UNESCO engagement pour le développement durable (2011).
L'UNESCO encourage le renforcement des capacités en sciences fondamentales et de l'ingénierie dans le but de renforcer le développement des ressources humaines; Photo Gallery, the Abertis Foundation; and the Spanish Network, thus bridging the knowledge gap between developed and developing countries.
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Addressing the challenge of a new global sustainable energy system involves an increased use of alternative and renewable energy sources. It requires the availability of local competencies as well as endogenous scientifi c capacity as a foundation for increased knowledge of the various related technologies and their adaptation to different contexts and needs.
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Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: Aujourd'hui, unequal access to electricity constitutes a real social inequality that must be addressed. À l'heure actuelle, approximately 1.4 billion people, representing over 20% of the world’s global population, lack access to electricity services and some 85% of them live in the rural areas of developing countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa, they represent approximately 72% of the population and this fi gure rises up to 88% for the rural áreas.
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