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This proposal, implemented by the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) and the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE), aims to create a national L&D framework. The project will focus on establishing an intersectoral working group, developing standardized methodologies for quantifying economic and non-economic losses, creating a national L&D evaluation, and building technical capacity through training and a communication strategy. 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The rainfall deficit is partly driven by La Niña, as evidenced by a high correlation with the Niño 3.4 index.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000086#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The study concludes that the low rainfall itself cannot be attributed to human-induced climate change. While a trend of reduced rainfall over the last 40 years was observed, it is not confident that this trend is beyond natural variability, and climate models showed that low rainfall events actually become wetter.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000086#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Although rainfall is within natural variability, human-induced climate change likely increased the severity of the agricultural drought by increasing temperatures, which decreased water availability in late 2022. 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The document advocates for a feminist energy transition centered on energy sovereignty, small-scale decentralized technology, and the protection of land and water rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Large-scale renewable energy projects in the Global South frequently replicate extractivist patterns, leading to 'green grabbing' where land is appropriated for environmental purposes, often displacing local communities without providing them energy access.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar project in India (750 MW) has caused the loss of agricultural livelihoods and devastated the way of life for landless pastoralist communities, such as the Paal and Yadab, who received no financial compensation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Lithium mining in Fiambalá, Argentina, exemplifies 'green energy colonialism' by treating the Global South as a resource provider for the Global North's energy transition, threatening water security and biodiversity in Ramsar-designated wetlands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Palestine, the development of renewable energy is severely constrained by Israeli control over land (particularly in Zone C) and an outdated, Israeli-owned electrical grid that limits transmission capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental monitoring for solar projects in Palestine is insufficient, leading to practices such as the intentional poisoning of birds to prevent panel fouling and risks from the improper disposal of batteries and technical components.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Bangladesh, political inertia and a 'technocentric' approach favor centralized fossil fuel generation over decentralized renewables, while urban policies for rooftop solar are ineffective due to bureaucratic barriers and lack of grid connection.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Patriarchal social structures in the studied regions systematically exclude women from technical roles and decision-making processes in energy projects, limiting their participation primarily to the domestic sphere.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000944#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","solar energy","energy transition","climate justice","land use","water security","energy poverty","environmental impact assessment"],"geography_discussed":["Madhya Pradesh","Catamarca Province","West Bank","Gaza Strip","Dhaka"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","socio-environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"foei-000945","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000945","title":"Énergies renouvelables et utilisation des terres","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"fr","date_published":"2023-02","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Energies-renouvelables-et-utilisation-des-terres_rapport-ATI.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report argues that the rapid deployment of renewable energy in the Global South often mirrors the harms of the fossil fuel era, leading to 'green grabbing' and 'green energy colonialism'. 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