Earlier this month, during the 21st Conference Of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, ENERGIA and IUCN held a side event with their partners and allies to discuss the role that gender responsiveness should play in these – and future – climate talks. The event took place on December 7th in […]
Samenvatting Video Watch Mrs. Ndeye Bineta Sarr and Mrs. Tida Mballo who has been able to double production thanks to the use of solar energy.
On December 7, during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, ENERGIA, HIVOS and IUCN held a side event panel discussion. The selected panelists discussed how gender responsive solutions are integral in sparking change for environmental sustainability and increasing energy access. In an effort to showcase real-world solutions, voices with practical […]
ENERGIA partner Kopernik wins UNDP IIX-N-Peace Innovation Challenge, a joint initiative by the N-Peace Network, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX). The challenge is an enterprise competition that aims to accelerate the peacebuilding agenda by supporting Impact Enterprises working to empower women, engage youth, and catalyse innovation and technology. Kopernink […]
This new edition of ENERGIA News showcases various ways in which women are benefiting from LPG and, by doing so, illustrates what can be done – at various points in the LPG value chain – in order for LPG to support women’s needs and goals and hence contribute to wider gender equity. It follows […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elizabeth Cecelski – 21 June 2015, Vienna, Austria From 18 – 20 June, UNIDO organized the Vienna Energy Forum 2015, together with SE4ALL. ENERGIA co-hosted a networking event and a side event on gender, energy and inclusive development. As one of ENERGIA’s technical advisor I attended this inspiring forum. It was good to see old […]
“We buy books, pay school fees, get uniforms. That is our work. The requirements for children, [we see] the light is one of the requirements.” In Gulu, Uganda, there is a group of women working together to bring light, hope, and opportunity to their families and communities. Each week, the village savings and loans group meets […]
It was apparent at the 2015 SE4ALL Forum last week that the topic of gender has finally wedged its way into the energy access conversation. From the multi-stakeholder sessions early in the week, all the way through to the ministerial dialogues in the General Assembly hall at the United Nations, women were mentioned not only […]
On the first day of the 2015 Sustainable Energy for All Forum in New York City, ENERGIA and their partners convened a multi-stakeholder panel focused on Gender-Informed Business Models for Scaling Up Energy Access. The panel was moderated by Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA’s International Coordinator and Programme Manager and featured: Corinne Hart – Director, Gender & […]
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