Challenges in Building Climate-Resilient Quality Energy Infrastructure in Africa
| Autor: | Jane Barr, H. Gyde Lund, Ashbindu Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Economic efficiency Consumption (economics) 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Natural resource economics media_common.quotation_subject Climate change Appropriate technology Investment (macroeconomics) Climate resilience 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Sustainability Quality (business) Business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-0-12-811891-7.00014-1 |
| Popis: | Energy production is a major topic of focus in climate change discussions. Power generation and distribution is, by far, Africa’s biggest infrastructure challenge. Whether measured in generation capacity or electricity consumption, Africa’s power infrastructure delivers only a fraction of the services found in other parts of the world. While increasing funding for infrastructure development is important, this must be accompanied by improvements to the quality and sustainability of infrastructure. Providing infrastructure that is economically efficient, socially inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable requires building-in concepts of quality throughout the project life cycle, from feasibility planning and design, through to appropriate technology, operation, and maintenance. Furthermore, Africa is likely to be significantly impacted by climate change, through increased weather events (both droughts and storms) and rising sea levels. Ensuring climate resilience implies additional investment costs, probably of between 10% and 15%. However, there would be later benefits, both financial and societal. Therefore, scientifically credible information is needed for building a climate-resilient energy infrastructure. However, due to uncertainty associated with the current knowledge of climate adaptation, it is rather difficult for decision-makers to justify additional investments when they are faced with allocation of limited financial resources among competing priorities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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