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Republic of Kiribati National development strategies 2004-2007: Enhancing Growth and Ensuring Equitable Distribution
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
National Development strategies(NDS) is a strategic plan for sustained growth in the income and welfare of the people of Kiribati. It sets in a planning framework the aim that the...
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Status of and potential for utilizing coconut oil (CNO) in power Generation and Industrial Use in Pacific Island countries
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The main objective of this work is to assess the potential of coconut oil (CNO) as a substitute for diesel in CI engines in the Pacific island countries of Papua New Guinea, Fiji and...
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Investigating the Potential of biodiesel production in Fiji: Facilitating Sustainable Production in the fiji region
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Biodiesel an alternative renewable energy resource produced from alcohol and vegetable oil. Its production and quality control has been explored extensively using the available local raw...
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Barriers to CDM Projects in Pacific Island Countries: A Focus on Fiji
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
With a focus on Fiji, this article assesses the benefits of and explores the barriers to using the Clean Development mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol in Pacific island countries....
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Preparatory Survey Report on the project for Improvement of Domestic Shipping Services in the Federated States of Micronesia
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The fleet of the domestic shipping services in the FSM, belonging to the National and State Governments, had been total six vessels at most, and had been serving as the lifeline for...
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Electricity Pricing: Theory and Case Studies
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The rapidly increasing costof electricity power in recent years has brought about a growing awareness of the importance of pricing policies inmaximizing the net economic benefits of...
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Review of Bankable Investment Opportunities in Fiji
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This report is part of work commissioned by the UNDP to help FIJI meet its Fiji Renewable Energy Power Project (FREPP) goals. This work is intended to contribute to the revitalization of...
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Gender and Energy for Sustainable development: A Toolkit and Resource guide
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
In 2005 the international community will gather to examine progress on gender and development issues in the ten years following the 1995 Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women. This...
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Taxes vs Permits: Options for Price-Based Climate Change Regulation
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This paper provides an overview of key issues involved in the choice among marketbased instruments for climate change policy. Specifically, it examines the potential net benefits from...
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Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
More than half of households in Honduras use cook stoves that are highly inefficient, unhealthy and unsafe, impacting the health and well-being of users and families as well as the...
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Wave Powered Desalination by Reverse Osmosis- A Feasibility Study
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
The purpose of this thesis is to study the feasibility of wave powered desalination: what areas would be potential for wave powered desalination and how much the produced water would...
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Site and Storage Conditions for Class 3.1 Flammable Liquids
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This document sets out the site and storage conditions for class 3.1 flammable liquids. These substances may also have toxic, corrosive and/or ecotoxic properties (HSNO classes 6, 8...
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What Makes People Cook with Improved Biomass Stoves? A Comparative International Review of Stove Programs
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This report summarizes a large-scale evaluation of improved-stove programs funded by the United Nations Development Programme, managed by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme...
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Scaling Up Demand-Side Energy Efficiency Improvements through Programmatic CDM
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Improving energy efficiency (EE) is one of the most promising approaches for achieving cost-effective global greenhouse gases (GHG) reductions. However, it is severely underrepresented in...
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50 Ways to End Kerosene Lighting
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This guide aims to show many different technologies that can be used to eliminate kerosene lighting from households in developing countries. 1.6 billion people in approximately 300...
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The Impact of Higher Oil Prices on Low Income Countries and on the Poor
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This paper was commissioned by ESMAP as part of an investigation on energy security issues from the perspective of developing countries, starting with a literature review and a concept...
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Living with High Prices: A Policy Brief
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This policy brief has been prepared by the Asian Development Bank to help the region manage the adjustment to high prices. The policy brief describes the situation internationally and in...
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The Challenge of Higher Oil Prices - Adjusting to higher oil prices: The challenge for developing Asia
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Asian Development Outlook 2005 Update - This part of the Update reviews the possible consequences and challenges presented by high oil prices for developing Asia. After a brief review of...
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Solar Photovoltaic Systems Technical Training Manual
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
Developing countries face an overall situation of limited energy resources and applications, particularly in rural areas, and there is an urgent need to address this situation. Limited...
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Renewable Energy in Remote Australian Communities (A Market Survey): Final Report
SPC Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) Publications
This report presents the results of one of the most extensive field market surveys detailing the use of renewable energy systems in remote area power supplies (RAPS) in Australia. 134...