This UN-Energy paper on the importance of energy for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was drafted collectively by the United Nations (UN) agencies, programmes and organizations working in the area of energy, reflecting their insights and expertise.
The paper presents messages based on technical analysis from the perspective of the economic and social services that energy helps provide, particularly the services covered by the MDGs.
It presents specific recommendations for linking production and access to energy services to poverty reduction programmes and national MDG strategies and campaigns. This builds upon the agreement reached in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) reflecting the linkages between energy the MDGs that were included in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI).
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Purpose of the paper |
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Current energy services fail to meet the needs of the poor |
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Energy has strong links with poverty reduction |
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Energy helps achieve the MDGs in various ways |
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Overcoming the challenges for improving energy services for the poor |
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Implications for the Structure of Agriculture |
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[source: United Nations]
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