ADB

African Development Bank

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

CHP

Combined heat and power

CIRDAP

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific

CSD

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

ECLAC

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EMENA

Europe, Middle East and North Africa

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESMAP

Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme

ESCWA

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

ETBE

Ethyl tertiary butyl ether

EU

European Union

GTOE

Giga tonnes oil equivalent

GW

Giga watt (IGW = 10 trillion watts)

IOS

International Organization for Standardization

Joule

Unit of energy worth 1 watt-second or 4.187 calories

MTOE

million tonnes oil equivalent

MW

Unit of 1000 watts

NGOs

Non-governmental organizations

NPA

Nairobi Programme of Action

NWFP

Non-wood forest products

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

PJ

Petajoules (joules x 10/15)

REUR

FAO Reciprocal Office for Europe

RLAC

Latin America and the Caribbean Region

RPTES

Review of Policies in the Traditional Energy Sector

RSE

Renewable sources of energy

RWEDP

Regional Wood Energy Development Programme

TFAP

Tropical Forestry Action Programme

TJ

Terajoules (joules x 10/12)

TOE

Tonnes oil equivalent

WEC

World Energy Council

WHO

UN World Health Organization

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization