District climate and energy plan (DCEP) preparation guideline
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Title:
District climate and energy plan (DCEP) preparation guideline
Creator:
UKAID
SNV Netherlands Development Organization
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Publisher:
Ministry of Environment (MOENV), Nepal
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2011
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Climate changes ( lcshac )
Renewable energy sources ( lcshac )
Risk management ( lcshac )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Nepal

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Summary:
Nepal as a signatory of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has undertaken a number of initiatives related to increasing the country’s usage of renewable energy technologies (RETs). This document presents a pivotal component of these efforts, District Climate Energy Plans (DCEP), how they are developed, and how they are integrated into the broader national energy and climate change adaptation policy framework. In Nepal, energy provision as well as energy planning at the district level is currently being implemented by a variety of actors in the private sector, government, and NGO community. A fundamental problem with this situation is lack of a long-term comprehensive plan for energy. The document argues that district energy planning should be set within a broader national energy framework. It presents the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) established in 1996 as an ideal instrument for integrating climate change adaptation within clean energy initiatives. There are three ways in which the relationship between climate change and energy will be addressed: in terms of vulnerability to climate change, adaptation to climate change, and mitigation of climate change. Dealing with vulnerability to climate change means identifying and prioritizing societal resources and technologies that are vulnerable to climate change. Adaptation entails determining how energy systems can help to create more resilient livelihoods, take advantage of new opportunities within a changed climate context, and promote conservation of natural resources. Mitigation will involve creating renewable energy systems that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The main instruments through which this integration will occur are DCEPs. The rest of the document discusses how DCEPs are prepared, providing a template of what should be included in a DCEP. A DCEP outlines the energy needs of respective districts in terms of current supply and consumption patterns. It includes assessment of natural resources and their relationship to both renewable energy technologies and climate change so as to determine risks and opportunities for development. A DCEP also focuses on identifying stakeholders that are available to partake in renewable energy development and their capacity. Another component assesses gender and social equity within energy planning processes, with the objective of ensuring that all members of society, especially the marginalized, have access to basic energy services. ( English )
Subject:
Climate Change ( English )
Citation/Reference:
(2011). District climate and energy plan (DCEP) preparation guideline. Government of Nepal Ministry of Environment Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), UKaid, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV).

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