By Melissa Ruggles, ENERGIA The COP23 in Bonn ended nearly two weeks ago, and during the event a number of commitments were made and initiatives sparked. Among them was the launch of the People-Centered Accelerator on the 14th of November, announced by Rachel Kyte of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) alongside ENERGIA’s Sheila Oparaocha and […]
Check out our latest project update: an infographic displays the work we’ve been doing on gender-inclusive access to energy in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
5. The role of the private sector in scaling up energy access Lead partner: Environmental Economics Policy Research Unit (EPRU), South Africa branch of Environment for Development, Sweden Professor Martine Visser is in charge at EPRU for this research area. Consortium: Nuru East Africa Ltd (Nuru) Nuru Energy is an award-winning, for-profit social enterprise providing off-grid energy […]
4. Energy sector reform Lead Partner: Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Switzerland Laura Merrill is in charge at the Global Subsidies Initiative of IISD for this research area. Consortium: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDs), Bangladesh BIDS is an autonomous public multi-disciplinary organization which conducts policy oriented research on development […]
3. The political economy of energy sector dynamics Lead Partner: M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, India Dr. Govind Kelkar is in charge at the M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation for this research area. Consortium: Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N) is a professional non-governmental organization engaged in developing and promoting appropriate rural technologies effective in meeting […]
2. Productive uses of energy; looking at the benefits of energy access for income generation Lead Partner: University of Twente – Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability (CSTM), The Netherlands Professor Hans Th.A. Bressers is in charge at the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability (CSTM) for this research area. Consortium: University of Cape Town, […]
1. Electrification through grid and decentralised systems, with a focus on impacts Lead Partner: University of Oslo (UiO), Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), Norway Tanja Winther is in charge at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) on this research area. Consortium: TERI, India A non-profit, scientific and policy research organization, […]
On Thursday March 12, ENERGIA, together with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and the International Center for Research on Women, hosted High Level event: “Energy Access as a Key Driver of Gender Equality “. The event celebrated International Women’s Day and commemorated Beijing +20. The objective of this event was to raise awareness among […]
Thursday, March 19, 2015 Washington, DC 8:00 – 10:00 AM How can energy programs improve women’s economic empowerment?Hosted by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions and ENERGIA, join us for a panel discussion, breakfast, and networking event on the link between women, energy, and economic empowerment. Globally, billions of dollars of funding are being committed […]
Please join ENERGIA and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves for an Official NGO CSW parallel event, featuring a panel discussion on Health, Livelihood, Gender and Environmental Benefits of Access to Energy for Women & Girls MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 Church Center for the United Nations Chapel 777 UN PLAZA NEW YORK CITY 12:30-2:00 P.M. […]
> Click to download full issue < EDITORIAL This issue of ENERGIA News (EN) is the first for some months. However, this is not a sign that the network has been inactive – far from it! ENERGIA has being finalising a successful phase four and starting a fifth phase. During phase four, one of the […]
In 2014, the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy established a large research programme to generate and analyse empirical evidence on the links between gender, energy and poverty, and to translate this evidence into recommendations for policy and practice. Five individual four-year research projects will start in January 2015. The research programme is […]
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