This guide by the Covenant of Mayors of Sub-Saharan Africa shows that urban planning tends to be gender blind, with the design of urban street lighting as a key example. It provides a manual, aimed at African cities, on how to develop gender-responsive public lighting projects. English: https://comssa.org/download/rxeWs6zcOXbTl8qRidGZ9nCB7EFAI4Pa/Gender-sensitive-public-lighting.pdf French: https://comssa.org/download/U3kjdTBHqV6FGKfoI71EgLY2wZrSvtz8/Eclairage-public-sensible-au-genre.pdf
This guidebook summarizes a broad range of policy and financial instruments that governments can implement to foster the development of the interconnected mini-grid market, driven by the private sector.
The purpose of this Guide is to help organizations of all sizes, and in particular SMEs, to improve their energy performance in a logical, controlled and systematic way, thereby saving energy and reducing costs.
This overview of energy mangement for businesses introduces the main energy saving opportunities associated with effective energy management and demonstrates how simple actions can save energy and reduce energy bills.