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Building Energy Institutions in a Conflict Zone

Interventions by International Organisations in Afghanistan

How do international development organisations develop institutional capacity in conflict zones? Here we take a descriptive, topological perspective on the question, using the case of Afghanistan. For twenty years prior to the capture of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021 the international community directed substantial resources to Afghanistan, seeking to build a democratic state. Here we examine selected, energy-related aspects of those institution-building processes, taking the country as a case study of institutional development for energy and other transitions that is explicitly driven by particular values. We find that this institutional development can be categorized in terms of three main themes: development of a regulatory framework for the energy sector; privatisation of energy systems; and women's empowerment in terms of knowledge, skills and engagement in energy sector provisioning. 

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Dr. Abdullah Fahimi
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09:00 - 10:30 | 17 Feb 2015

Politische Strukturwandel in Aserbaidschan und Russland

Hintergrundgespräch mit Ilya Zaslavskiy und Heydar Mirza zu den Auswirkungen auf die Energieindustrie

Im Kontext der Ukrainekrise lassen sich in Russland und Aserbaidschan verstärkt anti-westliche Positionen beobachten. Doch die ökonomischen Auswirkungen dieser Politik betreffen die beiden Länder auf unterschiedliche Weise. Während die russische Wirtschaft zunehmend unter den von der westlichen Staatengemeinschaft verhängten Sanktionen leidet, bietet sich Aserbaidschan als zuverlässiger Investitionspartner an. Besonders die Energiesektoren der beiden Länder stehen dabei im Mittelpunkt.

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Diskussion
Berlin
14:40 - 17:00 | 30 Jan 2014

European Energy Security and the Southern Caucasus

International conference discusses the geopolitical environment of the Southern Gas Corridor

The Southern Gas Corridor transporting Caspian natural gas to Europe is beginning to take shape. Final investment decisions were made by the operating consortium in 2013. But in what geopolitical context does the project find itself? What is Azerbaijan hoping for as natural gas provider to European customers? And what role does the EU play in developing the gas corridor? These and other questions were the focus of an international conference at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

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Expertenrunde
Berlin
19:00 - 20:30 | 14 Feb 2013

Konfliktgefahr Rohstoffe

Die Verknappung der Ressourcen und ihre Auswirkung auf die deutsche Außenpolitik
DGAP Regionalforum NRW
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