[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” hundred_percent_height=”no” hundred_percent_height_scroll=”no” hundred_percent_height_center_content=”yes” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” status=”published” publish_date=”” class=”” id=”” link_color=”” link_hover_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” gradient_start_color=”” gradient_end_color=”” gradient_start_position=”0″ gradient_end_position=”100″ gradient_type=”linear” radial_direction=”center center” linear_angle=”180″ background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_blend_mode=”none” video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” video_preview_image=”” filter_hue=”0″ filter_saturation=”100″ filter_brightness=”100″ filter_contrast=”100″ filter_invert=”0″ filter_sepia=”0″ filter_opacity=”100″ filter_blur=”0″ filter_hue_hover=”0″ filter_saturation_hover=”100″ filter_brightness_hover=”100″ filter_contrast_hover=”100″ filter_invert_hover=”0″ filter_sepia_hover=”0″ filter_opacity_hover=”100″ filter_blur_hover=”0″ admin_toggled=”no” admin_label=”SDG7-Workstream-cont”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”3_4″ layout=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”100px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none” last=”false” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” first=”true”][fusion_title title_type=”highlight” rotation_effect=”clipIn” display_time=”1200″ highlight_effect=”underline_zigzag” loop_animation=”off” highlight_width=”9″ highlight_top_margin=”10″ before_text=”” rotation_text=”” highlight_text=”SDG7 Implementation (Policy Advocacy)” after_text=”” content_align=”center” size=”2″ font_size=”” animated_font_size=”” line_height=”” letter_spacing=”” text_color=”#cc6633″ animated_text_color=”” highlight_color=”” style_type=”none” sep_color=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” fusion_font_variant_title_font=”” margin_bottom=”15px” margin_bottom_mobile=”20px”]AfDB Engagement (Policy Advocacy)[/fusion_title][fusion_title title_type=”text” rotation_effect=”bounceIn” display_time=”1200″ highlight_effect=”circle” loop_animation=”off” highlight_width=”9″ highlight_top_margin=”0″ before_text=”” rotation_text=”” highlight_text=”” after_text=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” content_align=”center” size=”5″ font_size=”” animated_font_size=”” fusion_font_family_title_font=”” fusion_font_subset_title_font=”” fusion_font_variant_title_font=”” line_height=”” letter_spacing=”” margin_top=”60px” margin_bottom=”50px” margin_top_mobile=”50px” margin_bottom_mobile=”50px” text_color=”#5d5f64″ animated_text_color=”” highlight_color=”” style_type=”default” sep_color=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=””]Integrated Energy planning and national implementation of SDG7 on energy access[/fusion_title][fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_color=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]
Both the processes for implementing the SDGs and the reporting and accountability mechanisms at the national and global levels are still being developed. Progress varies widely between countries and reporting is largely voluntary, carried out at the international level through the reviews at the annual UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF). At the national level, as highlighted in a recent review of national SDG processes , while a range of stakeholders are supposed to be included in review and reporting, non-state actors are rarely included on key SDG decision-making bodies. There are, however, countries that appear to be making efforts to be more inclusive, such as Ghana and Kenya in sub-Saharan Africa.
Calls for more meaningful data, metrics and reporting frameworks to measure progress on SDG7 are also growing. There has been some progress in this area – notably through the ongoing work of SEforALL’s Global Tracking Framework project hosted under the World Bank Group (WBG)’s energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP), as well as the work on the Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) which redefines energy access from the traditional binary metrics of having basic household electricity connection or not; or cooking with solid fuels or not.
However, the current SDG 7 indicators still focus on binary definitions of energy access (proportion of population with access to electricity and proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology). The lack of meaningful metrics and reporting frameworks could hamper the ability of under-served and last mile groups to access affordable, reliable, safe and sustainable modern energy of sufficient quantity and quality to meet their development needs.
To realize the full potential of SDG7 and ensure effective implementation at the national level, there is a need for ACCESS to work actively with relevant government agencies and other stakeholders in focus countries to:
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Other Workstreams
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Through NGO Learning Groups to build the capacity of ACCESS members and key stakeholders to carry out informed advocacy on SDG7 implementation and AfDB engagement.
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By Influencing AfDB investments and ensuring participation by civil society and poor communities to hold the AfDB to account on delivering its ‘High 5’ on energy access.
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