Explore the critical challenges and solutions for providing modern energy cooking services to 4 billion people lacking access worldwide.
Explore the critical challenges and solutions for providing modern energy cooking services to 4 billion people lacking access worldwide.
This comprehensive virtual knowledge exchange course addresses the overlooked aspect of energy access - clean cooking solutions. Through interactive workshops and expert presentations, participants explore why over 4 billion people lack access to modern energy cooking services (MECS) and the significant implications for health, climate, environment, and gender equality. The course examines various aspects of the clean cooking sector, from entrepreneurial challenges to innovative financing solutions and policy frameworks. Developed by the World Bank's Open Learning Campus and ESMAP, this program combines self-paced learning with interactive sessions featuring clean cooking innovators and practitioners, offering a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical insights into this critical development challenge.
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What you'll learn
Understand the concept of Modern Energy Cooking Services and its global significance
Evaluate the health, environmental, and social impacts of traditional cooking methods
Explore entrepreneurial challenges and opportunities in the clean cooking sector
Analyze innovative financing instruments for clean cooking initiatives
Examine policy frameworks for accelerating access to modern cooking solutions
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
PreRecorded video
Graded assignments, exams
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
Limited Access access
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There are 4 modules in this course
This interactive course combines self-paced learning with virtual workshops to address the critical challenge of clean cooking access. Through four comprehensive modules, participants explore the fundamentals of modern energy cooking services (MECS), entrepreneurial challenges in the sector, innovative financing instruments, and policy frameworks. The course features presentations from clean cooking innovators and practitioners, discussion forums, and practical exercises, providing a thorough understanding of this crucial sustainable development challenge and its solutions.
Making the Case for Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS)
Module 1
The Entrepreneurial Journey
Module 2
Innovating Financing Instruments for Clean Cooking
Module 3
Accelerating Access to MECS: Systems-level Priorities and the Role of Policy
Module 4
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World Bank's Global Learning Innovation Platform
The Open Learning Campus (OLC) represents the World Bank Group's flagship educational initiative, designed to transform global development learning through innovative digital solutions. This comprehensive platform combines three distinct learning approaches: WBx Talks for quick, targeted learning through multimedia content; WBa Academy for in-depth structured learning via e-courses and MOOCs; and WBc Connect for peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and expert interactions. The platform leverages the World Bank's 80 years of development expertise to deliver dynamic learning opportunities that address complex development challenges, from food security to pandemic response. By providing flexible, self-paced learning options and access to world-class development content, the OLC enables diverse stakeholders - including partners, practitioners, policymakers, staff, and the public - to build essential leadership and technical capabilities. The platform's innovative approach combines traditional learning methods with cutting-edge technology to scale development learning globally, offering comprehensive curricula that enhance learner experience while promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration. Through this integrated approach, the OLC supports the World Bank Group's twin goals of ending poverty and building shared prosperity by equipping individuals with the knowledge and capabilities needed to tackle the world's most pressing development challenges.
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