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|CSO minigrid=Micro or mini-grids
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|CSO solution other=Others
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|CSO solution other text=Biogas for electricity and industrial heat
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|CSO cooking targets=Households, Productive use and livelihoods, Communities and social institutions (including schools and health centers)
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|CSO electr targets=Households, Productive use and livelihoods, Communities and social institutions (including schools and health centers)
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|CSO activity installation=Installation/ distribution of clean energy solutions
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|CSO activity awareness=Awareness and demand creation
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|CSO activity capacity=Capacity building and training
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|CSO activity research=Research and knowledge creation
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|CSO activity policy=Policy advocacy
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|CSO activity other text=Knowledge exchanges and practitioner networks
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|CSO theme enfironment=Environmental protection/ conservation
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|CSO theme livelihoods=Livelihoods and agriculture
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|CSO theme other text=Empowerment of local energy practitioners
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|CSO overview=• WISIONS is an initiative founded in 2004 by Wuppertal Institute – a think tank and sustainability research institute based in Wuppertal, Germany
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• WISIONS’ mission is to empower individuals and communities in the Global South to transform the production and use of energy so that it effectively enables sustainable development.
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• Over the last 15 years, we have supported communities and local energy practitioners through projects, knowledge exchanges, networks, research and advocacy.
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|CSO key=• WISIONS’ transformative research, impact evaluation and evidence-based advocacy.
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• WISIONS’ scheme SEPS (Sustainable Energy Project Support) nurtures innovative sustainable energy projects and fosters knowledge exchanges between practitioners. As of February 2019, SEPS has supported around 130 projects and exchange activities across the world.
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• WISIONS cooperates with and supports four practitioner networks to facilitate knowledge development and sharing and to induce the broader dissemination of sustainable energy solutions:
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- RedBioLAC (Latin America and the Caribbean) and RedBioCol (Colombia), focusing on biogas.
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- HPNET - HydroEmpowerement Network, on micro-hydro in South and Southeast Asia.
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- WindEmpowerement,  on small wind.
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|CSO contact=Carmen Dienst
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|CSO email=Carmen.dienst@wupperinst.org
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|CSO url=http://www.wisions.net
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|CSO twitter=https://twitter.com/wisions
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|CSO partners=Energypedia, Group for the Environment; Renewable Energy and Solidarity (Geres), Hivos, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) - Indonesia, Mercy Corps, People; Energy and Environment Development Association (PEEDA) - Nepal, Practical Action, Smart Villages, SNV, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), Others
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|CSO intern gain=• Advancing our mission and that of the coalition, which are very much aligned.
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• Giving local energy practitioners a stronger voice in the international energy access and sustainability agenda.
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• Exchange knowledge and develop ideas (e.g. on delivery models, good practice) with like-minded organisations.
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• Learning from others to tackle our gaps in knowledge, e.g. financing models, experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa
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• Build new potential partnerships in our existing areas of work (support for implementation, knowledge exchange, practitioner networks, research, advocacy, communication).
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• Finding opportunities to conduct transdisciplinary research applying quantitative and qualitative methods.
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|CSO intern skills=• Extensive experience in supporting community-level sustainable energy projects applying a holistic, sustainability-focused approach.
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• Lessons learnt in partnering with networks of local practitioners in community-scale energy access.
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• Strong network of partners in the field, including our four practitioner networks.
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• Theory-of-Change methodology for impact evaluation – leading to evidence-based recommendations and research publications.
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• Applying the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus as conceptual framework to analyse complex resource and development challenges.
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• Expertise in productive use of energy and links to agriculture.
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• Wuppertal Institute’s pioneering transformative research philosophy (e.g. living labs, participatory methods).
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|CSO learning=Business development support, Policy advocacy, Gender mainstreaming and empowerment
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|CSO expertise=Installation/ distribution of clean energy solutions, Awareness and demand creation, Capacity building and training, Research and knowledge creation, Livelihoods and agriculture
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|CSO intern ref1=Carlos Sordo
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Practical Action
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Carlos.Sordo@practicalaction.org.uk
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|CSO intern ref2=Johanna Hartmann
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Energypedia
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johanna.hartmann@energypedia.info
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Revision as of 12:52, 26 February 2019

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== WISIONS of Sustainability (an initiative of Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy) ==

  • WISIONS of Sustainability

(an initiative of Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy) was founded in 2004 and is based in Germany .

  • Type of organisation: Other

• WISIONS is an initiative founded in 2004 by Wuppertal Institute – a think tank and sustainability research institute based in Wuppertal, Germany • WISIONS’ mission is to empower individuals and communities in the Global South to transform the production and use of energy so that it effectively enables sustainable development. • Over the last 15 years, we have supported communities and local energy practitioners through projects, knowledge exchanges, networks, research and advocacy.

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Key Activities
• WISIONS’ transformative research, impact evaluation and evidence-based advocacy.

• WISIONS’ scheme SEPS (Sustainable Energy Project Support) nurtures innovative sustainable energy projects and fosters knowledge exchanges between practitioners. As of February 2019, SEPS has supported around 130 projects and exchange activities across the world. • WISIONS cooperates with and supports four practitioner networks to facilitate knowledge development and sharing and to induce the broader dissemination of sustainable energy solutions: 

- RedBioLAC (Latin America and the Caribbean) and RedBioCol (Colombia), focusing on biogas.
- HPNET - HydroEmpowerement Network, on micro-hydro in South and Southeast Asia.
- WindEmpowerement, on small wind.
Main Activities
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Other activities: Knowledge exchanges and practitioner networks
Target Groups
for clean cooking:
  • Households
  • Productive use and livelihoods
  • Communities and social institutions (including schools and health centers)
for electricity:
  • Households
  • Productive use and livelihoods
  • Communities and social institutions (including schools and health centers)
Themes
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Other themes: Empowerment of local energy practitioners
Energy Solution Focus
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CSO icon electricity bo Asset 11.png Electricity

CSO icon solar Asset 5 bo.png Solar CSO icon biogas Asset 8.png Biogas CSO icon hydro Asset 7 bo.png Hydro

CSO icon wind Asset 10 bo.png Wind Cooking solar.png Solar cooking Electricity with biomass.png Biomass Electricity hybrid.png Hybrid


Other solutions: Biogas for electricity and industrial heat

Sizes

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Where we work
Our regions of operation are: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia and Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean.

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South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, Global
Contact Details

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Partnerships
We work together with the following ACCESS coalition partners: Energypedia, Group for the Environment; Renewable Energy and Solidarity (Geres), Hivos, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) - Indonesia, Mercy Corps, People; Energy and Environment Development Association (PEEDA) - Nepal, Practical Action, Smart Villages, SNV, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), Others.
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