Energy Access for Poverty Reduction

Regional Climate Change, Energy & Ecosystems Project

Background

Efforts by countries in the Asia-Pacific region to meet the MDGs, especially the goal of halving the number of poor, will be impaired unless adequate attention is paid to the crucial role that energy services play in the development process, particularly in relation to the economic, environmental and social well-being of the poor. Realizing this fact, the Regional Climate Change, Energy and Ecosystems Project (RCCEEP) primarily focuses on enhancing equitable access to appropriate, reliable and affordable energy services to reduce human and income poverty, keeping in line with the overarching goals of UNDP in supporting countries in their efforts to achieve the MDGs targets.

In this context, the RCCEEP aims to contribute towards the achievement of MDGs target, through broad-based interventions in three thematic areas of priority:

In order to translate the thematic interventions to mainstream energy access into development agenda for poverty reduction, the five strategic services that RCCEEP provides are:

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