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When Global Crises Escalate, Local Solutions Are the Way Out   Energy poverty threatens communities worldwide, intensifying vulnerability to safety threats, health problems, and economic instability. At the same time, the humanitarian sector is grappling with a pressing paradox: as global crises escalate, access to funding is becoming increasingly scarce and more unpredictable.  In this challenging […]

It’s 3 am in Cox’s Bazar as you blink your eyes awake, slip out of bed, and untie the rope securing your tarpaulin door. Outside, the night is still, stiflingly humid, and dark. You look across the camp to the nearby WASH facility, some 500m away, illuminated by bright LED lighting. The path that winds

“We need energy for lighting, heating, for fans, to do laundry, for the boiler for hot water… These are the most basic needs for energy we can’t live without.” – Syrian woman, 29, living in Marka, Amman Syrian refugees in Jordan rely on energy for a wide range of essential household necessities. Lighting is crucial,

A new briefing note by the GPA Coordination Unit demonstrates that solarising healthcare facilities in crisis and conflict-affected communities reduces costs while improving quality of care delivered, but lasting impact depends on successful coordination of long-term operations and maintenance of installed systems. Reliable power for health facilities is not a luxury but a lifeline. In sub-Saharan