Author: Lucia Lenci
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Register now for the next AGENT Energy Webinar: The gender and energy nexus in urban settings
This webinar will be held on 31 May, 2018. While there is much research and action focusing on the gender-energy nexus in rural settings, there is often very little discourse on addressing gender-related energy challenges specific to urban settings, such as the gender-differentiated access to services, connections and transportation. The webinar will be moderated by Ana…
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African Development Bank hosts ECOWAS workshop ushering a new era of women’s roles in West Africa’s energy transition
The African Development Bank hosted a workshop of energy experts, women entrepreneurs and government officials to discuss a Bank-funded feasibility study on Business Opportunities for Women in a Changing Energy Value Chain in West Africa. The workshop was organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency…
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Gender, Technology and Development – Special Issue Call for Papers
The lack of access to clean affordable energy for billions of people around the world has brought energy to the centre stage within the UN System which aims to address the situation through achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on energy: to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by…
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New report – Equity, Energy and Economic Empowerment: 6 Global Trends Critical to Closing Gender-Related Energy Access Gaps
Lisbon, Portugal – A new study released today at the Sustainable Energy for All Forum examines the implications of global trends for energy access, gender equality, and social inclusion. The report, “Levers of Change: How Global Trends Impact Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Access to Sustainable Energy,” looks at key emerging issues – such…