INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT (ISNAD-Africa)
Who We Are
The International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) is a pan-African and multidisciplinary network of professionals, researchers, academics and students across the globe active in the various sustainable energy, environment and climate change fields. Through various initiatives, ISNAD-Africa seeks to:
- support students in African universities interested in conducting research on various sustainable energy, environment and climate change topics in their disciplines
- support researchers around the globe interested in conducting research on sustainable energy, environment and climate change topics in Africa
- facilitate capacity development programmes and technical meetings on sustainable energy, environment and climate change
- conduct enlightenment and advocacy programmes
- develop and implement sustainable energy projects
These we would achieve through collaborative initiatives of students in African tertiary institutions with sustainable energy researchers and professionals around the globe.
Sustainable Energy Situation in Africa
The fast-changing global energy landscape is driven by research and capacity development, among other factors. The global pursuit of energy transition from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy with high energy efficient systems requires continuous education and research programmes to combat the threat of climate change while improving energy access. The excellent performances of many developed countries in renewable energy and energy efficiency developments are reflections of the continuous research activities, education and other capacity development programmes in such countries. However, the situation in most of the developing countries is dissimilar, particularly in Africa countries.
Africa has abundant renewable energy resources but its energy situation does not reflect this. Only 15% of African population has access to electricity. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 13% of the world’s population, but only 4% of its energy demand. Studies also show that two out of every three people are without access to electricity in the region. According to the World Energy Outlook, “Sub-Saharan Africa has now become the most electricity poor region in the world in terms of the total number of people as well as the share of its overall population”. Despite the high level of energy poverty on the continent vis-à-vis the abundant renewable energy resources in various African countries; the uptake of renewable energy is limited by a number of factors including the inadequacy of human resource and research programmes.
Past and Present Partners
International Accreditations and Memberships
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Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law
7, Parry Road, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
isnad@isnad-africa.org
isnad.africa@gmail.com
+39 34 7056 0059
+39 34 7056 0059
+39 34 7056 0059
+39 34 7056 0059
