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Humanitarian Energy Knowledge Hub

This hub is a one-stop destination for anyone interested in the humanitarian energy nexus. It consolidates, manages and links the latest information and knowledge from the sector. This hub is also a living knowledge product and is continuously updated. Want to share your "knowledge, news or resources" on this portal, share them with us at info@energypedia.info.

Background on Energy in Displacement Settings

• The role of energy in humanitarian settings
• Country-specific information on energy in displacement settings
• Uses of energy in displacement settings (households, businesses, communities)
• IASC matrix
• Introduction to HE stakeholders
• All articles related to humanitarian-energy on energypedia

Key Data Resources

• GPA Power BI tool
• Displacement Tracking Matrix
• UNHCR operations portal
• Energy access map (IEA and World Bank)
• OCHA - Humanitarian Data Exchange

Market Based Case Studies and Lessons Learned

• Private Sector Enterprises for Refugees Energy (AMPERE)
• Market-based Energy Access Project (MBEA)
• Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa

Tools for Planning HE Interventions

• GPA Power BI tool
• Displacement Tracking Matrix
• Energy access map (IEA and World Bank)

Policies and Regulatory Environment

• Energy policies
• Displacement Tracking Matrix
• Energy access map (IEA and World Bank)

Product & Service Providers

• Clean Cooking Alliance - sector directory
• GOGLA
• Verasol Product Database
• Private sector database on energypedia
• UN Global Marketplace

Highlights

Humanitarian Energy Webinar Series

Humanitarian Energy Video Library

Private Sector Stakeholder Database

E-Learning Modules

Latest Humanitarian Energy Publications

• A Roadmap for Energy Access in Displacement Settings: Ethiopia
• Energy Practices in Ugandan Settlements Amid Environmental Challenges
• Humanitarian Energy Outlook 2023
• Empowerment through Appliances: Insights from the Humanitarian Energy Sector
• READS Summary: Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda
• Summary of Assessment on Market-Based Access to Clean Cooking Fuels in Refugee camps in Rwanda

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Offers

Connect With Us

energy@unitar.org
Humanitarian Energy Practitioners Group
GPA Twitter Page

GPA Newsletter

Programmes and initiatives

• Global Platform for Action
• Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings (ESDS) Project
• Renewable Energy for Refugees (RE4R)
• Health and Energy Platform of Action
• UNHCR Energy Information System
• Smart Communities Coalition (SCC)

Opportunities

25 April 2025
Call for Consultants

30 April 2025
Call for Papers for the Solar World Congress 2025

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Job offers

15 April 2025
Programme Officer – Energy Access and Productive Use (P3)

30 April 2025
Professional (m/w/d) Internationale Energiekooperationen Südosteuropa

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