Publications
The ESMAP Knowledge Exchange Forum is an opportunity for energy sector practitioners and policymakers from developing countries to join with global experts to share experiences and views about pressing global energy challenges. The Forum is designed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge across sectors and regions, and between representatives from client countries and ESMAP donors.
As in previous years, the 2012 ESMAP Knowledge Exchange Forum focused on “frontier” issues – issues of emerging importance to developing countries across the world. In 2012, the Forum focused on three themes:
Results-Based Approaches in Energy: Learning from Other Sectors
Results-based approaches are receiving increasing interest from client countries and donors, but their deployment in the energy sector has been limited compared to other sectors. ESMAP has embarked on a two-year work program that aims to assess how results-based approaches can be used to improve outcomes and scale up financing for energy sector development.
Energy Access for the Urban/Peri-Urban Poor
Rapid urbanization is putting new pressures on many developing countries to deliver reliable, clean energy services to urban populations. This is especially true in slum areas and informal settlements that have long been characterized by a lack of modern energy services. ESMAP and the Cities Alliance have partnered with city authorities and urban planners to identify solutions to this challenge that can be replicated in urban and periurban communities around the world.
Renewable Energy Resource Mapping
Mapping national renewable energy resources is a crucial step in providing the information needed for governments and regulatory authorities to develop strategies and policy frameworks to support the sustainable expansion of renewable power generation. This session facilitated sharing of experiences between countries that have successfully completed such work and those that are just starting.
