ENERGY PRIORITY
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has advised aid agencies to prioritise energy projects, because they can save rural people time to concentrate on generating wealth. "Rural women spend hours gathering fuel-wood, (and) inefficiently processing food", said a UNDP official.
THE UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has advised aid agencies to prioritise energy projects, because they can save rural people time to concentrate on generating wealth. "Rural women spend hours gathering fuel-wood, (and) inefficiently processing food", said a UNDP official.
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