Focal area: Advocacy and Awareness raising
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Stockholm+50 Side Event: Achieving a Healthy Planet for all Through a Gender-Just Recovery
On 2 and 3 June 2022, a crucial international environmental meeting will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Anchored in the Decade of Action, under the theme “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity,” this high-level meeting will follow months of consultations and discussions with individuals, communities, organizations and…
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MPs from nine African countries share experiences on gender and access to energy
On 24 May, the Climate Parliament hosted a virtual parliamentary roundtable on gender and energy access. This session featured two world-leading experts in this field, Magi Matinga, Technical Advisor at ENERGIA, an international network of organisations focused on promoting equal access to energy services for women and men as an essential right to development, and…
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ENERGIA at the 2022 SEforAll Forum: Women advancing gender equality in SDG7
On May 17th-19th leading global energy stakeholders will gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the 2022 SEforALL Forum to take stock of progress, showcase success and identify solutions to achieve faster, broader gains toward sustainable energy for all. It serves as a platform to broker new partnerships, spur investment, address challenges and drive action towards realizing…
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Event: Launch of the Energy Compact Action Network
The Energy Compact Action Network, a new multi-stakeholder mechanism supported by UN-Energy, will bring together governments, businesses and other civil society partners who have committed to Energy Compacts, in order to direct investment, know-how and resources to help achieve the commitments made. The launch event will feature several new or expanded coalitions that will tackle…
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Event: The seventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum)
The seventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 5 to 6 May 2022. It will be organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. As in previous…
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Event: ENERGIA at the 8th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
This year’s Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue will be held under the Motto: “From Ambition to Action” on 29-30 March 2022. In light of the ongoing pandemic, only a limited participation opportunity is available on site and the possibility is again created to participate in the BETD also virtually with all interactive participation opportunities. Sheila Oparaocha,…
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Without gender equality, the sustainable energy transition cannot be achieved
NEW YORK, 18 March, 2022 – In the framework of the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with UN Women, Finland, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET), co-hosted a side event entitled “The Gender and Energy Compact:…
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ENERGIA is now a signatory of the EU Commission’s Equality Platform for the Energy Sector
ENERGIA is pleased to announce that it has joined the European Commission’s Equality Platform for the Energy Sector as a Signatory.* The Platform aims at strengthening the commitment to equality in the energy sector, notably by creating workplaces that are more diverse and inclusive. It functions as a forum to discuss equality related issues and…
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ENERGIA at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66)
The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW66 will take place in a hybrid format. All side events and parallel events will be fully virtual. Priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment…
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2022 Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum 17-19 May 2022 Kigali, Rwanda
Date: 17-19 May 2022 Location: Kigali, Rwanda Registration: In-person registration is OPEN! Please register here. The 2022 SEforALL Forum is the landmark global gathering bringing people together to take stock of progress, showcase success and identify solutions to achieve faster, broader gains towards sustainable energy for all. It serves as a platform to broker new partnerships, spur investment, address challenges…
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Advocacy
Taking stock of 25 years of bringing gender into the energy conversation Over the past 25 years, ENERGIA has been calling for a gender-equal energy sector. These experiences have now been compiled in a virtual overview. This overview retraces key strategies, achievements and resources that allowed the Network to be a critical player in the…
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Internships at ENERGIA
Region: Worldwide Office: Hivos Hub Global Office, The Hague (or remote from any other place in the world) Application deadline: January 15, 2022 We are currently seeking to appoint highly motivated individuals enrolled in a master’s, postmasters, or doctorate program with experience working on energy and/or economic issues. Are you interested in social development, equity…