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| | |Focus=Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Energy Access, Financing and Business Models, Other | | |Focus=Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Energy Access, Financing and Business Models, Other |
| | |Event Language=English | | |Event Language=English |
| − | |Beginning=2021/02/16 | + | |Beginning=2022/02/16 |
| | |Event Time Zone=Rwanda | | |Event Time Zone=Rwanda |
| − | |End=2021/02/18 | + | |End=2022/02/18 |
| | |Event Time Zone2=Rwanda | | |Event Time Zone2=Rwanda |
| | |Country=Rwanda | | |Country=Rwanda |
| | |Location=Kigali | | |Location=Kigali |
| | |URL=https://www.seforall.org/content/2020-sustainable-energy-all-forum | | |URL=https://www.seforall.org/content/2020-sustainable-energy-all-forum |
| − | |Event description=2021 marks a major political milestone in efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, including SDG7 on universal access to sustainable energy. It also marks the beginning of the next commitment period under the Paris Climate Agreement and the moment where the world must raise its ambition on climate action. | + | |Event description=Sustainable Energy for ALL (SEforALL) has decided to postpone the SEforALL Forum in Kigali, Rwanda to 16-18 February 2021. |
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| − | The 2020 SEforALL Forum will be a major event at the start of the final decade to achieve SDG7, providing a global platform to mobilize resources, connect partners and showcase action to realize the promise of the sustainable energy revolution for everyone.
| + | This decision has been taken to ensure the health and well-being of participants considering the COVID-19situation and as a result of in-depth discussions with our host, the Government of Rwanda, the United Nations and the SEforALL Administrative Board. |
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| − | “We are excited that the next global SEforALL Forum will be hosted by Rwanda and take place on African soil,” said SEforALL’s CEO Rachel Kyte. “While Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the furthest to go in ensuring access to reliable, affordable and clean energy, it is also the region where the urgent needs of people and promise of the renewable energy revolution offer the most exciting opportunities for invention and breakthroughs. If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and raise ambition for climate action, all roads take us to Africa and solutions found in Africa can lead the rest of the world. What better place to embark upon the final decade of effort to meet SDG7 and the other goals that sustainable energy supports.”
| + | At this challenging time, SEforALL and the Government of Rwanda join the international community in standing in solidarity with affected countries. |
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| − | The 2020 Forum in Kigali will be:
| + | Rwanda will remain the host country of the SEforALL Forum, which was planned to take place 26-28 May 2020. Preparations will proceed to ensure the best possible results for the Forum, designed as the landmark opportunity to foster a global dialogue about the challenges and opportunities of achieving SDG7 by 2030. The Forum will provide a space for voices from across the global sustainable energy movement to share successes and visions of the future and will serve as a platform to broker new partnerships, spur investment and drive action towards realizing SDG7. |
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| − | -The most dynamic and diverse convening of the movement since the establishment of the SDGs.
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| − | -A space to take stock of progress and focus on what’s working, what isn’t and why
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| − | -A platform for mobilizing resources and launching new financial instruments that will close the energy access gap effectively and efficiently | + | |
| − | -A forum for collaboration and a place for partnerships to showcase action
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| − | -A marketplace where entrepreneurs, community leaders, city leaders, policy makers, financiers and investors can connect
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