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Infrastructure 2013: Electricity

June 12, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

The world´s population is moving to the cities. Cities in developing countries are growing especially fast. About one billion of the world´s 3,5 billion urban inhabitants are living in informal settlements, or slums. This number is expected to increase. What kind of access to the cities’ infrastructure do these people have? Do they have access to electricity, drinking water, sewage systems and transportation?

Habitat Norway wishes to address these and other issues in the seminar series «Infrastructure 2013». The third seminar will look at the access to electricity in informal settlements and growing cities. How is the daily life, the outlook of a more prosperous life and security affected by the lack of or insufficient and sporadic access to electricity? And are informal settlements taken into account when calculating and planning improvements on the electric grids? What alternative solutions could be utilized?

Language: English

Program:

Introduction
Habitat Norway

Experiences on understanding electricity in India
John Samuel, United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The social impact of electrification. Glimpses from Africa and India
Tanja Winther, Center for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo.

Electrification in the post conflict areas – Sudan and Liberia
Ryan Anderson, Multiconsult.

For more information about ‘Infrastructure 2013’ here.

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Infrastructure 2013: Electricity

Verdens befolkning urbaniseres. Av verdens 3,5 milliarder byboere bor mer enn én milliard i uformelle bosettinger, eller slum. Dette tallet er ventet å øke. Hva slags tilgang til nødvendig infrastruktur har disse innbyggerne? Har de strøm, drikkevann, kloakksystemer og mulighet til å komme seg omkring?

Habitat Norge tar opp disse og andre spørsmål knyttet til globale urbane utfordringer i seminarrekken “Infrastructure 2013”. Tredje seminar i denne serien vil se på elektrisitet. Tilgang på elektrisitet i uformelle områder er gjerne fraværende, sporadisk eller innebærer ulovlige tilkoblinger. Hvordan påvirker mangelfull tilgang på elektrisitet muligheter for utvikling, sikkerhet og dagliglivet? Tas uformelle områder med i beregningen når elektriske nett og nye kraftstasjoner utbedres og bygges? Hvilke alternative løsninger kan nyttiggjøres?

Språk: Engelsk
Se program over.

Mer informasjon om ‘Infrastructure 2013’ her.

Details

Date:
June 12, 2013
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Kulturhuset
Youngstorget 3
Oslo,
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Organizer

Habitat Norway