Author: Tjarda Muller
-
GECCO Energy Webinar: How gender-responsive methodologies can support Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Jan 27, 2017 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am EST Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector is taking place institutionally, through national policies and reforms, and through project development and implementation. It has been a central pillar of international commitments towards achieving universal access to modern and clean energy and is recognized as a cornerstone of the…
-
Consultant Opportunity – Gender and Geothermal
The World Bank Group has issued a short assignment on Gender and Geothermal research. This work is being done in collaboration between ESMAP and the Government of Iceland. The objective of this assignment is to define gender aspects of geothermal development and develop actionable guidelines for incorporation of gender equality and social inclusion into geothermal…
-
“What do women want?” Understanding the energy needs of women and girls
By Shukri Abdulkadir, ENERGIA Programme Officer “What do women want?” It was this age-old question that formed the central focus of the International Workshop on Gender and Energy, held on December 12, 2016 and the subsequent annual Gender and Energy Research Programme meeting. The international workshop presented a host of insights on energy and empowerment from…
-
Links between clean cooking solutions and gender based violence to be evaluated
Plan International Spain is the recipient of The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves’ latest grant. The grant is given to evaluate the links between clean cooking solutions and gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian settings. The announcement coincides with UN Women’s 16 Days of Activism to fight GBV campaign. Plan’s study will take place in a Rwandan refugee…
-
More than 53 million clean and/or efficient cookstoves and fuels distributed
A report released today by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves showed that more than 53 million clean and/or efficient cookstoves and fuels have been distributed from 2010-2015, and that the proportion of higher-performing cookstoves in the biomass stoves market is increasing every year. The 2016 Progress Report, which includes noteworthy accomplishments from across the clean…
-
Transforming energy systems and gender roles and relations are interconnected
Inaugural lecture dr. Joy Clancy The effects of the energy transition have been addressed in numerous ways. The political and economic effects are under a magnifying glass, as the impacts are considered to be huge for the coming decades. But what is the relation between energy transition and gender equality? Dr. Joy Clancy, who held…
-
Asia Clean Energy Forum
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA) are pleased to announce that the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 will be held in Manila during the week of 5-9 June 2017. Those who are interested in presenting their work and ideas at ACEF should respond…
-
Webinar recording available: Political economy: A tool for addressing gender in the energy sector
A recording of today’s GECCO webinar on political economy as a tool for addressing gender in the energy sector and the associated presentations are now available online: http://genderandenvironment.org/resource/gecco-webinar-political-economy-tool-addressing-gender-energy-sector/ This webinar recording, Political economy: A tool for addressing gender in the energy sector, is part of the GECCO Energy Webinar Series. More information about the webinar’s content can be…
-
OPPORTUNITY – Gender and energy expert on efficient, clean cooking and heating
Terms of Reference Short Term Consultant – Gender and Energy Expert Efficient, Clean Cooking and Heating Background Worldwide, three billion people rely on solid fuels, such as wood or coal, for cooking and heating, which results in severe health, environmental and climate impacts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), household air pollution from cooking…
-
Solar Sister: A passion for energy and women’s empowerment
Katherine Lucey, Founder and CEO of Solar Sister, spent more than 20 years as an investment banker focused in the energy sector. After taking time off banking to be with her family of five children, she began searching for ways to return to energy that were more personally fulfilling and socially impactful. After a trip…
-
ACCESS statement on COP 22
ACCESS calls for prioritisation of energy access in delivering the Paris Agreement. Support is needed for research, the strengthening of national enabling environments and inclusive national energy planning. Marrakech, November 8, 2016 – A year on from the Paris Agreement and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are we moving down the right track…
-
NOW OPEN! West Africa: Off-grid Energy Challenge
The Competition Technological innovations for providing energy to off-grid communities have started to change the energy access landscape across the world, especially in West Africa. Access to affordable new forms of energy opens doors to a whole range of new social enterprises, where the business delivers a positive social impact for the end user. This competition seeks…