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GERES - Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity

• GERES - Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity was founded in 1976 and is based in France .
• Type of organisation: NGO

Environmental conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and improving livelihood of the poor are the main focus areas for GERES, who is particularly involved in the implementation of engineering solutions for development and providing specific technical expertise. Energy efficiency programs, renewable energies and local economic development are GERES core activities.

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Key Activities

Green Business Area: decentralized hybrid micro-grid in rural areas for productive uses

Energy and Climate Information Services: advocacy, awareness raising and technical assistance to households, MSMEs, corporate sector, local authorities and civil society on climate and energy Sustainable housing in cold climate areas: energy efficiency in housing and construction sector, through technical assistance, access to finance, advocacy and capacity building

Sustainable biomass energy value-chains: from sustainable forest management, to clean biomass fuel production to efficient thermal appliances

Main Activities

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

Other themes: energy access, energy poverty, energy transition, climate change

Energy Solution Focus

Clean cooking

Electricity

Biomass Solar

Biomass Hybrid

Other solutions: energy efficiency in housing/building, clean heating

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Where we work

Our regions of operation are: Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Middle East, South Asia, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia.

Our countries of operation are: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, France, Indonesia, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tunisia.
Our headquarter is based in:

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West Africa: decentralized rural energy for productive uses, biomass energy value chains Central and South Asia: energy efficiency in buildings South-East Asia: biomass energy value chains, from sustainable forest management, to clean biomass fuel production to efficient thermal appliances

Europe-Mediterranea: energy poverty, energy efficiency in (social) housing, energy efficiency in thermal appliances, renewables in agriculture, waste management

Contact Details

• Contact Julien Jacquot
• Visit our website (external link)

Partnerships

We work together with the following ACCESS coalition partners: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) - Indonesia, Others.

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