ENERGY ACCESS IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS

The total number of refugees in the world has increased for the fifth consecutive year to 65.3 million, reaching an increase of the 55%  in the last four years. 51% of these are children. And 53% of forced displaced people come from these three countries: Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.

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Energy is used for cooking, lighting, heating and powering. Its access is crucial, but also its efficiency and security have to be addressed by emergency aid organizations and international institutions in their action plans.

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Sustainable and efficient energy supply has to be addressed for three main reasons:

  1. Firewood collection entails security problems for women and children who have to walk large distances at the risk of being attacked or raped.
  2. There are also significant negative health consequences, with risk of burns, respiratory issues and uncontrolled fires.
  3. The environmental degradation can be irreversible.

A good solution to all this problems could be provided by improved cookstoves, which can reduce the exposure to violence women and children face, the health problems with the risk of burns, respiratory issues and fires and finally the environmental degradation.

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To sum up, it can be affirmed that sustainable energy supply has to be addressed in the humanitarian crisis we are currently living because consequences can be dramatic not only for human beings (especially for women and children) but also for the whole ecosystem.


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