Turning Science On: Improving Access to Energy in sub-Saharan Africa
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Date
2010
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Sponsorship
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Abstract
Access to modern energy services, defined as electricity and clean cooking fuels, is central to a country’s development. Poor access retards the pace of national development and poverty reduction and delays the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The availability and use of energy will greatly influence how rapidly African countries are able to increase their agricultural productivity, provide safe water, achieve economic development, and use information and communications technologies to become increasingly integrated into the global economy.
Description
Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2010). Turning Science On: Improving Access in Sub-Saharan Africa. [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/78
Subject
Greenhouse gases , Sub-Saharan Africa , Liquid petroleum gas , African Science Academy , Energy in sub-Saharan Africa , Gross Domestic Product (GDP) , Community-based woodfuel productionDOI
Citation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2010). Turning Science On: Improving Access in Sub-Saharan Africa. [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/78