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    Women and children are often not only responsible for cooking but also tasked with collecting the fuel needed to prepare meals. This often involves walking long distances to collect fuelwood which exposes them to protection risks and a significant work burden, especially in protracted crises. As a result, less time is left for child care and productive activities that can provide additional income for the household. Improving access to sustainable energy is key to tackle these issues. At the same time, it is of crucial importance to include in-depth gender analyses when planning and implementing SAFE-related projects.
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    Safe Access to Fuel and Energy Briefing Note: Increasing livelihood sustainability through improved energy access 2018
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    Nearly 3 billion people rely on traditional biomass in order to meet their daily energy requirements. Protracted crises, particularly forced displacement settings, pose significant challenges in terms of securing and using energy safely and sustainably. Improved access to safe, sustainable, reliable and affordable energy can contribute significantly to the improvement of livelihoods in these communities. At the same time, opportunities for income-generating activities linked to the provision of energy services and technologies can enhance incomes and build resilience.
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    Strengthening the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems (WFEE) Nexus - Safe Access to Fuel and Energy Briefing Note 2018
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    The multi-sectoral challenges of limited energy access in protracted crises include malnutrition, protection risks, gender-based violence, environmental degradation, unsustainable livelihoods, natural hazards and climate change. It is important to view these challenges not in isolation but in the broader frame of access to water, food, energy and ecosystem services. All four elements are crucial for human well-being and are intrinsically linked. A nexus approach will help to identify trade-offs and synergies, resulting in a more coordinated way of addressing these interlinked issues.

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