
Chapter 33
Photovoltaic Power Systems for Lifting
Women Out of Poverty in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Dominique Campana
Director for International Affairs,
The French National Agency for Environment and Energy Management, France
One of the main results that people should remember about the
Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 is the statement of Africa’s
position in the fight against climate change.
Representatives of Africa’s nation states asserted how urgent
it was to bridge the gap between development and environmental
policy, the world’s poorest populations being among those who
suffer the most as a result of climate change. Currently, 3/4 of sub-
Saharan African ...