by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Ghana has increased its share of electricity delivered to households from less than 40 per cent in 2000 to 60 per cent in 2010. Today, more than 70 per cent of households nationwide have access to electricity. However, this national average belies a striking...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge There is little doubt that countries across the globe face similar development challenges whether they are based on geography, demographics, language, culture or other connections. Many people, however, remain sceptical of the benefits that Southern...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge The simultaneous global economic and environmental crises in recent years have brought into relief the urgent need to separate the unsustainable use of natural resources from economic growth based on industrial production patterns that have been largely...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Biomass, especially wood and coal, dominates the energy sector in Sierra Leone, accounting for some 80 per cent of consumption, followed by imported petroleum products at some 13 per cent. Grid-generated electricity makes up the remainder, or approximately 7...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Globally, some 1.3 billion people still live without electricity and close to 3 billion people lack modern cooking and heating equipment. It is estimated that 2 million deaths annually are associated with the indoor burning of solid fuels in unventilated...
