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Background Information ESDS

The BMZ commisioned Global Programme "Support to UNHCR in the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees in the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus”(SUN), implemented by GIZ, seeks to support UNHCR in its role as facilitator of the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) in selected refugee contexts and sectors. The Global Programme is part of the German Special Initiative Tackling the Root Causes of Displacement, (Re-)integrating Refugees The Global Programme also aims to operationalise the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus. The HDP Nexus envisions actors working in humanitarian, development and peace realms to work more cohesively together, capitalizing on their respective comparative advantages following the recommendations of the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) and in line with the 2030 Agenda. Under the “New Way of Working” agreed at the WHS, the various actors are expected to work towards “collective outcomes” that reduce risk and vulnerability and serve as instalments towards the achievement of the SDGs. Read more

The Global Programme consists of 4 components that include implementing activities with UNHCR in 8 countries, accompanied by organisational capacity development. The aim is the consolidation, analysis and sharing of lessons learned from implementation experiences in order to better implement the HDP Nexus. This is key in generating knowledge on ‘what works under which conditions’ and contributes to public, organisational and mutual learning between the two partners GIZ and UNHCR. The cooperation can result in better informed and coordinated programming and implementation of the GCR, CRRF and HDP Nexus.

Component 1

Implementation of the HDP Nexus in selected displacement settings (in Niger, Mexico, Mauritania)

Component 2

Implementation of the HDP Nexus in the sector of sustainable energy (Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda)

Component 3

Strengthening UNHCR's capacities to foster implementation of the GCR and cooperation within the HDP Nexus (UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, UNHCR national offices)

Component 4

Strengthening capacities of governmental structures to implement the GCR at national and district levels (in Uganda, Rwanda)

ESDS is the German contribution to the Clean Energy Challenge issued by UNHCR in 2019 with the following objective:

“All refugee settlements and nearby host communities will have access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030.”​

To that end, ESDS offers global advisory services, implements technical measures and cooperates with relevant stakeholders to promote sustainable and affordable energy access via market-based solutions and to create enabling framework conditions. ESDS structures its activities along the following 3 intervention areas:

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ESDS Milestones

ESDS Factsheets

• Factsheet Access to Energy for Social Institutions
• Factsheet Improved Cookstoves in Refugee Areas User Centered Design Approach

ESDS Webinars

• Collaborating for Change: Lessons from the SUN-ESDS Project
• Webinar Experiences on Operation and Maintenance in Displacement Settings
• Ewaste Value Chain in Humanitarian Settings
• Role of Energy Policies in Shaping Energy Access Dialogue in Displacement Contexts
• Access to Energy for Cooking in Displacement Settings
• Energy Efficiency in Humanitarian Organization Infrastructure
• Workshop on Participatory Design Processes for Energy Projects Planning and Implementation