Historiquement, l’UICN a travaillé sur des questions liées au secteur gazier et pétrolier, à l’énergie hydroélectrique et aux utilisations traditionnelles de la bioénergie. Plus récemment, elle a abordé des formes plus novatrices de la bioénergie, comme les biocarburants, ainsi que des énergies marines, dont l’énergie éolienne, marémotrice et houlomotrice. De nombreux projets en cours dans le monde ont pour but de réduire les impacts environnementaux des différentes options énergétiques et d’améliorer l’accès aux sources modernes d’énergie pour les millions de personnes qui en manquent.
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Quelques exemples de notre action
Access to energy
IUCN works with rural communities from Mali to India and the Pacific islands to promote the sustainable harvest of biological resources, such as through vegetable oils, to meet their basic energy needs. With support from the governments of Italy and Austria, IUCN is working with six Small Island Developing States in Oceania by providing support in the development and implementation of environmentally sustainable energy policies and a number of renewable energy pilot projects, such as understanding the contribution of copra (a byproduct of coconut) as an energy source in Tonga.
Hydropower
Hydropower, ecosystems and livelihoods
While most hydropower potential has been fully exploited in developed countries, large growth is expected in developing countries. Through several resolutions, IUCN recognises the serious biodiversity, social and greenhouse gas risks associated with some dam developments, as found by the World Commission on Dams. IUCN works on projects throughout the world that demonstrate the importance of maintaining flows in all river systems, including those with dams and promotes tools to balance the environmental and social risks. In particular, IUCN gives focus to encouraging the hydropower sector to sustainably manage upstream watersheds and to implement environmental flows that maintain downstream ecosystems and the services they provide to people.
