GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
<p>Between 1990 and 2010, the number of people with access to electricity has increased by 1.7 billion, and as the global population continues to rise so will the demand for cheap energy. A global economy reliant on fossil fuels, and the increase of greenhouse gas emissions is creating drastic changes to our climate system. This is impacting every continent. Efforts to encourage clean energy has resulted in more than 20 percent of global power being generated by renewable sources as of 2011. Still one in seven people lack access to electricity, and as the demand continues to rise there needs to be a substantial increase in the production of renewable energy across the world. Ensuring universal access to affordable electricity by 2030 means investing in clean energy sources such as solar, wind and thermal. Adopting cost-effective standards for a wider range of technologies could also reduce the global electricity consumption by buildings and industry by 14 percent. This means avoiding roughly 1,300 mid-size power plants. Expanding infrastructure and upgrading technology to provide clean energy in all developing countries is a crucial goal that can both encourage growth and help the environment.</p>
Projects
Latest Projects
Algeria
Experimentation of Waste management Project
Regional
Women, Peace and Security
Regional
The Venice Forum on the Future of Cities/Cities of the Future
Regional
Green Finance Innovation Platform: Derisking Renewable Energy Investments in the Arab Region
Sudan
Big Data for Development – Scaling Out, Up and Deep for Development Impact in Sudan
Somalia
Scaling Future Ready
Lebanon
A human-centred approach to crisis response in Lebanon
Lebanon
Development of Impact Investment Platform LiveLebanon 2.0 with crowdinvesting and blockchain technology: CedarCoin
Sudan
Engaging citizens to measure public service delivery via community radio
Regional
Hacking the Project Cycle for Impact in Arab States & Africa
Multiple Countries
Colour of Innovation
Regional
Measuring SDG Tier III Indicators
Egypt
Africa Impact Investment Summit
Egypt
Behavioural Insights and designing low-cost evaluations to combat violence against women
Egypt
Funding for impact
Egypt
”Internet of Things” Competition to Promote Inclusive Living for Persons with Disabilities
Jordan
Voices of marginalized and at- risk communities to improve interventions targeting social cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism - Jordan
Somalia
Future Ready
Somalia
Social Innovation Camp
Somalia
Open Innovation Challenge
Kuwait
Behavioural Insights Unit
Bahrain
The King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award
Bahrain
Youth Empowerment in Education
Lebanon
Speak Your Mind to Prevent Conflict
