Archives: Documents
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Fostering women’s entrepreneurship in ASEAN
In its recent publication “Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship in ASEAN: Transforming Prospects, Transforming Societies” the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) proposes critical actions that can be taken by ASEAN Governments to address the particular constraints facing women entrepreneurs. Those actions are foreseen to be taken in conjunction with other…
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Understanding the role of women and girls in renewable and energy efficiency projects
As consumers and users of energy, women and girls benefit the most from clean, efficient energy solutions. In rural areas, where access to modern energy sources is lacking, everyday household activities such as cooking and cleaning can be labour and time intensive. The emissions from the use of biomass fuels present many health risks to…
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SEAR Special Feature – Energy access and gender: Getting the right balance.
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The Gender and Energy Research Programme: What we know so far and policy considerations
Energy policy is usually gender-blind. This makes it harder to achieve SDG targets relating to gender equality and sustainable energy access for all. The Gender and Energy Research Programme is helping to build the knowledge that countries need in order to develop and reform their energy sectors in a more gender-sensitive way. Energy interventions affect…
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The enabling power of energy for gender equality: Gender considerations in the SEforALL country action process documents
This assessment aims to identify and understand the degree to which gender considerations are addressed in the three types of documents prepared as part of the SEforALL country action process: rapid assessment and gap analyses (RAGAs), action agendas (AAs) and investment prospectuses (IPs). Findings offer insights into the ways that governments recognize gender considerations in…
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Selling Off-Grid Light to Liquidity Constrained Consumers
Problem Definition: A large proportion of the world’s population has no access to electricity and so relies on noxious kerosene for their lighting needs. Solar-based solutions require a large upfront investment and are often unaffordable in this market owing to consumers’ tight liquidity constraints. As an alternative, there are business models relying on rechargeable light…
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What works for gender equality and women’s empowerment – a review of practices and results – LEARNING BRIEF
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has just released the evaluation synthesis “What works for gender equality and women’s empowerment – a review of practices and results”. The report intends to support learning on what practices work for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) and under what conditions in the context of rural…
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What works for gender equality and women’s empowerment – a review of practices and results – FINAL REPORT
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has just released the evaluation synthesis “What works for gender equality and women’s empowerment – a review of practices and results”. The report intends to support learning on what practices work for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) and under what conditions in the context of rural…
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Policy Brief: What we know so far and policy considerations
Energy policy is usually gender-blind. This makes it harder to achieve SDG targets relating to gender equality and sustainable energy access for all. The Gender and Energy Research Programme is helping to build the knowledge that countries need in order to develop and reform their energy sectors in a more gender-sensitive way. Energy interventions affect…
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Women’s empowerment in energy projects: What is the meaning?
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Poor People’s Energy Outlook 2016
Ending the scourge of global energy poverty has rightly become an international priority – but governments and the international community still lack the tools and approaches necessary to deliver on this important objective. One major reason for this is that current approaches do not meaningfully consider or understand the realities of energy-poor people or the…
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Mainstreaming gender in energy sector policy and practice_EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The ENERGIA network has for more than twenty years been building a substantial body of experience with approaches to gender mainstreaming in the energy sector. There is a need to document this experience in a systematic way that can be used to inform future work of ENERGIA, the network members and partners, and most importantly,…