Energy interventions can improve the lives of crisis-affected populations and the efficiency and performance of humanitarian operations. However, there is little existing data around humanitarian energy interventions, and little coordination around how this data can or should be collected, used and shared.
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Grafham, O., Sandwell, P. Harness better data to improve provision of humanitarian energy. Nat Energy 4, 993–996 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0518-8
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