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Kandeh K. Yumkella
Other affiliations: United Nations
Bio: Kandeh K. Yumkella is an academic researcher from United Nations Industrial Development Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Energy policy & Energy security. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 2877 citations. Previous affiliations of Kandeh K. Yumkella include United Nations.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1, Pure Earth2, World Bank3, University of Arizona4, McGill University5, Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests6, Qatar Airways7, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich8, University of Health Sciences Antigua9, Johns Hopkins University10, Boston College11, Chulabhorn Research Institute12, University of Maryland, College Park13, University of Ghana14, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares15, University of Chicago16, University of London17, University of Oxford18, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi19, Simon Fraser University20, Consortium of Universities for Global Health21, University of Ottawa22, Columbia University23, Stockholm Resilience Centre24, Massachusetts Institute of Technology25, University of Queensland26, University of California, Berkeley27, New York University28, National Institutes of Health29, Public Health Research Institute30, United Nations Industrial Development Organization31, Renmin University of China32
TL;DR: This book is dedicated to the memory of those who have served in the armed forces and their families during the conflicts of the twentieth century.
2,628 citations
TL;DR: The areas of energy, water and food policy have numerous interwoven concerns ranging from ensuring access to services, to environmental impacts to price volatility as mentioned in this paper, and these issues manifest in very di...
1,038 citations
Royal Institute of Technology1, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis2, Georgia Institute of Technology3, International Energy Agency4, Imperial College London5, Alstom6, University College Dublin7, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay8, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology9, United Nations Industrial Development Organization10
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce the notion of Just Grids to reflect the need for power systems to contribute towards equitable and inclusive economic and social development without marginalising the poor.
Abstract: In 2009, an estimated 585 million people had no access to electricity services in sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike many other regions of the world, under current assumptions, that figure is expected to rise significantly to about 652 million by 2030-an unsustainable and unacceptable situation. Knowing of the intrinsic linkages between access to energy services and development, national governments and regional organisations have identified the urgent need for accelerated electrification rates. Some of the established and emerging concepts, systems and technologies grouped under the term ‘Smart Grids’ may offer an important contribution to achieving universal access to electricity. We argue that these Smart Grid advances may enable sub-Saharan African countries to leapfrog elements of traditional power systems and accelerate and improve electrification efforts. We introduce the notion of Just Grids to reflect the need for power systems to contribute towards equitable and inclusive economic and social development without marginalising the poor. The paper reviews the literature, and identifies specific options that could be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. After selecting criteria that focus on potential impact as well as requirements for their implementation, a qualitative first-pass assessment of the potential of these options is made. This paper provides support for policy development, and suggests areas for further, more detailed research.
96 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss energy policy with a focus on energy security as an effective vehicle for large-scale action in providing modern, clean energy services, and outline specific and limited examples of where international cooperation could play a role supporting national actions and ensuring universal access.
82 citations
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15 Sep 2010
TL;DR: In this article, it is widely accepted that this lack of access to affordable, reliable, energy services is a fundamental hindrance to human, social, and economic development, and current efforts are thus insufficient in scale and scope, and a new approach along with a sustained political prioritisation is required.
Abstract: Large parts of humanity live without access to modern energy services. It is widely accepted that this lack of access to affordable, reliable, energy services is a fundamental hindrance to human, social, and economic development. A few success stories do exist, but if 'business as usual' conditions persist over the next decades the number of people without access to modern energy services will not decrease. Current efforts are thus insufficient in scale and scope, and a new approach along with a sustained political prioritisation is required.
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Harvard University1, Stockholm Resilience Centre2, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research3, University of Oxford4, City University London5, World Wide Fund for Nature6, Chatham House7, Environmental Change Institute8, University of Minnesota9, University of California, Santa Barbara10, CGIAR11, Johns Hopkins University12, American University of Beirut13, Wageningen University and Research Centre14, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation15, ETH Zurich16, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur17, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation18, University of Indonesia19, World Health Organization20, Food and Agriculture Organization21, International Food Policy Research Institute22, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences23, University of Auckland24, Public Health Foundation of India25, Centre for Science and Environment26
TL;DR: Food in the Anthropocene : the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems focuses on meat, fish, vegetables and fruit as sources of protein.
4,710 citations
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: This article investigated whether income inequality affects subsequent growth in a cross-country sample for 1965-90, using the models of Barro (1997), Bleaney and Nishiyama (2002) and Sachs and Warner (1997) with negative results.
Abstract: We investigate whether income inequality affects subsequent growth in a cross-country sample for 1965-90, using the models of Barro (1997), Bleaney and Nishiyama (2002) and Sachs and Warner (1997), with negative results. We then investigate the evolution of income inequality over the same period and its correlation with growth. The dominating feature is inequality convergence across countries. This convergence has been significantly faster amongst developed countries. Growth does not appear to influence the evolution of inequality over time. Outline
3,770 citations
TL;DR: The areas of energy, water and food policy have numerous interwoven concerns ranging from ensuring access to services, to environmental impacts to price volatility as mentioned in this paper, and these issues manifest in very di...
1,038 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that some thematic areas covered by the SDGs are well connected among one another, while other parts of the network have weaker connections with the rest of the system.
Abstract: In 2014, UN Member States proposed a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as reference goals for the international development community for the period 2015-2030. The proposed goals and targets can be seen as a network, in which links among goals exist through targets that refer to multiple goals. Using network analysis techniques, we show that some thematic areas covered by the SDGs are well connected among one another. Other parts of the network have weaker connections with the rest of the system. The SDGs as a whole are a more integrated system than the MDGs were, which may facilitate policy integration across sectors. However, many of the links among goals that have been documented in biophysical, economic and social dimensions are not explicitly reflected in the SDGs. Beyond the added visibility that the SDGs provide to links among thematic areas, attempts at policy integration across various areas will have to be based on studies of the biophysical, social and economic systems.
947 citations
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844 citations