Meeting Challenges Measuring Progress
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Meeting Challenges Measuring Progress
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Author : Douglas F. Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Release Date : 2018-11-14
Meeting Challenges Measuring Progress written by Douglas F. Barnes and has been published by Inter-American Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-14 with Political Science categories.
Energy access is an essential prerequisite for economic, social, and human development. The 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly recognized affordable and clean energy as a key factor in development, alongside education and poverty alleviation. The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SEforALL) mobilizes international donors, countries, and the private sector to help people in developing countries gain access to modern energy services.To assist in support of SEgorALL goals, this joint study of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provides a comprehensive review of energy poverty policies and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This report measures the progress and impact of energy-access programs and also documents the experience of successful projects. This study reviews cutting-edge methodologies to assist in program design, shares of experiences of successful programs and develops a vision for reaching sustainable energy for all in the LAC region. With electricity coverage at more than 96 percent, LAC is close to becoming the world’s first developing region to achieve universal access to electricity. Despite recent progress, within LAC there are still substantial pockets of energy poverty. Approximately 21.8 million people are without electricity access. More than 80 million people rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking that is burned in fuel-inefficient, primitive stoves. These traditional cooking technologies emit a significant amount of indoor air pollution (IAP), which has been linked to respiratory illnesses and adverse environmental impacts. Thus, in addition to promoting electricity, energy access programs also might give priority to the promotion of cleaner methods cooking by making available better stoves and cleaner burning fuels at reasonable costs. The report also explores ways to measure energy poverty and monitor energy access in developing countries. The accuracy and effectiveness of tools such as the IEA’s household energy data efforts and the Global Tracking Framework depend on collecting information through standardized national surveys. Approaches to measure energy poverty and monitor energy access have increasingly focused on the provision of energy services such as lighting, space conditioning and cooking. The transition from low-quality energy services to more modern forms can be accomplished in different ways. As households in developing countries adopt electricity and clean methods of cooking, they benefit from higher quality, lower cost and convenient to use appliances. However, measuring the societal and developmental benefits of energy investments--though difficult--is important. Two basic approaches have evolved over the years to measure the benefits of energy access: (i) consumer surplus and (ii) regression-based techniques. The consumer surplus approach evaluates the economic benefits of energy services through measuring increased demand resulting from lower costs of such energy end uses such as lighting, radio and television. When possible, rigorous impact evaluation techniques based on multivariate models can be used to more directly measure the socioeconomic benefits associated with energy access and modern energy services including higher income and improved education. In recent years, new approaches for meeting the requirements of modern and sustainable energy services have emerged. Due to technical and market changes, new types of equipment have become available for providing energy services to rural areas. In LAC, three basic models have been developed to provide rural populations with electricity service: (i) main grid extension, (ii) community networks, and (iii) individual home-based systems (including clean cookstoves).
Universal Health Coverage Partnership Annual Report 2020
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language : en
Publisher: World Health Organization
Release Date : 2022-04-05
Universal Health Coverage Partnership Annual Report 2020 written by and has been published by World Health Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-05 with Social Science categories.
Millennium Challenge Corporation Progress Made On Key Challenges In First Year Of Operations Testimony Before The Committee On Foreign Relations U S Senate
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Millennium Challenge Corporation Progress Made On Key Challenges In First Year Of Operations Testimony Before The Committee On Foreign Relations U S Senate written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Millennium Challenge Corporation Progress Made On Key Challenges In First Year Of Operations Testimony Before The Committee On International Relations House Of Representatives
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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Millennium Challenge Corporation Progress Made On Key Challenges In First Year Of Operations Testimony Before The Committee On International Relations House Of Representatives written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Monitoring Primer For Rangeland Watersheds
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Author : Thomas E. Bedell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Monitoring Primer For Rangeland Watersheds written by Thomas E. Bedell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Environmental monitoring categories.
Investing For Life Meeting Poor People S Needs For Access To Medicines Through Responsible Business Practices
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Author : Helena Viñes Fiestas
language : en
Publisher: Oxfam
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Investing For Life Meeting Poor People S Needs For Access To Medicines Through Responsible Business Practices written by Helena Viñes Fiestas and has been published by Oxfam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Resources In Education
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Resources In Education written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Education categories.
Fundamentals Of Game Design
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Author : Ernest Adams
language : en
Publisher: New Riders
Release Date : 2010-04-07
Fundamentals Of Game Design written by Ernest Adams and has been published by New Riders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-07 with Computers categories.
To create a great video game, you must start with a solid game design: A well-designed game is easier to build, more entertaining, and has a better chance of succeeding in the marketplace. Here to teach you the essential skills of player-centric game design is one of the industry’s leading authorities, who offers a first-hand look into the process, from initial concept to final tuning. Now in its second edition, this updated classic reference by Ernest Adams offers a complete and practical approach to game design, and includes material on concept development, gameplay design, core mechanics, user interfaces, storytelling, and balancing. In an easy-to-follow approach, Adams analyzes the specific design challenges of all the major game genres and shows you how to apply the principles of game design to each one. You’ll learn how to: Define the challenges and actions at the heart of the gameplay. Write a high-concept document, a treatment, and a full design script. Understand the essentials of user interface design and how to define a game’s look and feel. Design for a variety of input mechanisms, including the Wii controller and multi-touch iPhone. Construct a game’s core mechanics and flow of resources (money, points, ammunition, and more). Develop appealing stories, game characters, and worlds that players will want to visit, including persistent worlds. Work on design problems with engaging end-of-chapter exercises, design worksheets, and case studies. Make your game accessible to broader audiences such as children, adult women, people with disabilities, and casual players. “Ernest Adams provides encyclopedic coverage of process and design issues for every aspect of game design, expressed as practical lessons that can be immediately applied to a design in-progress. He offers the best framework I’ve seen for thinking about the relationships between core mechanics, gameplay, and player—one that I’ve found useful for both teaching and research.” — Michael Mateas, University of California at Santa Cruz, co-creator of Façade
Information And Communication Technologies For Development Evaluation
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Author : Oscar A. García
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Information And Communication Technologies For Development Evaluation written by Oscar A. García and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Business & Economics categories.
Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), this book gives an insight into the implications of new and emerging technologies in development evaluation. Growing technologies such as big data analytics, machine learning and remote sensing present new opportunities for development practitioners and development evaluators, particularly when measuring indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals. The volume provides an overview of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the context of evaluation, looking at the theory and practice, and discussing how the landscape may unfold. It also considers concerns about privacy, ethics and inclusion, which are crucial issues for development practitioners and evaluators working in the interests of vulnerable populations across the globe. Among the contributions are case studies of seven organizations using various technologies for data collection, analysis, dissemination and learning. This valuable insight into practice will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policymakers in development economics, development policy and ICT.
From Global Complexity To Local Reality Aligning Implementation Pathways For The Sustainable Development Goals And Landscape Approaches
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Author : James Reed
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2015-11-25
From Global Complexity To Local Reality Aligning Implementation Pathways For The Sustainable Development Goals And Landscape Approaches written by James Reed and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-25 with categories.
The Global Landscapes Forums held in Warsaw (November 2013) and Lima (December 2014), coupled with the CGIAR Development Dialogues (New York, September 2014), have helped position landscape approaches at the center of sustainable development initiatives and global discourse. The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its many partners continue to devise ways to best introduce a holistic and integrated landscapes approach to balance trade-offs between conservation and development, including agriculture, with the aim of influencing both policy and practice.