The 3rd International Conference on Small Island Developing States resulted in the adoption of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway), which established a unique intergovernmental SIDS Partnership Framework.

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) recently hosted the 3rd Edition of the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF 2019) at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, Ghana from 22nd – 24th of October 2019. The ESEF provides the perfect platform to improve the policy and regulatory landscape for private sector investment within the ECOWAS region.

Traditional cooking fuels, such as firewood and dung cakes, that are commonly used in developing countries contribute to increased household air pollution, a phenomenon attributed to 1.6 million deaths in 2017.

The IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate was approved on 24 September 2019 by the 195 IPCC member governments. It highlights the urgency of taking immediate action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the ocean and cryosphere, so that the ecosystems and the livelihoods that depend on them endure.

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) launched a new Beyond the Grid Fund (BGFZ)  for Africa at the beginning of 2019 in order to replicate the BGFZ approach in Burkina Faso, Liberia and Mozambique.

The ECOWGEN project aims to promote the participation of women in the energy sector (renewable energy, energy efficiency). It is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) via the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility Special Fund (NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund).

The Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) together with the Clean Energy Solutions Center recently launched a new series of webinars  on Gender Equality for a More Rapid and Inclusive Energy Transition.

The lack of gender equality forces women to bear the consequences and negative impacts of global warming in a greater extent.

The Renewable Transformation Challenge 2019, which was created by Elsevier and launched in 2017, honors outstanding work that actively supports the transformation to a renewable energy driven world as well as products that have the potential to scale-up access to energy especially in developing countries.

The REN21 Renewables 2019 Global Status Report, which was recently published on 18th June 2019, provides an overview of the latest developments on the renewable energy transition through the end of 2018.