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Renewable energy for refugees final conference
The final conference to celebrate and learn from the Renewable Energy for Refugees Project (RE4R).
RESEARCH EVENT
17 MARCH 2022 — 9:30AM TO 6:00PMCHATHAM HOUSE AND ONLINE
Starting in 2017, RE4R has provided energy access to more than 60,000 refugees, with the aim of building on the project’s implementation in Rwanda and Jordan through learning, evidence and advocacy to “re-shape the humanitarian response”. See here for more information on the project and partners. To mark the end of the project, speakers during the conference will examine the overall humanitarian energy landscape, as well as unpack findings from within the project.
Why attend?
- Look back over the last 4 years to identify if there has been a change in the way humanitarian agencies are addressing energy for displaced people.
- Unpack the impact of the PracticalAction global activities and the lessons learned, see the processes followed and the decisions taken.
- Understand what obstacles remain in the way of delivering better, and more sustainable, solutions.
Events
Topics
Departments
Lavina Ranjan
Former Manager, Environment and Society Programme
Speakers
Nour Al Najjar
Junior Energy Expert, NORCAP
Iwona Bisaga
Research Associate, University of Loughborough
Laura Clarke
RE4R Project Manager, Practical Action
Amare Egziabher
Senior Environmental Coordinator, UNHCR
Thomas Fohgrub
Coordinator, Global Platform for Action on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings
Owen Grafham
Assistant Director, Environment and Society Programme
Andrew Harper
Special Advisor to the High Commissioner for Climate Action, UNHCR
Alain Harelimana
Managing Director, Solektra Rwanda
Annemieke de Jong
Head of Portfolio Refugee Livelihoods, IKEA Foundation
Glada Lahn
Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Programme
Kate Montgomery
Head of Business Development, Government Partnerships, Acumen
Jessica Obied
Non-resident scholar, Middle East Institute
Sarah Roberts
CEO, Practical Action
Denyse Umubyeyi
Country Manager, Practical Action Rwanda
Anitha Umutoniwase
CEO, EcoGreen
Mattia Vianello
Head of Energy, Practical Action