This webinar is part of a series of events on digitalization in Africa organized by RES4Africa Foundation with the support of CSR Europe.
Africa needs a forward-looking approach to energy infrastructure development, which avoids lock-ins in high-carbon assets and is adapted to changing climatic conditions.
The reliable provision of electricity and other modern fuels could be a precondition for the improvement of productivity in agriculture, industry or mining sectors. In addition, access to energy influences the use of modern domestic appliances and services, such as cooling or heating. This also corresponds to an increased adaptive capacity of the society to climate change impacts. For example, electricity is fundamental to limit the impact of drought in agriculture, and cooling appliances mitigate side effects of heat waves on health. However, increasing access to energy that goes beyond basic needs will generate increasing energy demand, which in the past has often been accompanied by increasing GHG emissions.
This webinar presents the emerging opportunities and existing landscape for the energy infrastructure in Africa and highlights the challenges faced in the deployment of the possible solutions.
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