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Gender review of energy policies and programmes, Bhutan
As part of the ADB funded project Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy project, ENERGIA conducted a gender review of energy policies and programmes in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as a region-wide review. The reviews show that in recent years, gains have been made in the region, especially in terms of electrification. The…
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Mainstreaming gender in energy sector practice and policy lessons from the ENERGIA International Network
The commissioned research focused on using evidence from ENERGIA’s experience with gender approaches to build insights for future implementation and to inform policy and practice according to the Theory of Change as presented by UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). These approaches have been widely used by ENERGIA through a range of projects and programmes…
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Cooking with Gas: Why women in developing countries want LPG and how they can get it
ENERGIA developed a report for the World LP Gas Association, investigating the need for access to clean cooking energy for women and girls. The World Energy Outlook estimates that almost 1.3 billion people living mostly in developing Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa and in rural areas are without access to electricity. Reports estimate that another 2.6…
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Enabling Equitable Access to Rural Electrification: Current thinking on energy, poverty and gender
This briefing paper summarizes current thinking on energy, poverty and gender. A particular focus is given on rural electrification with renewable energy, based on ASTAE’s comparative advantage historically. A companion report on major institutional actors and their activities has also been prepared.
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Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change – Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation viewed through Gender Lenses
Gender is absent in the climate change debate and the question is whether and how women could start playing a role. Women have strong links with the environment and for various reasons are more vulnerable to environmental changes. A number of adaptation and mitigation strategies are discussed and recommendations are given how gender should be…
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Gender and Energy: South-North Perspectives
This presentation explores some of the current thinking on development, what the implications are for the energy sector, and then examines the gender implications of the energy-poverty nexus. Following on from this, the paper looks at the role renewable energy technologies have to play in this arena. It also intends to make a few remarks…
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Power Sector Reforms, Rural Electrification and Gender-Related Issues
The principle objectives of this background paper, as outlined in the terms of reference, are to provide an overview of existing approaches and projects in areas of gender and energy, including where possible, practical experiences with gender and energy policy formulation and implementation. The paper is written with a view to deepen our analysis of…
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Gender in Improved Cookstove Program
This special issue on gender in improved cookstove programmes focuses strongly on gender sensitive participatory monitoring and evaluation of improved cookstove programmes. ARECOP has developed these guidelines and tools so that the application of a gender and participatory approach could be more accessible to more stove practitioners.
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Energy, Gender and Poverty Reduction
Mieko begins with the following notion – that no country large or small can succeed in eradicating poverty, unless her citizens (especially women and children) are healthy and educated. The development challenge we confront today lies not in what we do, but in how we think about what we do. For many, the word energy…