The place of scientific research --- Same though as Souhila, it would be interesting to better understand the type of assistance IRENA provides and I was also wondering what place scientific research has in IRENA's initiatives. On their website I read that IRENA "plays a leading role in the energy transformation as a center of excellence for knowledge and innovation, a global voice for renewables, a network hub and a source of advice and support for countries", but I don’t understand if they provide facilities or direct funding for doing research - given that they speak about a center of excellence - or it is only a facilitator of networking, joint-projects development, data collection, etc.

Source author: Aura Fossati aura.fossati@gmail.com