HEDON newsletter (30/05/2006)
Erin Boyd, Household Energy Network HEDON
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LATEST NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -
online at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/news.htm.
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** 2006 DEVELOPMENT MARKETPLACE WINNERS ANNOUNCED **
Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant program of the World Bank that funds innovative, small-scale development projects that deliver results and show potential to be expanded or replicated. A listing of awards in the energy sector is provided.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/696/news.htm
** GVEP GAPFUND AWARDS ANNOUNCED **
The GVEP Action Programs Fund (GAPFund) was established to aid activities that serve to achieve GVEP goals and objectives. Of
more than 150 submissions, eighteen were selected for funding.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/695/news.htm
** WOMEN STRUGGLE FOR ENERGY SUSTAINIBILITY **
Dr Siddhartha Sarkar, Dinhata College(India), writes about how inadequate accounting of women's work in the informal sector serves to under-represent the importance of energy as an input to women's
economic activities.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/673/news.htm
** BIOMASS ENERGY RISKS HIGHLIGHTED AT UN CSD-14 **
The 14th session of the Commission for Sustainable Development
(CSD) took place in New York from 1-12 May. WHO, GTZ, PCIA and Practical Action organised a joint side event entitled "4000 deaths
a day from cooking fires? Lets prevent them!"
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/668/news.htm
** NEW ENERGY JOURNAL - CALL FOR PAPERS **
The Intn'l Journal of Energy Sector Management, to be launched in 2007, will be a peer-reviewed, inter-disciplinary international platform for disseminating results of research related to and/or
relevant for the management of the energy sector.
See related item below under 'Publication Library'.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/667/news.htm
** GENDER AND ENERGY REFRESHER COURSE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL **
The course is organised by the Netherlands Alumni Association of Nepal in collaboration with the University of Twente, Department of Technology and Sustainable Development in Enschede, the Netherlands.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/663/news.htm
** KOFI ANNAN CALLS FOR NEW APPROACHES TO INCREASING ACCESS TO IMPROVED ENERGY IN DEVELOPING WORLD **
In his opening remarks at the high-level segment of the CSD-14 on May 10, the UN General Secretary also called for a revolution in energy efficiency and increased use of the Clean Development
Mechanism to support projects in developing countries.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/661/news.htm
Do you have relevant household energy news? Please send your household energy news items us by return email!
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EVENTS AND MEETINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
--- 2 NEW ITEMS ADDED SINCE APRIL 2006 HEDON NEWSLETTER --- (for a complete list of all upcoming events and meetings, including those beyond September 30, 2006, see
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/events.htm)
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** WORLD BIOENERGY 2006: CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON BIOMASS FOR ENERGY **
To be held in Sweden, starting 30 May 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/336/events.htm
** BIOFUELS MARKETS ASIA **
To be held in Thailand, starting 05 June 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/374/events.htm
NEW!! ** GENDER AND ENERGY REFRESHER COURSE **
To be held in Nepal, starting 12 June 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/386/events.htm
** CARBON MARKETS ASIA **
To be held in Hong Kong S.A.R., starting 13 June 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/375/events.htm
** RENEWABLE FINANCE ASIA **
To be held in Hong Kong S.A.R., starting 15 June 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/376/events.htm
** 2006 INTERNATIONAL SOLAR COOKERS CONFERENCE**
To be held in Spain, starting 12 July 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/286/events.htm
NEW!! ** REGIONAL TRAINING ON BIOMASS GASIFICATION FOR THERMAL APPLICATIONS IN SMALL/COTTAGE INDUSTRIES **
To be held in China, starting 24 July 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/385/events.htm
Do you have relevant household energy events? Please send details of forthcoming household energy events us by return email!
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PUBLICATION LIBRARY -
(see http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/library.htm)
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** INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT - CALL FOR PAPERS **
Guidelines for paper submissions.
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/224/library.htm
See related news items above: NEW ENERGY JOURNAL - CALL FOR PAPERS
Do you have relevant household energy publications? We are happy to include your papers and reports on our database. Please email them to us!
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