Author: Lucia Lenci
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HLPF Event: Restoring the conditions for SDG progress in African countries, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries
Date: July, 8 2021 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Location: Virtual event. Register: This event requires registration, please register here. While some progress has been made toward the SDGs in African countries, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), even before the COVID-19 pandemic many countries were not on track…
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‘We must deliver gender justice’
by Silvia Sartori, Women’s Economic Empowerment Program Manager, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy | This article was originally published on The Guide – Season 3 | 2021 by Enlit The just energy transition represents two core sustainable development goals as formulated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs:…
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Now or never: SDG7 out of reach without decisive action
by Sheila Oparaocha and Hans Olav Ibrekk. This article was originally published on Power for All. With less than a decade left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we have made significant progress toward SDG7 on affordable and clean energy for all. Globally, the population having access rose from 83 percent in…
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Ministerial-level Thematic Forums side event: Transforming lives through energy inclusion
ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy and Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), are pleased to invite you to the side event “Transforming lives through energy inclusion: Experiences from grass-root women entrepreneurs” Virtual event: June 22, 2021 | 06:00 – 07:00 EST / 12:00 – 13:00 CEST / 15:30 – 16:30 IST To join, click…
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Ministerial-level Thematic Forums side event: Advancing Energy (SDG 7) and Gender Equality (SDG 5)
The Kenya Ministry of Energy and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency in partnership with ENERGIA, UNIDO, UN Women, CCA and GWNET, are pleased to invite you to the side event “Advancing Energy (SDG 7) and Gender Equality (SDG 5)” Virtual event: June 24, 2021 | 11:30 – 12:45 EST / 17:30 – 18:45 CEST…
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Event: ENERGIA invites you to join the following Gender and Energy side events
Ministries, local and national governments, private sector, civil society, youth organizations and other stakeholders will gather virtually over five days (21-25 June 2021) determined to discuss the roadmap towards achieving universal energy access by 2030 in preparation for the September UN High-level Dialogue on Energy. The Ministerial-level Thematic Forums will focus on five themes: energy…
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Event: High-Level panel on Healthy people and planet – The power of clean energy solutions for health & climate
Date: June, 15 2021 Time: 14:55 to 15:55 CEST Location: Virtual event. Register: This event requires registration, please register here. During the 14th edition of the European Development Days (EDD), high-level representatives from governments, organizations and institutions will discuss how to strengthen the political support, knowledge and capacity to accelerate the adoption of clean and…
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Global Leaders from Health and Energy pave the way for a Clean and Healthy Future for All
Press release originally posted on WHO website. Over 20 leaders, including ministers of health and energy, heads of international organizations and senior representatives from civil society institutions today endorsed a Strategic Roadmap on Health and Energy. The Roadmap identifies key steps to accelerate access to clean and sustainable energy for public health protection and serves…
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Event: High-Level Dialogue on Energy – Online Stakeholders Thematic Debate
Date: June, 3 2021 Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT (New York Time) | 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CEST Location: Virtual event. Register: Registration of all interested stakeholders is open at this link by 2 June 2021. The High-level Dialogue on Energy, to be held in September 2021, represents the first global gathering on…
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Workshop: Developing an Impact Bond Market to Finance Climate, Health, and Gender Co-Benefits from Clean Cooking
Date: May. 26 2021 Time: 2-2:50pm (EDT) Location: Virtual event. Register: Here. (CLOSED) Background Information Now in its 5th year, Innovate4Climate (I4C)’s 2021 edition will be entirely virtual. It will run over 3 days, from May 25-27, each day comprising high-level plenaries along with a Workshop Program which provides a forum for practitioners to demonstrate…
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Course: The Hidden Side of Energy Access: Understanding Clean Cooking
The World Bank’s Open Learning Campus (OLC) has announced the facilitated e-Course “The Hidden Side of Energy Access: Understanding Clean Cooking“. This course explores the hidden side of energy access by uncovering the reality that over 4 billion people around the world currently lack access to modern energy cooking services (MECS) for their daily cooking…
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Sheila Oparaocha’s speech at the 2021 Carnot Prize Award Ceremony
On April 30, 2021, the Kleinman Center awarded its sixth Carnot Prize for distinguished contributions in energy policy to Sheila Oparaocha, International Coordinator and Program Manager at ENERGIA. During her over two decades at ENERGIA, Sheila has tirelessly advocated for a more gender-equal energy sector and for women to play a central role in the…