Energy is essential to keep life, production, growth and development going. However, being the main contributor to climate change, energy also constitute one of the biggest challenges that the world and humanity face today. This calls for new green and sustainable energy solutions, behavioural change, not to mention new policies, on global and local scales. Danish consulting engineers play an active role in this necessary turnaround. For instance, when we work with national governments to enhance international cooperation to facilitate policy dialogue and access to shared sources of energy, when we design and implement stand-alone energy systems, provide technical assistance to local authorities, assist governments with energy efficiency strategies, or when we design integrated renewable energy solutions, including wind, solar, biomass and hydro.
PROJECT:
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEKONG REGION
The objective is to improve livelihoods and climate resilience by reducing the vulnerability of local populations to climate change and natural disasters in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Phase 1 focused on stimulating the clean energy market through business development, capacity building and improved policy frameworks, while phase 2 integrates a results-based financing mechanism with a human rights-based approach to promote clean energy market deployment. The funding is focused on larger size projects to achieve sustainable impacts, targeting both project developers from the private sector as well as public-private partnerships and public sector entities.
COUNTRY:
COMPANY: NIRAS A/S
SECONDARY GOALS: 9 & 13