Abstract: . . .  12 Biomass Energy Links to Biomass Energy Links to Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Source: UNDP, BioPrimer, 2000) Page 13 13 Bioenergy: Contribution to Bioenergy: Contribution to Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Strategies Strategies Biomass can provide locally produced energy sources to: • pump water for drinking and irrigation; • light homes, schools and health clinics; • improve communication and access to information; • provide energy for local enterprises; and • ease pressure on fuelwood resources. . . .
. . .  available. Resource assessment is the baseline against which targets are set and achievements are monitored. Page 17 17 Bioenergy and the Bioenergy and the Millennium Development Millennium Development Goals Goals Although energy isn’t mentioned derectly as a MDG, BIOENERGY services can play a variety of direct and indirect roles in helping to achieve the MDGs (by 2015…): VTo halve extreme poverty VTo reduce hunger and improve access to safe drinking water VTo reduce child and maternal mortality; and to reduce Diseases VTo achieve . . .
. . .  in helping to achieve the MDGs (by 2015…): VTo halve extreme poverty VTo reduce hunger and improve access to safe drinking water VTo reduce child and maternal mortality; and to reduce Diseases VTo achieve universal primary education; and to pro-mote gender equality and empowerment of women VEnvironmental sustainability  . . .
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