International Network on Small Hydropower (IN-SHP)
| Name: | International Network on Small Hydropower (IN-SHP) |
| Official Abbreviation: | IN-SHP |
| Description: |
IN-SHP aims at the promotion of global SHP development through triangle technical and economic cooperation among developing countries, developed countries and international organizations, hence to supply rural areas in developing countries with environmentally sound, affordable and adequate energy, which will lead to poverty alleviation, economic development, the increase of employment opportunities, the improvement of local living standards, and improvements in the ecological environment. Co-sponsored by United Nations Organizations (UNDP and UNIDO) and the Chinese government in 1994, after the multilateral negotiations among member organizations, the International Network on Small Hydro Power was created. The headquarters building for IN-SHP was constructed and inaugurated for use in 1998, with funding from the Chinese government. The approval of State Council of China, the hosting country of IN-SHP in 1999, made IN-SHP as the first international institution to have ever been established in China. The following year, the legal status of the International Center on Small Hydropower was approved by the Central Institutional Commission and, with an official Trust Fund agreement between the government of China and UNIDO, a new part of IN-SHP, the International Center on Small Hydro Power (IC-SHP) came under the auspices of UNIDO. |
| Contact: | |
| Address: |
PO Box 202, 136 Nanshan Road 310002 P154, Hangzhou China |
| Website: | http://www.inshp.org/ |
| Email: | info@inshp.org |
| Phone: | 0086 571 87132792 |
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| Type of organisation: | Association/umbrella organisation |
| Partner category: | NGO |