Project Overview

  • Aim

    Energy System Modelling for Green Development of Africa

  • Funding

    This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Innovation and Research under grant agreement ID 101118278.

  • Budget

    €2.5 million

  • Duration

    2023-2026

  • Coordinator

    University of Zagreb

Project Description

The EMERGE project seeks to provide African policy makers, academics, investors, and citizens with the tools and knowledge required to increase the production of clean energy and the sustainable use of resources while bridging cultural and socioeconomic divides.

Objectives:

  • taking into account social, climatic, economic, and technical constraints, EMERGE will co-design and test a Toolbox by integrating and building upon existing tools, methodologies, and approaches
  • Creating a Knowledge Base with a collection of initiatives, materials, and knowledge-exchange activities
  • The North Western Africa (Morocco), Niger river region (Mali/Nigeria), and East Africa (Mozambique) are three African ecosystems where EMERGE will develop knowledge communities through a participatory approach

More Information

EMERGE website

Horizon Europe