This toolkit champions the use of the Service Design method of journey mapping to support further human centred innovations throughout the MECS programme. This toolkit was developed based on the use of journey maps by the SD4MECS team in the CREST trial Living Lab. The purpose of the toolkit is to enable application of this method to other field trials of modern energy cooking services within the ...

The IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook (WEO) is the most authoritative source of global energy analysis and projections. Updated annually to reflect the latest energy data, technology and market trends, and government policies, it explores a range of possible energy futures and their implications for energy security, access and emissions.The WEO covers the whole energy system, using a scenario-ba...

The Global Electrification Platform (GEP) is an open access, interactive, online platform that allows for overview of electrification investment scenarios for a selection of countries. The scenarios present pathways for achieving universal electricity access (grid, mini-grid and SHS), split into an intermediate strategy for 2025 and full electrification by 2030. The results of the model indicate t...

This document contains a set of questions essential to monitor SDG indicator 7.1.2 on primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies, as well as SDG 7.1.1 on the proportion of the population with access to electricity. These questions were developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group in consultation with a diverse group of stakeholders convened in a set of several ex...

Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the world’s leading environmental health risk factor. Reducing the PM2.5 disease burden requires specific strategies that target dominant sources across multiple spatial scales. We provide a contemporary and comprehensive evaluation of sector- and fuel-specific contributions to this disease burden across 21 regions, 204 countries, and 200 sub-national are...

Direct exposure to household fine particulate air pollution (HAP) associated with inefficient combustion of fuels (wood, charcoal, coal, crop residues, kerosene, etc.) for cooking, space-heating, and lighting is estimated to result in 2.3 (1.6–3.1) million premature yearly deaths globally. HAP emitted indoors escapes outdoors and is a leading source of outdoor ambient fine particulate air pollutio...

Waste management in the small island communities of the Maldives is challenging due to the fragility of the low-lying islands and the logistical complexities of a geographically dispersed setting. The Soneva Namoona team is developing a holistic sustainable waste management model that is suited to the context of such islands. In this article, authors present the findings of household-level waste s...

Open burning of municipal waste refers to the uncontrolled burning of waste in households, on streets, in public places, and in landfills. Open burning is prevalent in Indian cities and significantly contributes to air pollution, climate change, and public health crises. Leading causes for continued open burning are that the waste management infrastructure has not kept pace with urbanisation, and ...

This document provides guidance on policy measures and actions that governments, employers, workers and other actors can implement to promote decent work opportunities and to address challenges in recycling operations in all sectors where recycling takes place.Advancing social justice, including the protection and realization of fundamental principles and rights at work, is key to ensuring that wo...

As part of the Waste and Gender Project, this toolkit was developed for a broad audience interested in understanding the connections between gender inequalities in the waste sector. There are three books, available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, along with pullout exercises from workshops conducted with women waste pickers on gender and waste.While academic studies increasingly focus on wast...