Moving Energy Initiative
Without safe and reliable access to energy, it is impossible to meet the basic needs of life.
Energy is needed for cooking and lighting as well as for heating and cooling homes, communities, clinics and schools. Energy is also required for enterprise, communication and mobility. Yet for most refugees energy is expensive, dirty and dangerous.
The Moving Energy Initiative (MEI) is the first international partnership working to change this.
We do so by sharing insightful and policy-relevant research, encouraging learning from innovative on-the-ground projects and investing in partner organizations that provide sustainable solutions.
Recent Work
The MEI works to produce a range of outputs including reports, toolkits, learning briefs and videos.
The Costs of Fuelling Humanitarian Aid
Owen Grafham and Glada Lahn | December 2018
Cooking with Clean Fuels: Designing Solutions in Kakuma Refugee Camp
Laura Patel and Katie Gross | November 2018
News: Energy in Humanitarian Settings Advocated for at UN High Level Political Forum
July 2018
Clean Energy for Refugees: Why We Need Data
Owen Grafham | May 2018
Does Uganda's Refugee Policy Enable Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption?
James Haselip | March 2018
Leading Innovative Clean Energy Initiatives for Refugees
Joshua Masinde | February 2018
Video: Energy Poverty in Dadaab Refugee Camp
Moulid Hujale, a Somali journalist who lived in Dadaab - the world’s largest refugee camp at the time - from the age of 10 to 24, talks about the importance of energy.
Report: Heat, Light and Power for Refugees: Saving Lives, Reducing Costs
Chatham House report for the Moving Energy Initiative.
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