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Event: High-Level panel on Healthy people and planet – The power of clean energy solutions for health & climate

Lucia Lenci and 14th June 2021

Date: June, 15 2021 Time: 14:55 to 15:55 CEST Location: Virtual event. Register: This event requires registration, please register here. During the 14th edition of the European Development Days (EDD), high-level representatives from governments, organizations and institutions will discuss how to strengthen the political support, knowledge and capacity to accelerate the adoption of clean and […]

Sheila Oparaocha’s speech at the 2021 Carnot Prize Award Ceremony

Lucia Lenci and 4th May 2021

On April 30, 2021, the Kleinman Center awarded its sixth Carnot Prize for distinguished contributions in energy policy to Sheila Oparaocha, International Coordinator and Program Manager at ENERGIA. During her over two decades at ENERGIA, Sheila has tirelessly advocated for a more gender-equal energy sector and for women to play a central role in the […]

Sheila Oparaocha awarded the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy’s Carnot Prize

Lucia Lenci and 15th April 2021

Our International Coordinator and Program Manager, Sheila Oparaocha, has won the Sixth Annual Carnot Prize issued by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania for her distinguished contributions to energy policy. The Carnot Prize is named in memory of the French scientist and father of thermodynamics Sadi Carnot, who recognized that […]

Event: Building community resilience by scaling up women’s access to technologies and strengthening voice and leadership

Lucia Lenci and 16th March 2021

Date: 8-12 March 2021 Location: Virtual event. Flyer of the session: here. Link to recording: here. Hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, together with the Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network Secretariat at UN Environment Programme, the 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum was held virtually on 8-12 March 2021 under the theme: Enabling Resilience […]

Women at the heart of energy access: ENERGIA calls for gender inclusion and equality in the energy sector

Lucia Lenci and 8th March 2021

This International Women’s Day, ENERGIA and partners celebrate all the women working in the energy sector and stress once more why it is so important to include them in the energy conversation and action. Globally, 789 million people live without access to electricity and 2.8 billion lack access to clean cooking. Women are disproportionately impacted […]

Gender and energy country brief – Kenya

Energy is a critical enabler in reaching development goals. However, the benefits of increased access to modern and cleaner energy services often fail to accrue evenly to men and women. The African Development Bank and ENERGIA recognise the need to prioritise policy action in the field of gender and energy to meet the inter-national Sustainable Development […]

ENERGIA, the African Development Bank, and the Climate Investment Funds join efforts to strengthen gender in the energy sector in Africa

Bram and 24th November 2020

ENERGIA, together with the African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds have jointly launched four country briefs on November, 24 during the virtual event “Gender and Sustainable Energy Access in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda”. The briefs contribute to increasing data availability on gender and energy and provide insights for future gender sensitive […]

Global launch of the Gender and Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

Bram and 17th November 2020

Date: November 24, 2020 Time: 13:00-14:30 GMT | 14:00-15:30 CET | 16:00-17:30 EAT Location: Virtual event. Register here. The African Development Bank, the Climate Investment Funds and ENERGIA are pleased to invite you to the Global launch of the Gender and Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda on November 24, […]

Further steps are needed to ensure a gender-just energy transition

Bram and 5th November 2020

For the shift from fossil fuels towards renewable energies to be genuinely sustainable on both the environmental and social levels, it needs to be just, to leave no one behind during the process. Climate change impacts men and women differently. As the main caretakers of families and households, and providers of food security in many […]

Four-part webinar series on Gender and energy by FES Climate and Energy Project in Asia

Bram and 4th November 2020

The FES Climate and Energy Project in Asia hosted a four-part webinar series on gender and energy from August to October 2020. It was designed for FES country offices and partners working on the energy transition, with in total 80 participants from across the region. This series sought to provide insights on how a […]

Gender and energy country briefs – Uganda

Energy is a critical enabler in reaching development goals. However, the benefits of increased access to modern and cleaner energy services often fail to accrue evenly to men and women. The African Development Bank and ENERGIA recognise the need to prioritise policy action in the field of gender and energy to meet the international Sustainable […]

Gender and energy country briefs – Tanzania