Author: Tjarda Muller
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Powering Change: Can rural electrification close the gender gap?
This new IGC blog describes evidence from a rural electrification project in Peru which suggests that access to energy may be an effective tool in closing the gender gap, affecting both wages and occupational choice. Between 2007 and 2010, the Peruvian Government invested around US$657 million in 567 electrification projects, reaching 412 districts in rural Peru and almost…
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Getting Cooking Energy Right in the Post-2015 Indicators
August 8, 2015 Access to sustainable, safe energy has been left out of previous international development agendas and ENERGIA and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (Alliance) are committed to helping reverse this trend. The lack of access to clean and efficient cooking solutions has significant impacts on health, economic, and social well-being, gender equality, and the…
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Event: Energy, Poverty and Gender Conference
Thursday, September 10, 2015 Washington DC 20005 Development practitioners’ recognition of the importance of electricity to economic growth has led to billions of dollars in investment in the energy sector. To ensure the maximum impact of these investments, it is essential to consider how electricity can contribute to poverty reduction, social inclusion and gender equality.…
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Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance’s Liebreich recognises the importance of gender in the energy sector.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s latest blog by Chaiman Michael Liebreich presents a thought-provoking view on energy sector reform where he recognises the importance of gender and advocates for an inclusive and fair energy sector. To read more on his views, please see his blog online or download the PDF.
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Course Invitation: Regional Course South East Asia – The process of social impact assessmen
Hanoi, Vietnam October 26–30, 2015 Achieving Sustainable Hydropower – Social Impact Assessment Course As investment opportunities in hydropower take off in Southeast Asia, it is vital for hydropower development to follow good international industry practices so that projects are developed and operated in an environmentally and socially sustainable way. The International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) and IFC are pleased to invite…
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Getting Cooking Energy Right in the Post-2015 Indicators
August 8, 2015 Access to sustainable, safe energy has been left out of previous international development agendas and ENERGIA and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (Alliance) are committed to helping reverse this trend. The lack of access to clean and efficient cooking solutions has significant impacts on health, economic, and social well-being, gender equality, and the…
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Introducing the Renewable Equity Project (REP) – Women’s Advancement on the Expansion of the Clean Energy Economy
CIERP is pleased to announce the launch of the Renewable Equity Project (REP), a new initiative to explore the impact of women’s advancement on the expansion of the clean energy economy. The project is developing cutting edge research geared toward energy sector institutions as well as innovative methods for building gender diversity in the clean energy…
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Call for Case Studies for COP21
The French Delegation for COP21, along with a representative of the UNFCCC Secretariat, met with GGCA Members at the UNFCCC Bonn Intersessional in June 2015 to express interest in stories from the field demonstrating the success and efficacy of including gender in climate change mitigation. These stories will help move discussions about gender and…
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INVITATION TO THE “WOMEN IN ENERGY” CONFERENCE
On the Theme: Pioneering the Advancement and Success of Women in Energy Sector to Increase their Participation in Sustainable Energy Development. Date:19-20 August, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng –south Africa OVERVIEW This convention aims to bring together women in the energy sectors from across the African continent convening to mainstream the…
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Unlocking energy access impacts through gender-sensitive approaches
During the Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila, ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, together with the ADB and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organised a Deep Dive Session on Unlocking Energy Access Impacts through Gender-Sensitive Approaches. Amidst the grid electrification and other technology centred workshops, this session provided a…
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Boiling Point Issue 66: Women, Energy and Economic Empowerment
This issue’s theme on Women, Energy and Economic Empowerment shines light on the role of women in reaching energy products and services to the poor and ‘difficult to reach’ consumers. The issue also explores the impact that women led micro and small enterprises (MSEs) selling energy services can have, with respect to household spending, poverty,…
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Zanzibar’s ‘Solar Mamas’ flip the switch on rural homes and gender roles
Fourteen year-old Nuru Sheha studies at night in the light of solar-powered LED lights at home in the village of Matemwe, on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. He family’s first electrical system was installed by one of Zanzibar’s 13 “solar mamas,” illiterate women trained in India to be solar power engineers. Able now to study…