From left behind to easier-to-include: exploring opportunities in verification design in hard-to-reach communities to accelerate universal access to clean energy
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2025-08-25
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This thesis, written for the Environment and Society Studies program of Radboud university, and in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), focusses on a specific element of climate change adaptation: universal access to clean energy as described by SDG7. In widespread international cooperation implementation programs, the focus is on the Water, Food, and Energy Nexus. This thesis focusses on the Energy part of the nexus, however these topics are intertwined: solar energy drives water pumps and irrigation systems which accelerate and enhance agricultural production for tackling food poverty. From an institutional perspective, all three of state-, market- and civil society actors and approaches are appreciated and taken into account for researching the topic of SDG7. RVO is a governmental organization, so that is the first main perspective. RVO supports businesses by coaching, disbursing subsidies and providing advice, therefore the focus is on stimulating markets in the Netherlands as well as in foreign countries. By collaborating with (international cooperation-) NGOs on programs focussed on energy access the voice of civil society is included as well.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen