-Section one (around 18 pages): Write a literature review (using recent peer-reviewed articles) on Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Solutions for Sustainable Development in developing countries, focusing mainly on solar. See the sub-themes below.
-Section two (around 1 page): Identified key research gaps organized by sub-themes below, based on the literature review. Can be presented in a table with the references
-Section three (around 1 page): Elaborate interdisciplinary or systems oriented (integrated) key research questions based on the literature review (Can be presented in a table with the references)
Inter-related sub-themes:
1)DRE Environmental sustainability benefits and trade-offs (e.g., climate action, carbon emissions, deforestation, climate adaptation and mitigation, climate resilience)
2)DRE Economic benefits and trade-offs (e.g., livelihood, fuel spending, income generation, women entrepreneurship and employment)
3)Gender equality and social inclusion benefits and trade-offs (e.g., women empowerment, leaving no one behind principle, access to education, and access fairness)
4)Health benefits and trade-offs: DRE to support green recovery from COVID-19 (e.i. prevention of malnutrition)
5)DRE in agro-food sectors benefits and trade-offs: (farming; food preparation and conservation; irrigation; nutrition;)
6)DRE policy, governance, regulatory, and market-based interventions for effective finance, providing access to financial services, and sustainable business models for DRE
I`m sharing here a few peer-review articles and chapters to start (all attached):
-Failures and generic recommendations towards the sustainable management of renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
-Renewable Energy Impact pathways of small-scale energy projects in the global south –Findings from a systematic evaluation
-How effective are small-scale energy interventions in developing countries? Results from a post-evaluation on project-level
-A cross-sectional review: Impacts and sustainability of small-scale Renewable energy projects in developing countries
-Productive use of energy – Pathway to development? Reviewing the outcomes and impacts of small-scale energy projects in the global south
-A machine-learning approach to predicting Africa’s electricity mix based on planned power plants and their chances of success
-Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies Addressing Energy Poverty Through Innovation (book);
-The Role of Gender Concerns in the Planning of Small-Scale Energy Projects in Developing Countries (Chaptcixer 25 in the book above)
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