FAQs: How Do Rural Energy Services Reduce Poverty?

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FAQs: How Do Rural Energy Services Reduce Poverty?

FAQs: How Do Rural Energy Services Reduce Poverty?

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FAQs: How Do Rural Energy Services Reduce Poverty?

December 1, 2015

The document is a compilation of frequently asked questions about the multifunctional platform (MFP). It contains information about the role of energy services in poverty reduction, linkage between rural energy services and MDGs, MFPs and MDGs, scaling up MFPs, and policy issues.

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Agenda 2030
Climate change and disaster risk reduction
Energy
Energy access
Millennium Development Goals
Poverty reduction and inequality
Sustainable development

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