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Far from the flickering screens of oil traders, oil price hikes are starting to bite. “Overcoming Vulnerability to Rising Oil Prices: Options for Asia and the Pacific” examines the affects of soaring oil prices on the daily lives of Asia’s poor.

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Cross-Border Energy Trade and its Impacts on the Poor

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Financing Options of Renewable Energy: The Asia-Pacific Experience

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Delivering Energy Services for Poverty Reduction: Success stories from Asia & the Pacific

This report outlines experiences from UNDP and its partners in designing and implementing energy projects. It provides evidence to support the case that improved access to energy services supports poverty alleviation and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

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Will tomorrow be brighter than today? Addressing gender concerns in energy for poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region

This publication provides recommendations on mainstreaming gender in the provisioning of energy services in order to achieve the MDGs to reduce poverty and empower women.

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Energy Costing Tool & Users Guide v1.9

In recognition of the critical role that energy and the environment play in reaching the MDGs, UNDPs Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction has developed a set of tools for helping mainstream energy and environmental considerations into MDG-based national development strategies. The Energy Costing Tool is one of these tools.

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• Updated! Download Energy Costing Tool in Excel format (2.7 MB)
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Energy and Poverty : Challenges and the Way Forward

In order to achieve the objectives of REP-PoR, this series of 10 country specific publications reports on the countries energy sector and its linkages to poverty concerns, gaps therein and modalities for overcoming the same. It aims to facilitate the inclusion of a strong energy component into the countries socio-economic development programmes. report outlines experiences from UNDP and its partners in designing and implementing energy projects.

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Energy and Poverty in Nepal: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Bangladesh: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Malaysia: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Philippines: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in China: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Cambodia: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Maldives: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Viet Nam: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Sri Lanka: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Energy and Poverty in Pacific Island Countries: Challenges and the Way Forward

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