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Key success factors and obstacles for FAO energy projects in humanitarian settings

An evaluation of FAO’s energy-in-emergency portfolio to inform future programming in three Eastern African Countries










FAO and Practical Action. 2020. Key success factors and obstacles for FAO energy projects in humanitarian settings. Rome. 







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