WEBINAR 

Healthy villages are smart villages: Health, energy, and development

Join The Low Carbon Energy for Development Network and Smart Villages on

Thursday, 16 February 2017

10am EST / 3pm UK (GMT) 

 

Register now:                                                                        

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Healthy villages are smart villages - places where people can live healthy lives with longer lifespans, fewer childhood illnesses and deaths, and greater well-being. 

In this webinar, we will think about the intersections of health and energy. Indoor air pollution remains one of the most deadly elements for many people in the developing world. We will hear about a new clinical trial that offers data and ideas about solutions. We'll also learn about innovative refrigeration technologies for remote areas that need to keep vaccines and other vital life-saving tools cool. We also plan to discuss other crucial issues, such as nutrition and clean water. Join us for this exciting webinar! 

Speakers: 

            Kevin Mortimer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

            Ian Tansley, SureChill

            More TBC!

Register now:

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Each presentation will be 10 minutes, leaving time for questions at the end. 

The webinar will be posted on www.e4sv.org. 

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Please get in touch with Molly Hurley-Dépret (molly@e4sv.org) or Ed Brown (E.D.Brown@lboro.ac.uk) 

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About LCEDN

The Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) brings together researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from across the United Kingdom to expand research capacity around low-carbon development in the countries of the Global South.

It links existing expertise in international development, renewable energy transitions and science and technology studies in order to enhance and support interdisciplinary research, learning and policy-formation for this increasingly important and rapidly changing field.

The LCEDN comprises internationally-renowned universities and thriving energy research institutes, alongside partnerships with the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and expanding worldwide associations. This enables a unique environment for dialogue, discussion and the generation of ideas for funding.

About Smart Villages

The Smart Villages Initiative is a global initiative that aims to provide policymakers, donors, and development agencies concerned with rural energy access across the Global South with new insights on the real barriers to energy access in villages in developing countries – technological, financial and political – and how they can be overcome. We are have chosen to focus on remote off-grid villages, where local solutions (home- or institution-based systems, and mini-grids) are both more realistic and cheaper than national grid extension. Our concern is to ensure that energy access results in development and the creation of ‘smart villages’ in which rural communities have access to healthcare, education, clean water, ICT, and livelihoods. See our recent publications and workshop reports here: http://e4sv.org/resources/