TY - BOOK TI - Afghanistan renewable energy development issues and options : : issues and options AV - Pamphlet HN670.6. Z9. PY - 2018/// CY - [place of publication not indentified] : PB - [publisher not indentified], KW - Rural development – Afghanistan KW - Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan KW - Non-governmental organizations – Afghanistan KW - Humanitarian assistance, American – Afghanistan KW - Economic development – Afghanistan N1 - Cover title. “6/26/2018”—cover page. “Public Disclosure Authorized”—cover page ; Contents: Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Supply-demand balances—3. Renewable resources and costs—4. Integrating renewable into system development plans—5. Legal and regulatory issues—6. Risks and barriers to renewable development—7. Vulnerabilities to climate and natural disasters—Annex N2 - Summary: “Afghanistan is facing many economic and political challenges as it deals with spreading insurgency, declining economic growth, and continuing poverty. The Government is working on a number of fronts to stimulate economic activity through its own initiatives and in partnership with International Development Organizations but will continue to be challenged in the near and medium term as a growing population seeks jobs and business opportunities. One of the initiatives that the Government of Afghanistan (GoA) has identified is to capitalize on its wealth of Renewable Energy (RE) resources with a view…”—(page 1) ER -