September 2012 launch of phase of the Initiative (country-focused) • – ‘operational’ November 2012 baseline report released (WB-led) • – The key players are the UN (UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO), European Commission, Energy+, GIZ and the World Bank .The European Commission with the task of Development’ as this would ‘Energising demonstrate leadership on energy access through: 1) New Development Strategy for Change’ prioritizing energy access in Sub Saharan ‘Agenda Africa (2014 2020) – 2) Launch of a Technical Assistance Facility (by 2014) €50m 3) Announcement of commitment to energy access projects’ (by 2014) €500m ‘concrete In addition, The Energy+ is a Norwegian government initiative is there to promote energy access and low carbon development, country government agreements already signed with Kenya, Liberia and Ethiopia (c.150m Euros). The World Bank also Leading the development of an SE4ALL baseline , a snapshot of the global picture of each of the goals in 2012 and establishing a tracking framework to define and monitor progress to 2030. As well as the Fifty two (52) priority countries having actively in’ to the SE4ALL Initiative (22 of which are in sub ‘opted Saharan Africa). All core Practical Action countries have endorsed, and will therefore take action on the Initiative. Twelve countries have been prioritized as largely in Sub-Saharan ‘first-movers’ Africa including Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone. Participants during the workshop Practical Action positioning: The engagement with the Initiative includes: Communications Partner of SE4ALL and observer to High Level Group • official European launch event for the UN Year of SE4ALL •Organized
• September 2012 – launch of ‘operational’ phase of the Initiative (country-focused) • November 2012 – baseline report released (WB-led) The key players are the UN (UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO), European Commission, Energy+, GIZ and the World Bank .The European Commission with the task of ‘Energising Development’ as this would demonstrate leadership on energy access through: 1) New Development Strategy ‘Agenda for Change’ prioritizing energy access in Sub Saharan Africa (2014 – 2020) 2) Launch of a €50m Technical Assistance Facility (by 2014) 3) Announcement of €500m commitment to ‘concrete energy access projects’ (by 2014) In addition, The Energy+ is a Norwegian government initiative is there to promote energy access and low carbon development, country government agreements already signed with Kenya, Liberia and Ethiopia (c.150m Euros). The World Bank also Leading the development of an SE4ALL baseline , a snapshot of the global picture of each of the goals in 2012 and establishing a tracking framework to define and monitor progress to 2030. As well as the Fifty two (52) priority countries having actively ‘opted in’ to the SE4ALL Initiative (22 of which are in sub Saharan Africa). All core Practical Action countries have endorsed, and will therefore take action on the Initiative. Twelve countries have been prioritized as ‘first-movers’ largely in Sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone. Participants during the workshop Practical Action positioning: The engagement with the Initiative includes: • Communications Partner of SE4ALL and observer to High Level Group •Organized official European launch event for the UN Year of SE4ALL
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