Energy Behaviour Change

Aim

The project aims to reduce the environmental footprint and financial burden due to the waste of energy in MSF and ICRC premises. We foresee that such a move by two giants of the humanitarian sector could have a knock-on effect for other organisations also. More specifically, the project aims to:

· Identify appropriate solutions to monitor energy consumption to obtain a better understanding on how energy is used by staff in organizations’ premises.

· Design approaches — that take into account high turn-over of staff — that can trigger real and persistent changes in staff behaviours in ICRC and MSF premises.

SIU Newsletter #5 - Energy Behaviour Change & Open Source Epidemiology

Status

INITIATION
The objective was to conduct a market study on solutions for monitoring energy consumption in buildings (offices and residential units), taking into account technical requirements, analyse suitable behaviour-based energy efficiency strategies and combine these into a pilot protocol that can be piloted at ICRC and MSF premises during the next phase.

DEVELOPMENT
Following the Phase 1 report, both organisations are moving towards a monitoring stage of the project in order to understand the detailed energy usage better. Simultaneously, different behaviour change measures will be tested where appropriate.

IMPLEMENTATION
Upcoming.

Stakeholders
MSF Sweden Innovation Unit
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
MSF Operational Centre Geneva (OCG)

Funding
MSF Sweden Innovation Unit
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Contact

Marpe Tanaka, Innovation Lead
marpe.tanaka@stockholm.msf.org