The vision of the Government of Mauritius is to achieve the self-sufficiency in energy supply in the long term, where individual houses would have the possibility and capacity to fully tap renewable resources such as wind, solar, biogas in a decentralized system, which would allow energy supply t
This assessment provides a detailed analysis grounded in the changing paradigm on development in Rwanda, speaking to how relationships can be corroborated empirically and how the evidence should influence the policymaking process at the national, meso, and micro levels.
This paper was aimed at better understanding of the political realities of subsidies and identifying good practices to reduce environmentally harmful subsidies.
This concept note aims to inform decision-makers on linkages between energy initiatives to address poverty and environmental concerns, with a focus on Rwanda. It provides the background for developing a policy brief concerning the integration, or mainstreaming, of environmental issues into energy initiatives around poverty alleviation.
The Tenth National Economic and Social Development Plan aims to pursue a green and happiness society under the direction of the sufficiency economy philosophy. The mission of the Tenth plan is to enhance the efficient economy, conserve biodiversity and build a secure natural resource base, increase capabiity of people to achieve self-reliance through knowledge, good health and strong communitites and improve the national administration with strong governance and democracy with the king as the head of the state.
This publication presents examples of the application of technical expertise, of workplace participation, and of tools that promote workers’ health and safety to problems that extend beyond the workplace into areas such as environmental protection, public health and the accountability of employers. It focuses on crucial issues ranging from climate change and energy, chemicals management, and corporate social responsibility and accountability to future involvement of workers and trade unions with the environment and with efforts to move towards sustainability.