How sustainable energy can help to mitigate the refugee crisis with unprecedented numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons putting huge stresses on humanitarian aid, new and innovative solutions are required to help mitigate the current unprecedented refugee crisis.
This presentation will outline approaches that will assist host countries with refugees that can also provide significant opportunities for the private sector, and discuss how sustainable energy offers significant benefits to refugees – with a focus on Jordanian solar plants. Presenter: Amin Awad, Bureau Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Syria and Iraq Situations, UNHCR
