.inforse.org
English Brochure of Catalogue: 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa - Swahili Brochure of Catalogue: 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa

Brochure of the Catalogue: 80+ Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
in English, Swahili, Luganda, Runyakitara and Luo


Download:
- Brochure in English, 12 pp., (pdf, 2.3 MB)

- Brochure in Swahili, 12 pp., (pdf, 2.3 MB)

- Brochure in Luganda, 12 pp., (pdf, 2.3 MB)

- Brochure in Runyakitara, 12 pp., (pdf, 2.3 MB)

- Brochure in Luo,12 pp. (pdf, 2.3 MB)

Catalogue: 65+ Local Sustianable Solutions
Catalogue: 65+ Local Sustainable Solutions
Online: www.localsolutions.inforse.org
March 27, 2023
LAUNCH Update: Kenya 100% Renewable Energy Scenario & Plan by 2050.
Policy Brief on 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)
Download from Suswatch's web site
- Kenya 100% Renewable Energy Policy Brief, March 2023 (pdf)
- Kenya 100% Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan by 2050, 2.edition, 2023 (pdf)
  March 9, 2023
Public Lecture on Local Sustainable Solutions and Kenya 100% Renewable Energy at Maseno University

Venue: BSc. Climate Change Studies, Department of Geography and Natural Resources Management (NRM), Kisumu, Kenya
Presentation:
- Updated online and print of Catalogue of Sustainable Solutions in East Africa (March 2023) www.localsolutions.inforse.org
- Updated Kenya 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan (See above)
February 9, 2023
LAUNCH: Uganda 100% Renewable Energy Scenario & Plan by 2050.
ISBN 978-87-970130-7-6, 61 pp, January 2023
Download from INFORSE-East Africa web site:
* Policy Brief: Towards 100 % Rewable Energy in Uganda (4 pages, 1.5 MB)
* Full Report: Uganda 100% Renewable Energy Scenarion and Plan by 2050 (61 pages, 6.4 MB)
Venue: JEEP Office in Kampala, and Zoom Online
Program with zoom link (1 page) and Policy Brief (1.5 MB, 4 pages)
Proceedings are available at INFORSE-Africa Vision 2050 and at EASE-CA Project

M ore; UCSD Resources and UCSD Launch Event

More: on INFORSE's 100% Renewable Energy World Vision and 100 % Sustainable Energy Scenarios by regions and countries.
Sustainable Energy News issue No. 86 - November 2022
Sustainable Energy News issue No. 86 - November 2022

Themes:
- 30 YEARS INFORSE Anniversary
- INFORSE at UNFCCC COP27
- Catalogues: Local Solutions in East Africa,South Asia, Ukraine, Europe.
- Sufficiency, - 100% Renewable Scenarios in Kenya and Uganda

Download from INFORSE's website: Sustainable Energy News
Direct download pdf 3 MB
INFORSE side event COP27
November 6 - 18, 2022
UNFCCC COP 27, - Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

INFORSE is participating at the UN Climate COP27 with several delegates in Egypt.
Read Proceedings at: INFORSE at COP27
 

SIDE EVENT IN THE BLUE ZONE
Organised by INFORSE - INSEDA - SusWatch - SE
Date: November 12, 2021 - Time: 15:00-16:30
Venue Room: Memphis (Blue Zone)

EXHIBITION IN BLUE ZONE
7-12 November, 2022 - Venue: Blue Zone, BOOTH NO: 19

Uganda Plan for 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario ¨Kenya 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario by 2050
November 12, 2022
Launch: Uganda Plan for 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario

First Version - November 2022
The first version of the report has been presented at UNFCCC COP27.
The Second Version is published and launched at 9 February 2023 in Kampala and Online. (see news above)

Read also: The Kenya 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario by 2050

The second edition of the report was published in February 2023.
Download the Publication:
- Kenya 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario and Plan by 2050
- suswatchkenya.org/100-renewable-energy-plan-for-kenya-by-2050/

INFORSE-Uganda Members’ Joint Statement to GGC  COP27 2022 Oct 24
October 24, 2022
LAUNCH:
INFORSE-Uganda Members’ Joint Statement to the Global
Green Growth Week 2022, the Uganda Renewable
Energy Conference 2022 and Expo; and the 27th United
Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27)
UNFCCC:SB56 INFORSE side event on June 1 2022
June 11, 2022
INFORSE - SusWatch - NFRE - SE Side Event at UNFCCC SB56 in Bonn, Germany

From INFORSE-East Africa speakers included SusWatch Kenya, UCSD in Uganda, TaTEDO in Tanzania
See the Proceedings and Program at INFORSE at UNFCCC SB56
  June 3, 2022
INFORSE-East Africa Visit at the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy in Denmark - Knowledge Sharing Conference
  March 2022
INFORSE Uganda members meeting at JEEP, in Kampala.
  March 2022
Meeting of INFORSE members and CSOs in Nairobi.
Venue: Kenya Climate Change Directorate.
  March 2022
INFORSE- Suswatch visiting Renewable Energy Department of the Ministry of Energy, Kenya.
  March 2022
EASE-CA Project Partners' Meeting, at TaTEDO, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Field visit at see examples of local solutions implemented by TaTEDO.

INFORSE & CSO Meeting, and INFORSE-East Africa regional meeting.
Catalogue: Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
December 2021
Catalogue: 60+ Local Sustainable Solutions
Online: www.localsolutions.inforse.org
Printed in 400 copies: 140 pp.
Download pdf of the printed version: localsolutions.inforse.org/PDF/Catalogue_LocalSolutions.inforse.org-Dec-2021.pdf
Download online updates from: localsolutions.inforse.org/pages/Download_catalogue.html
February 28, 2022
INFORSE's Submission to the UNFCCC First Global Stocktake

Download: INFORSE's site (pdf) and UNFCCC's Submission Portal (pdf)
 
Climate COP26 Outcome & the Way to COP27 in Egypt, Africa webinar nov 25 2021
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
19 November, 2021
INFORSE-East Africa with INFORSE on UNFCCC COP26 Outcome (pdf)
Read more: www.inforse.org/cop26.php3
Dont Nuke the Climate
100% renewables
November 2021
INFORSE joined 460+ NGOs on a statement for UNFCCC COP26 "Don't Nuke the Climate"
Read & Join: dont-nuke-the-climate.org/cop-26-statement


INFORSE joined Global 100 % Renewables Platform Declaration to UNFCCC COP26
The Earlier the Better, Let’s Speed it Up!
Nuclear Energy is NOT an Alternative! It is unsafe, expensive, and slow.

Read: www.global100re.org/index.php/2021/11/02/cop26-declaration
INFORSE  COP26 side event Local Climate Solutions & Eco-Village Development, 100% RE in NDCs, East Africa, South Asia, Europe

MEET US! SEE PROCEEDINGS:
SIDE EVENT: INFORSE - INSEDA - SusWatch - SE
Date: November 5, 2021
-
Time: 11:30-12:45 GMT
Venue: Loch Lomond Auditorium, Glasgow, UK

Title: Local Climate Solutions & Eco-Village Development, 100% RE in NDCs, East Africa, South Asia, Europe
Policy proposals for local solutions in NDCs & Global Stocktake. Launch catalogues of climate solutions in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), eco-village development in South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka), for energy access & gender equality, 100 % renewables: Europe, Kenya, Uganda.
Read more & link to video: www.inforse.org/cop26.php3
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/634459607557416

Sustainable Energy News SEN 84 November 2021 - pdf file 2.3 MB
November 2021
Sustainable Energy News issue No. 85

News from East Africa: EASECA project:CSOs & INFORSE-East Africa positions, Online catalogue of Local Solutions in East Africa; 100 % Renewables in Kenya. Other news: UNFCCC COP26, Eco-Village Development in South Asia (EVD), Sufficiency, 100% Renewables, Seminar in Europe.
Download from: INFORSE and Direct download pdf 2.3 MB.
INFORSE East Africa Position  to COP26
19 October, 2021
INFORSE East Africa Position to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26), in Glasgow, UK in November 2021.
Download it from INFORSE-Africa Positions or as direct pdf file: www.inforse.org/africa/pdfs/Position_INFORSE_East_Africa_COP26_19102021.pdf

Read more on INFORSE-East Africa at COP 26 link: inforse.org/cop26.php3
Climate Action INFORSE-East Africa event 1  September, 2021 Online
1 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?
Read Program and Background (1 page pdf)
Proceedings at www.inforse.org/africa/EASE.htm
Contact: INFORSE-East Africa: Mary Swai (TaTEDO, Tanzania), Richard Kimbowa (UCSD, Uganda).

Facebook event: facebook.com/events/824864401553247
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvfuqvrTgvGtZUs14h2PrtulVEWFHWu6hB
Read more: Catalogue of localsolutions.inforse.org and EASECA Project
INFORSE at Sustainable Development HLPF 2021 July 2021

13 July, 2021
UN Sustainable Development HLPF 2021
INFORSE Side Event: 7.30 AM-9.00 AM, New York time

Title: Local Climate Solutions for a Sustainable & Resilient Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic in East Africa, and South Asia; Women’s Role; 100 % Renewables as driver for climate mitigation from Denmark to Kenya and Globally.
Featuring also:
- Catalogue of 50+ local sustainable and climate solutions in East Africa;
- 100 % renewables scenarios as part of climate neutrality strategies to Kenya
Read proceedings:
INFORSE at HLPF2021

May 21 2021 100 RE Kenya event
21 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 from www.suswatchkenya.org/publications: Publication "100% Energy Plan for Kenya by 2050" by SusWatch Kenya, 2020: Full Report and Summary.
Read more: EASECA Project
Event May 4 2021 E-Mobility in East Africa
4 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-EA, TaTEDO, E: mary.swai@tatedo.or.tz
FB link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1163024374117561
Catalogue: Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
25 February, 2021 - in Kenya
Launch of Catalogue: Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
Read more: https://www.facebook.com/events/295142565360022

12 February, 2021 - in Tanzania
Launch of Catalogue: Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
Read more: tatedo.or.tz/ news

Catalogue: Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
VISIT LINK: localsolutions.inforse.org
The Catalogue includes local climate and sustainable solutions including improved cookstoves and ovens, mini-grids, pressure cooker, solar lamps, solar dryers, gardening and much more.
Sustainable Energy News SEN 84 December 2020 - pdf file 1,5 MB
December 2020
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 84

News from East Africa: Online Catalogue of Local Sustainable Solutions
http://localsolutions.inforse.org/

News from South Asia: New Project on Eco-Village Development.
Europe News: Energy Sufficiency; Decarbonising European Heating; Power of Community Energy; ZeroCarbonBritain Hub; Community Energy in Ukraine; CSOs Call for Sustainable Energy Future in Ukraine and Belarus
Download from: INFORSE and Direct download 12 pages: pdf 1.5 MB
Catalogue Launch local solutions in East Africa 23 December 2020
December 22, 2020
at JEEP in Uganda
Launch Catalogue: Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
VISIT LINK: localsolutions.inforse.org
The Catalogue includes local climate and sustainable solutions including improved cookstoves and ovens, mini-grids, pressure cooker, solar lamps, solar dryers, gardening and much more.
East Africa Catalogue Launch 11 Dec 2020
December 11, 2020; 11 AM-12 AM (EAT)
Launch Catalogue Online Event:
Local Sustainable Solutions in East Africa
LINK: localsolutions.inforse.org

The Catalogue includes local climate and sustainable solutions including improved cookstoves and ovens, mini-grids, pressure cooker, solar lamps, solar dryers, gardening and much more.

Moderator: Richard KImbowa, INFORSE-East Africa, UCSD, Uganda. The solutions will be introduced by speakers from TaTEDO, Tanzania; JEEP, Uganda; and SusWatch Kenya.
Registration link and read more: EASECA Project

E-Cooking in East Africa 27/11 2020
INFORSE East Africa ECooking Event Nov 2020
November 27, 2020 11-12.30 (EAT)
Electric Pressure Cooker in Africa? Experiences from Kenya, Tanzania and East Africa.
- Dr Jon Leary, MECS, Loughborough University - Overview of the Modern Energy Cooking Services, MECS Programme in East Africa.- Estomih N. Sawe Tatedo/INFORSE-EA, Tanzania - Tanzanian Experience. - Agness Mwikali Kalyonge,Kisambara Ventures Ltd - Kenyan Experience.
The event is organised by INFORSE-East Africa, Tatedo, UCSD, SusWatch Kenya, Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP).
More information:
Tatedo's web site: tatedo.or.tz/news/50-inforse-east-africa-zoom-webinar
EASE-CA Project on INFORSE.org/africa website: inforse.org/africa/EASE.htm
Facebook event link: www.facebook.com/events/297690321413376
INFORSE at UNFCCC CD2020  November 26 2020
26 November, 2020
INFORSE at UNFCCC CD2020 Virtual

Title: Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions in East Africa Catalogue, South Asia Eco-Village Development ToT, 100% Renewables

More: INFORSE Side Event
Launch of Report: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050
September 3, 2020 - Online Meeting
Time: 9 AM (Nairobi, Kenya time)
Launch of Report: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050

Download the 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050 (pdf, 2 MB).
Download presentations and report from: SusWatch Kenya web site:
suswatchkenya.org/100-renewable-energy-plan-for-kenya-by-2050/

- More on EASE-CA Project.
HLPF 2020 INFORSE Side Event July 15 2020
July 15, 2020
UN HLPF 2020 INFORSE Side Event & Exhibition
Title: Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions, South Asia, East Africa, Eco-Village Development, 100% Renewables.

Download presentations: INFORSE at HLPF2020
 
More on EASE-CA Project.
NEWS: TANZANIA POLICY BRIEF
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)
NEWS: KENYA POLICY BRIEF
February 2020
Policy Brief, Kenya by Suswatch
SDG7 Implenetation: the Kenya Scenario
Download: Policy Brief (pdf)
December 2-13, 2019
UNFCCC COP25, Madrid, Spain (moved from Chile)


INFORSE-Africa participates with side event (Dec. 13) and exhibition (Dec. 9-10).
Read on INFORSE participation at COP25 and at the EASE-CA Project.
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 83 December 2019

December 2019
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 83

Inside:
•Editorial: COP25: Step Up Reductions and Support, also for Loss & Damage
•News from East Africa:
- East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action (EASE -CA) in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.

Download pdf version and contents.

EASE-CA East Africa baselines 2019
October 7, 2019 - PUBLICATION LAUNCH
EASE-CA Project Publications of Baselines on
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions:

East Africa Regional & International Baseline
Kenya Baseline by SusWatch
Uganda Baseline by UCSD
Tanzania Baseline by TaTEDO
District Baseline in Uganda by JEEP
Download publications from the EASE-CA Project's web page
October 7, 2019
Uganda NGO Coalition Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Energy
Contact: UCSD , Uganda
  September 25, 2019
Kenya NGO Coalition Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Energy
Contact: SusWatch Kenya
  September 27, 2019
Tanzania NGO Coalition Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Energy
Contact: TaTEDO, Tanzania
 UGANDA PRESS STATEMENT September 25, 2019 - Uganda National Energy and Minerals Week
Press Release: Uganda should Scale up Energy Efficiency to Secure Sustainable Energy for ALL and to Increase Local Climate Action
by UCSD, JEEP, INFORSE-East Africa

Download: Press Release (2 pages pdf, 0.5 MB)
Global Climate Strike September 20 2019
September 20, 2019

Global Climate Strike


Join, millions of climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. Our house is on fire —let’s act like it. We demand climate justice for everyone.
INFORSE's website joined with a banner.

More: ClimateStrike.net & Join GlobalClimateStrike.net
UN Climate Summit 2019UN Climate Act NOW portal
September 23, 2019

UN Climate Action Summit, New York
Just Before the UN General Assembly

More:
- UN Climate Action Summit 2019 and
- UN Climate Action Now
INFORSE-EASE Africa logo
EASE-CA Project meeting July 2019

July, 2019 - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

NEW(!) EASE-CA NGO Cooperation Project Start

Title of Project: East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action

Period: July 2019- July 2022

Read more: EASE-CA Project

UNFCCC COP24
INFORSE - ENDA - INSEDA at UNFCCC COP24
Katowice, Poland

Side Event: December 7, 2018, 15.00-16.30
Room: Warmia

Exhibition: December 3-14, 2018

More: Side Event and Exhibition

- Policy Brief INFORSE East Africa for COP24 (pdf)
- Policy Brief - Guideline social effects of large-scale renewables; West Africa (pdf)
Read: Short Review: What was decided at COP24 (pdf)

West Africa policy bief 2018

ACE WEst Africa

November 14, 2018 - Senegal

NFORSE West African organisations presented recommendations for the social content of renewable energy, in particular how to organise renewable energy projects that yield local benefits and that not become problems for the communities around them.

The recommendations were the results of dialogues initiated in the 3 countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. They set the stage for further expanded dialogues and further in-depth analysis to arrive at an approach that can guide future renewable energy developments.

The recommendations were presented at a side-event during the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF), November 13-14, Dakar, Senegal.
At the end of the side-event, the facilitator, Secou Sarr, ENDA, invited all stakeholders to take part in continued dialogues for development of inclusive guidelines for renewable for energy plants with local benefits.

Roundtable Panelists were: Charles D. Konseibo CEAS Burkina, Ousmane Ouattara, MFC Nyetaa; Hyancith Elayo, Policy Analyst, ECREEE; Djimingue Nanasta, ENDA; Emmanuel Kabore, APER.
From INFORSE Secretariat: Gunnar Boye Olesen participated at the event..

Read the Policy Brief with the Recommendations pdf English and pdf French

ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum: www.esef2018.com

INFORSE ACE Project

Bamako Declaration 2018

8-10 November, 2018
2nd World Community Power Conference, Bamako, Mali
Bamako Community Power Declaration

More than 300 people met and agreed a declaration for the development of community power globally.

Read: Declaration

Peoples Climate March September 8, 2018
September 8, 2018
People's Climate March

On 7 continents, in 95 countries, with 900+ actions, people worldwide demanded real climate action from their local leaders.
More: riseforclimate.org - peoplesclimate.org - 350.org
July 18, 2018 - The UN High Level Political Forum 2018 made a Ministerial Declaration that is calling for actions for sustainable energy.
Read the UN Declaration on Sustainable Energy (pdf).
  May 21-24, 2018
Nairobi, Kenya

PIPA Project Meeting, INFORSE East Africa
& INFORSE Coordinator's Meeting
INFORSE SUSWATCH INSEDA Side Event and Exhibition UNFCCC SB 48  Bonn May 1 2018
April 30 to May 10, 2018
Bonn, Germany


UNFCCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - SBI 48
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

April 30 - May 10, 2018
INFORSE - SUSWATCH - INSEDA, Exhibition

May 1, 2018
INFORSE - SUSWATCH - INSEDA Side Event
Presentations by UCSD (Uganda), SusWatch (Kenya) and TaTEDO (Tanzania).

Launch of Policy Brief and Publication: White Paper: Eco-Village Development Mitigation and Adaptation.

May 6, 2018
Talanoa Dialogue Story from Uganda, East Africa by Richard Kimbowa


Read more at INFORSE at SB48.
and at PIPA Project.
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 82 April 2018
April 2018
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 82


Inside:
Editorial: Climate Change & Poverty: Problems to Be Solved
•3-page article on Promoting Implementation of the Paris Agreement (PIPA) in East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
.

Download the whole issue: PDF file (pdf, 1.7 MB)

Project Workshops in East Africa and West Africa.
See more at
PIPA Project and at ACE Project

November, 2017
The LVEMP II Civil Society Watch E-bulletin: Article: Southern CSOs at COP23 in Bonn Call for Stronger NDCs, LEDs and ‘ParisRulebook for Poverty Reduction and Local Village Development.
Link: Issue: November 2017

Read more:
- PIPA Project
- INFORSE at COP23
November 6-17, 2017, Bonn, Germany
UNFCCC COP23
November 9: Side Event with INFORSE-East Africa participation

Read more:
- PIPA Project
- INFORSE at COP23
SEN 81 INFORSE 25 years issue
November 2017
New Issue of Sustainable Energy News
No. 81: incl. 3-page article on PIPA Project in East Africa
PDF file (pdf, 1.7 MB)
INFORSE at UNFCCC COP19
INFORSE 1992-2017

June 6, 2017 - 25-YEAR INFORSE ANNIVERSARY
INFORSE was formed in Rio at the NGO Global Forum parallel to the "Earth Summit" UNCED Conference 25 years ago on June 4, 1992.
We are celebrating this during the year with several events including
events at COP23 in November, 2017.

Article INFORSE established in 1992

Read article on the creation of the network in "Soft Energy Worldwide" in 1992.

The founding people and organisations were: Hans Bjerregaard and Gunnar Boye Olesen (OVE, Denmark), Adam Gula (PKE, Poland), Emilio Lebre la Rovera (IED, Brazil), Martin P. Beaulieu (REDES, Uruguay), Waldo Bustamente (Tekhne, Chile), Howard Geller (ACEEE, USA), Alden Meyer (UCS, USA);
Stephen Karekezi (FWD, Kenya), Youba Sokona (ENDA, Senegal), Raymond Myles (AFPRO, India), Benjamin Gertes (PCAT, Phillipines).
INFORSE is DEEPLY CONCERNED On AREI - May 29 2017
May 29 2017
INFORSE is DEEPLY CONCERNED on the latest development of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI)

Letter of Complaint over the EU Involvement of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative and the Validation of Projects without Due Screening
Read: INFORSE Coordinators' letter on May 29, 2017, 2 pages, pdf file.
Regional Studies of the ACE West Africa Project Brochure of the ACE West Africa Project

June-December 2017
Regional and National Baseline Studies:
Accelerating Implementation of Regional Policies on Clean Energy in West Africa

Read more: ACE Project
PIPA Reports PIPA POlicy Brief

May 12, 2017
Launch of Policy Brief at UNFCCC SBI46, Bonn, Germany

May 8, 2017
Launch of 4 Publications - PIPA Baseline Studies:
National: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
Regional: East Africa


Download the Policy Brief and Publications from: PIPA Project

Inception meeting in February
April-May 2017
First Capacity Building Workshops in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda

Read more: PIPA Project
31 January- 3 February, 2017
Joint PIPA Inception Meeting

Place: Nairobi, Kenya

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  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 coordinator) 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
7-17 November, 2016
INFORSE at UNFCCC COP22, Morocco in the Blue Zone:

SIDE EVENT: November 11, 2016
Time: 16:45-18:15 Room: 6

EXHIBITION: November 7-18, 2016 (2 weeks)

Read more: INFORSE at COP22
20 May, 2016
UNFCCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - SB 44
INFORSE SIDE EVENT, Bonn, Germany
Time: 16:45 - 18:15, Room: Berlin

Title: South Asian Eco-Village Solutions in NDCs and Climate Finance: Renewable Energy, Organic Farming

See Program at INFORSE at UNFCCC SB 44.
Welcome Paris COP21 Agreement - Eiffel tour in Globe
December 12, 2015 - UNFCCC COP21 Agreement by 195 states is a reality !

"Welcome to a New World of "Paris" Climate Action"

.. Important step forward, even though it is NOT perfect.
by Gunnar Boye Olesen
, INFORSE

Read evaluation of the Agreement: here.

December 2015 - Paris, France
UNFCCC COP21

NGOs from INFORSE-Africa participated at the Conference together with other INFORSE organisations.
Read more at: INFORSE-Arfica at the UN

December 3, 2015 - INFORSE Side Event at the UNFCCC Conference
Title: Fair Low/Zero Carbon & 100% RE Strategies, South & North Countries, Villages, incl Women Initiatives

December 8, 2015 -
INFORSE Side Event at the Climate Generations areas organised by the French Government
Title: Promoting Pro-Poor Low Carbon Development Pathways with Gender Focus


Read Proceedings of the side events: INFORSE at COP21

SEN77

December 2015
Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 77

Inside including:
•Climate COP21 - Can it Break the Deadlock?
•Low-Carbon Strategies in East & West Africa, and South Asia
Eco-Village Development in South Asia

Publications:
- Light over Africa by Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy

Download pdf version and contents.

November 2-3 and 5, 2015
Low-Carbon and Pro-Poor Strategies were discussed in Dakar, Senegal at ENDA-Energie and at ECOWAS Conference. From INFORSE Gunnar Boye Olesen also participated.
Read more on the Low-Carbon Development 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
December 2014
Update Publication: "Combining Energy Access and Climate Protection"

- How energy can be provided sustainable, reducing emissions and increasing well being
Update: Two cases added from Nepal and Bangladesh.
Cases in Africa and in Asia. Compiled by the INFORSE members.
First launched at UNFCCC COP19 in Poland, 2013, and in June 2014 in Bonn.
Publication is one of the results of the "Southern Voices on Climate Change" Project.

Read: Brochure with Contents and Contacts (pdf, 4-page)
Download the full text as pdf from Publication.
Read more on the INFORSE-Africa involvement of the Southern Voices Project

30 October, 2014
Seminar: Southern Voices on Climate Change Program (2011-2014)
Learning from Southern Voices: How to make advocacy on climate change more effective.

Place: Copenhagen, Denmark.
Organizers: Consortium including CARE-Denmark (lead agency), Sustainable Energy Denmark (in cooperation with INFORSE), IBIS, DanChurchAid, CAN, and IIED.

Read more:
- Program: Seminar Program, October 30, 2014
- Publication: Climate Change Advocacy Toolkit
- INFORSE-Africa at Southern Voices on Climate Change in Africa.

4 June 2014 - Bonn, Germany
UN Climate Change COP Pre-Conference to COP19.
Launch of Publication: "Combining Energy Access and Climate Protection"

- How energy can be provided sustainable, reducing emissions and increasing well being
Cases in Africa and Asia. Compiled by the INFORSE members.
The Draft was Launched at UNFCCC COP19 in Poland, 2013.
Read: Leaflet with Front page and Contents. (pdf, 2-page)
Download Publication. The full text is available as pdf.
Southern Voices
April 28 - May 1, 2014 - Togo
Regional NGO Meeting and INFORSE-West Africa Regional Meeting in Togo.

Contact: INFORSE-West Africa c/o ENDA-Energy.

11-22 November 2013, Warsaw, Poland
INFORSE - Africa participates at UNFCCC COP 19

SIDE EVENT: INFORSE-HELIO-AIWC:
18 November, 2013, Time: 16.45-18.15

EXHIBITION: INFORSE-AIWC
11-22 November 2013

Title: "New Solutions of Climate Mitigation in South & North; NGO Voices; Technology Mechanism"

Presentations from INFORSE-Africa:
- Mahamadou Diarra from Mali Folkecenter
- Djimingue Nanasta from ENDA/INFORSE West Africa Coordinator, Senegal
See Proceedings, Pictures at INFORSE-AIWC-HELIO Side Event.

INFORSE has Consultative status at the UNFCCC and ECOSOC.
Read on INFORSE-Africa's participation on previous UN Conferences

Southern Voices
19 November 2013 - Warsaw Poland
Side Event: Southern Advocacy and Campaign Experiences: Including the "Southern Voices on Climate Change" Program, where INFORSE Africa is active.
Read more on SouthernVoices.net: SV COP19 Side Event

7-9 November 2013, Warsaw, Poland
Pre-COP19 International Training Workshop: Advocacy & Campaign Strategies to Counter Climate Change.
Organised by the Southern Voices on Climate Change Project.
Read more on SouthernVoices.net: SV Pre-COP19 Workshop
INFORSE Publication Energy Access and Climate
18 November 2013
Launch of Publication (draft): "Combining Energy Access and Climate Protection"

- How energy can be provided with sustainable energy, reducing emissions and increasing well being"
Cases in Asia and Africa
Compiled by the INFORSE members.
Draft Launched at UNFCCC COP19.
Read Contents (1 page pdf)
Final Version is Online from June 2014.
Full pdf file, 4.8 MB, 78 pages, Gender in Sustainable Energy News 2001-2012

2013
Reader: Gender Climate and Energy 2001-2012


Compilation of Articles on Gender in Sustainable Energy News

Read more and download the Publication: SEN Gender.
INFORSE Publication Energy Access
2012-13 Publication Energy Access Cases in Africa and Asia
Compiled by the INFORSE members
(Online)
2013: News from INFORSE - West Africa:

- 4-18 June 2013: " Environmental Pact" by the Civil Society in Mali Launched in a Forum organised by the Ministry. It was drafted Mali-Folkecenter in collaboration with the Malian Civil Society Network on Climate Change since 2012.

- 17-21 April 2013: "Declaration of Conakry" from the Réseau Climat Développement Annual Meeting in Conakry, Guinea. 20 participants from 17 countries, including INFORSE members like ENDA and Mali Folkecenter.

- 6 February 2013: Workshop on Sustainable Biofuels in Mali organised by Mali Folkecenter.

- 20-21 February, 2013: 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 on NGO capacity building.
2012 - 2014
The "Southern Voices" on Climate Change Capacity Building Programme continues with Phase 2.
The capacity building of INFORSE-West Africa and East Africa is coordinated by VedvarendeEnergi - a Danish Member of the Program's Consortium and the INFORSE-West Africa Coordinator (ENDA) and INFORSE East Africa Coordinator (CDI).

November-December, 2012, Doha, Qatar
INFORSE-Africa participated at UNFCCC COP 18.

Title: Climate-proofing Affordable Energy Services: Local Experiences that Support Sustainable Development

Presentations from INFORSE-Africa:
- Djimingue Nanasta from ENDA/INFORSE West Africa Coordinator, Senegal
- Pierre Dembele from Mali Folkecenter
- Yaovi Joseph Kogbe, FOE Togo / HELIO International
See Proceedings, Pictures at INFORSE-HELIO Side Event.

INFORSE has Consultative status at the UNFCCC and ECOSOC.
Read on INFORSE-Africa's participation on previous UN Conferences

Southern Voices
21-23 November 2012, Doha Qatar
Pre-COP18 International Training Workshop:
Climate Change Advocacy

Organised by the Southern Voices on Climate Change Project
Read more on SouthernVoices.net: SV Pre-COP18 Workshop
June 2012 - Rio+20, Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD). Read: INFORSE at Rio+20 (UNCSD)
21 May, 2012 - Bonn Germany
New report by the Southern Voices programme, involving
INFORSE, Climate Action Network, CLACC and other networks:
Report Reveals Key Role for Civil Society in Policymaking in a Changing Climate

Download the Report from the Project's web site:
www.southernvoices.net.
Press Release: pdf file (21 kB)

Read more on INFORSE at the Southern Voices Project.
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 Africa Meeting in Niamey
28 November - 9 December, 2011, Durban, South Africa
INFORSE participated as NGO observer at the UNFCCC COP17.
INFORSE participation included: Exhibition and a Side Event on Friday, December 2, 2011.
Several INFORSE Africa members participated (e.g. CDI, Uganda; ENDA, Senegal; Mali Folkecenter).
See more at INFORSE at COP17
Jan 2011 - June 2012
INFORSE Participates in the "Southern Voices" on Climate Change capacity building programme with focus on African and South Asian INFORSE regions and NGOs.
13-17 June, 2011
INFORSE participates as observer to the UNFCCC Climate Negotiations in Bonn, represented by Timothy Byakola, INFORSE East Africa.
29 November - 10 December, 2010
INFORSE participated as NGO observer at the UNFCCC COP16, Cancun, Mexico.
Among the INFORSE members the delegates were:
- Emil Bedi, INFORSE-Europe Coordinator /FAE, Slovakia
- Raymond Myles, INFORSE-South Asia Coordinator /INSEDA, India
- Secou Sarr, ENDA, INFORSE-Africa Coordinator
- Pierre Dembele, Mali Folkecenter / HELIO International
- GERES, France
From INFORSE Africa participated: ENDA (Senegal) and Mali Folkecenter. ENDA also participated with its own exhibition stall.

Read more at INFORSE-Europe's website.

3 December, 2010:
Launch of a new NGO project “Southern Voices Capacity Building Programme"
The 2011-2012 Project is coordinated by CARE Denmark and is funded by DANIDA. INFORSE-Africa is participating.
The involved INFORSE organisations among others: From Africa: ENDA, and the Mali Folkecenter. From Europe: The Danish Organisation for Sustainable Energy (VE), From Asia: INSEDA, India.

GROUP PICTURE:
Top from left:
William Chadza, CEPA, Civil Society Network on Climate Change, Malawi; Boubakar Fall, CLACC fellow, ENDA, Senegal; Emmanuel Seck, CAN West Africa, ENDA, Senegal; Hannah Reid, IIED; Ange David Baime, JVE, Ivory Coast, member of WANET CSD; Sherpard Zvigadza, CLACC fellow, ZERO, Zimbabwe; Poul Erik Lauridsen, CARE Denmark; Pierre Dembele, WANET CSD, Mali Folkecenter, Mali; Maiga Mahamadou Farga, CLACC Fellow, Amade Pelcode, Mali; Mónica Lópes Baltodano, Suswatch, Nicaragua.

Bottom from left: Moussa Na Abou Mamouda, AfricaAdapt, ENDA, Senegal (previous CLACC Fellow); Sanjay Vashist, CAN South Asia; Charles Meschack, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group, member of Accra Caucus on REDD and Forests; Achala Chandani, CLACC Fellow Bangladesh, Caritas Bangladesh; Taukei Kitara, TuCAN, Tuvalu; Vivian Lanuza, Suswatch, Guatemala, Fundacion Solar; Raymond Myles, INFORSE South Asia, Inseda, India; Marstella Jack, CAN Micronesia; Maria Isabel Olazabal, Ibis Central America; Peter With, Coordinator, Southern Voices Capacity Building Programme; Mahima Njaidi, Mjumita Forest Network, Tanzania; Raja Jarrah, Care Tanzania –Accra Caucus; Betty, Mjumita Forest Network, Tanzania; Oumar Tankari, Care Niger; Maïmouna Konaré, FEMNET Mali, AWLAE; Elvin Nyakura, CLACC Fellow Kenya, ACTS.

Read more at the INFORSE at "Southern Voices on Climate Change" Project.

December 7-18, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
INFORSE participated as NGO observer at the UNFCCC COP15.
INFORSE also had an exhibition stall and a side event both at the Bella center and at the Klimaforum at the DGI-Byen Center.
From the INFORSE Africa Coordinators participated: ENDA (Senegal), Earthlife Africa (South Africa), CDI (Uganda). ENDA also participated with its own exhibition stall.

Read more on the INFORSE-Africa's participation at COP15:
- INFORSE at COP15 (overview)
- December 14, 2009, COP15 Side Event at the Bella Center, Proceedings and Pictures
- December 9, 2009, COP15 side Event at the Klimaforum09, Pictures and Proceedings

- INFORSE exhibitions at Klimaforum'09 and at the Bella Center
.

2009 April:

INFORSE-members Cooperation Project in Uganda.
JEEP, Nordic Folkecenter, Mali Folkecenter
(link)

2009 January:

Publication of INFORSE-East Africa Cooperation
Sustainable Energy Solutions in East Africa
CDI, TaTEDO, FoE Norway (link)

December 15, 2008
INFORSE participated as NGO observer at the UNFCCC COP14, December 1-12, 2008.
INFORSE also had an exhibition stall and a side event.
From the INFORSE Africa Coordinators participated: ENDA (Senegal) and Earthlife Africa (South Africa). ENDA also participated with its own exhibition stall.
Read more on the INFORSE participation at the conference at COP14


July, 2008
- 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.

July, 2008 - Play to electricity in Namibia. Article in Sustainable Energy News (SEN). See at p.9 in SEN # 61.

2007-2006
INFORSE-Africa participated at the UN CSD 15, 2007 and CSD 14 2006. See more at UN CSD. in
Renewables 2004 Conference in Bonn
2004-05
INFORSE-Africa participated in the the International Renewable Energy Conference in Bonn, June 2004.
You can find news about INFORSE - Africa in Sustainable Energy News as well as news about NGO activities and international processes for sustainable energy.
Gender Theme in Sustainable Energy News!
Link to the articles on Gender. Inputs are welcome to Judit Szoleczky Email: ove@inforse.org

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Created: March 2005. Last updated: October 6, 2024