Acronyms, units and abbreviations
ADB | African Development Bank |
ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
CHP | Combined heat and power |
CIRDAP | Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific |
CSD | United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
EMENA | Europe, Middle East and North Africa |
ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
ESMAP | Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme |
ESCWA | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
ETBE | Ethyl tertiary butyl ether |
EU | European Union |
GTOE | Giga tonnes oil equivalent |
GW | Giga watt (IGW = 10 trillion watts) |
IOS | International Organization for Standardization |
Joule | Unit of energy worth 1 watt-second or 4.187 calories |
MTOE | million tonnes oil equivalent |
MW | Unit of 1000 watts |
NGOs | Non-governmental organizations |
NPA | Nairobi Programme of Action |
NWFP | Non-wood forest products |
OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
PJ | Petajoules (joules x 10/15) |
REUR | FAO Reciprocal Office for Europe |
RLAC | Latin America and the Caribbean Region |
RPTES | Review of Policies in the Traditional Energy Sector |
RSE | Renewable sources of energy |
RWEDP | Regional Wood Energy Development Programme |
TFAP | Tropical Forestry Action Programme |
TJ | Terajoules (joules x 10/12) |
TOE | Tonnes oil equivalent |
WEC | World Energy Council |
WHO | UN World Health Organization |
UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |