Leaving No One Behind : Rethinking Energy Access Programs in Contexts of Displacement
Forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) are among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of population. At the same time, they are those who are most likely left behind by governments, development actors, and the private sector. Many FDPs, especially children, experience major traumas such as war and persecution, forced displacement from home, poverty, or violence. These conditions create a vicious circle of poverty, trauma, and loss that the displaced are often unable to break. In this challenging context, access to energy can play a key role to improve the living conditions of FDPs. The report outlines a set of recommendations to address the key barriers that impede optimal energy practices in displacement settings. Such recommendations represent sectorial building blocks meant to work synergically to reshape energy access interventions in a more inclusive, sustainable and effective manner. The report argues that the World Bank and its Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) unit are uniquely placed to lead the efforts needed to tackle the displacement crisis as a development challenge. The World Bank’s strong client focus, technical expertise, long-term perspective, and commitment put it in a key position to provide innovative financial resource solutions, along with technical and advisory services, to promote private involvement and enhance local capacity. ESMAP can facilitate this work via the Leave No One Behind program, the first initiative within the World Bank Energy and Extractives Global Practice to address the drivers and impacts of forced displacement. The recommendations outlined in this report, led by the concerted efforts of the World Bank and the humanitarian actors, will help governments and agencies streamline electrification efforts for people affected by the displacement. This renewed approach to the provision of access to energy services will be vital to improve the quality of the lives of the most vulnerable.
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Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2022-09
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099530012072237207/P17514905315bf0a40b3d4071242447e86c http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38387 |
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Summary: | Forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) are
among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of
population. At the same time, they are those who are most
likely left behind by governments, development actors, and
the private sector. Many FDPs, especially children,
experience major traumas such as war and persecution, forced
displacement from home, poverty, or violence. These
conditions create a vicious circle of poverty, trauma, and
loss that the displaced are often unable to break. In this
challenging context, access to energy can play a key role to
improve the living conditions of FDPs. The report outlines a
set of recommendations to address the key barriers that
impede optimal energy practices in displacement settings.
Such recommendations represent sectorial building blocks
meant to work synergically to reshape energy access
interventions in a more inclusive, sustainable and effective
manner. The report argues that the World Bank and its Energy
Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) unit are
uniquely placed to lead the efforts needed to tackle the
displacement crisis as a development challenge. The World
Bank’s strong client focus, technical expertise, long-term
perspective, and commitment put it in a key position to
provide innovative financial resource solutions, along with
technical and advisory services, to promote private
involvement and enhance local capacity. ESMAP can facilitate
this work via the Leave No One Behind program, the first
initiative within the World Bank Energy and Extractives
Global Practice to address the drivers and impacts of forced
displacement. The recommendations outlined in this report,
led by the concerted efforts of the World Bank and the
humanitarian actors, will help governments and agencies
streamline electrification efforts for people affected by
the displacement. This renewed approach to the provision of
access to energy services will be vital to improve the
quality of the lives of the most vulnerable. |
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