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| | *Energy is a vital key-factor for humanitarian actions of different movements and organizations. | | *Energy is a vital key-factor for humanitarian actions of different movements and organizations. |
| | *The majority of refugee and internal displacement camps are in remote locations, consequently the humanitarian agencies consume large amounts of fuel to reach such places for transporting staff, equipment, food, water etc. | | *The majority of refugee and internal displacement camps are in remote locations, consequently the humanitarian agencies consume large amounts of fuel to reach such places for transporting staff, equipment, food, water etc. |
| − | *Despite the fact that the case load of humanitarian agencies has continued to globally rise, yet no agency or organoization has come up with a proper strategy for addressing their energy use in such situations. | + | *Despite the fact that the case load of humanitarian agencies has continued to globally rise, yet no agency or organization has come up with a proper strategy for addressing their energy use in such situations. |
| | *21 humanitarian aiding agencies, operating in Burkina Faso, Kenya & Jordan, have applied a survey, through which the following problems have been found: | | *21 humanitarian aiding agencies, operating in Burkina Faso, Kenya & Jordan, have applied a survey, through which the following problems have been found: |
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| | #Involved agencies are heavily dependent on oil fuel for electricity generation, for which they are paying too much, even though renewable energy technologies are capable of reducing costs, being deployed in similar conditions. | | #Involved agencies are heavily dependent on oil fuel for electricity generation, for which they are paying too much, even though renewable energy technologies are capable of reducing costs, being deployed in similar conditions. |
| − | #The way in which fuel is distributed in camps, between agencies who are in contract with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) does not usually motivate these agaencies to conserve fuel. Hence, these agencies have very few -if any- incentives to perfrom better. | + | #The way in which fuel is distributed in camps, between agencies who are in contract with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) does not usually motivate these agencies to conserve fuel. Hence, these agencies have very few -if any- incentives to perform better. |
| | #What for and how much is spent on energy by these different agencies lack transparency, as few agencies collect and report on energy use. | | #What for and how much is spent on energy by these different agencies lack transparency, as few agencies collect and report on energy use. |
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| | *NGO offices are desperately short of power in Goudoubo's camp, due to the lack of proper access to computers and air conditioning. | | *NGO offices are desperately short of power in Goudoubo's camp, due to the lack of proper access to computers and air conditioning. |
| | *Investing in renewable energy technologies would solve such issues as well as street lighting and water pumping. | | *Investing in renewable energy technologies would solve such issues as well as street lighting and water pumping. |
| − | *Investing in renewable energy technologies could also drive increased rural energy access among host populations acrocess this area of Sahel. | + | *Investing in renewable energy technologies could also drive increased rural energy access among host populations across this area of Sahel. |
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| | #Demanding humanitarian agencies to provide a breakdown of energy cost projections in budgets, and backing them up with assumptions about consumption and costs. | | #Demanding humanitarian agencies to provide a breakdown of energy cost projections in budgets, and backing them up with assumptions about consumption and costs. |
| | #Investigating what is actually being done by which agencies to reduce fuel costs and emissions in the country of operation. | | #Investigating what is actually being done by which agencies to reduce fuel costs and emissions in the country of operation. |
| − | #Supporing the scaling-up schemes, which have already proven feasibility. | + | #Supporting the scaling-up schemes, which have already proven feasibility. |
| | #Providing guarantees which enable and improve contracting performance with the private sector. | | #Providing guarantees which enable and improve contracting performance with the private sector. |
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| | *[[A Global Plan of Action - Background, Visions and Outcomes|Global Plan of Action]] | | *[[A Global Plan of Action - Background, Visions and Outcomes|Global Plan of Action]] |
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