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Forum for Energy and Development (FED)
The secretariat of INFORSE is hosted by the Danish umbrella organisation Forum For Energy and Development. On this page you can read about Forum for Energy and Development's means and ends, members, organisation and activities.

Profile
Forum for Energy and Development (FED) is a Danish non-governmental umbrella organisation established in 1992. FED is a centre for dialogue and cooperation between popular organisations (link til medlemsorganisationer) engaged in energy environment and social development.
FED works to encourage the use of sustainable energy in social development around the world. It does so by enhancing the capacity of local communities to utilise renewable energy in a sustainable way. The organisation is an influential spokesman for sustainable energy in national and global decision-making concerning social development.

Purpose
The overall aim for Forum for Energy and Development is to promote sustainable energy world-wide. Sustainable energy is defined as social development based on rational use of energy, renewable energy sources and energy savings.

Intermediate aims in working for the organisational purpose are to:
- enhance global cooperation between industrialized and developing countries and, as part of that, enhance cross-border mediation of experiences.
- enhance cooperation between democratic organisations engaged in energy, environment and development.
- contribute to public enlightenment in Denmark concerning the organisational purpose and related areas of interest.
- influence national and international donor organisations to give priority to sustainable energy.

Forum for Energy and Development: Action

The practical tasks of FED are mainly to:
- support integration of sustainable energy in Danish and international development programmes.
- support integration of sustainable energy in the programmes of member organisations.
- prepare and implement awareness campaigns, focusing on sustainable energy in an environmental and social context.
- influence global and national agendas.
- host the INFORSE Secretariat.