Norwegian Refugee Council [to 21 November 2015]
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New Report
Heat, Light and Power for Refugees: Saving Lives, Reducing Costs
Tuva Raanes Bogsnes (17.11.2015)
First ever global analysis of refugees’ energy use. High costs and poor supply undermine humanitarian assistance.

Almost 90% of the approximately 9 million people living in camps have no access to electricity and many lack any form of lighting at night, says a Chatham House report for the Moving Energy Initiative. Energy poverty in refugee settlements is not on the radar of international initiatives and humanitarian agencies are ill- equipped to deal with the scale of need.

“Heat Light and Power for Refugees: Saving Lives, Reducing Costs” zooms in on the energy needs of refugees and displaced people worldwide, and presents the first ever estimates of the volume and costs of what they use…