International Network
for Sustainable Energy

INFORSE-South Asia is a network of 24 NGOs in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. INFORSE-East Asia is a network of 12 NGOs in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam.
These organisations are working for sustainable energy solutions to protect the environment and reduce poverty.
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2005-06, The Danish Small Grant Facility supports a number of INFORSE South Asia activities
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News:
December 15, 2008
INFORSE participated as NGO observer at UNFCCC COP14, December 1-12, 2008. INFORSE also had an exhibition stall and a side event.
From the INFORSE Asia Coordinators and National Focal points participated: INSEDA, AIWC (India), CRT (Nepal), ISEP (Japan).
Read more on the INFORSE participation at the conference at
COP14

January 2008
INFORSE-South Asia CD Published

Sustainable Energy Solutions for Poverty Reduction
Result of an INFORSE project 2005-08.
The CD includes the Manual in 5 languages: English, Hindi, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, Singhalese.
Order a copy at: INFORSE order page or at INFORSE-South Asia Coordinator (INSEDA in India), or at the project partners e.g. IDEA from Sri Lanka, CRT from Nepal, Grameen Shakti from Bangladesh, OVE in Denmark. Find contacts under "Search Members & Contacts" on the left side of this page.



July, 2008
INFORSE news from Sustainable Energy News 61 page 8:
- IDEA from Sri Lanka is inviting international volunteers.
Read more on IDEA at successes under Sri Lanka and the Project on Poverty Reduction Manual, or at the Current Situation under Sri lanka.
- Road 2020 Haribon Rainforestation Campaign in the Philippines
- Ashden Award to Grameen Shakti and TIDE
- Solar Energy Leads in Indian Climate Action Plan


January 23-24, 2008
Workshop in Bangladesh

Contact: Grameen Shakti, Email: g_shakti@grameen.net
or Raymond Myles, INSEDA, INFORSE South Asia Coordinator

May 24-26, 2007

Workshop: INFORSE-Capacity Building Project National Workshop of NGOs in RETs for Poverty Reduction in India
Venue:
Om Shanti Retreat Centre, Manesar, Gurgaon, India

Program: (37kB word file)

Proceedings:
(pdf file 470kB) or (word file 1.7MB)

April-May 2007
UN CSD Conference: INFORSE South-Asia organisations participated on the UNCSD 15, 2007. Please read on this here.

March 2005 - January 2008

INFORSE organisations were focusing on a project on renewable energy and poverty reduction in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. The organisations collected successful examples of sustainable energy for poverty reduction and have developed guidelines for choosing the best solutions in given local circumstances. Follow the project's achievements:

Sustainable Energy News logoYou can find information about INFORSE-Asia in Sustainable Energy News as well as news about NGO-activities and international processes for sustainable energy.

Gender Theme in Sustainable energy News, April 2008 !!
Link to the full article on Improved kitchen in Sri Lanka, December 2007, here.
(under the title: Sri Lanka)

2005-2008 Project: INFORSE - South Asia is working on a project to provide NGOs with information and assistance to work better on sustainable energy for poverty alleviation.

Planning INFORSE Vision 2005 & Planning for a Sustainable Energy Future
Ideas, resources for local & national plans: potential,  barriers, computer models. Your guide to make proposals for sustainable energy development that follows implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.

Please send comments to the web master at: ove@inforse.org
or to the INFORSE-South Asia coordinator at: inseda@inforse.org.
Created: March 2005. Last updated: December 2008.