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  • Lucia Lenci and 20th March 2022

    Date: 24 March 2022 Location: Online Short report with the main take-aways of this event: here.   Both the Arab region and Europe are committed to increase gender empowerment, to create quality jobs and professional opportunities and to successfully transit towards greener economies. These are endeavours that would benefit from greater cooperation within and among […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 8th March 2022

    ESMAP and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) are launching the second edition of the Women in Energy Storage (WES) Mentoring Program. The WES Mentoring Program aims to accelerate the careers of women in junior/middle management positions in the energy storage field and promote best practices within the energy storage sector. The […]

  • Lucia Lenci and

    To empower women as agents of change in the energy transition, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is launching a mentoring program for women professionals working in energy in Central Asia. The program is part of the OSCE ExB Project on Promoting women’s economic empowerment in the energy sector for energy security […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 15th February 2022

    UNEP and UN Women, together with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), developed a free self-paced online course to provide government officials, policymakers, and financial institutions with the knowledge and skills needed to apply gender equality and human rights-based approaches in their climate-related work. Course: Gender Equality and Human Rights in Climate Action and […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 9th December 2021

    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 […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 3rd December 2021

    This interview was originally published on the Heinrich Böll Foundation website. Authored by by Daniel Abunales and Lea Goelnitz    Why is it important to integrate gender equality in the energy transition debate? Silvia Sartori: Women and men have different energy needs and use energy differently. Globally, women have less access to and control over […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 25th July 2021

    Date: July 29, 2021 Time: 9.30 am WAT Location: Virtual event Registration: Please register here.   Background Women are a key part of the solution to scaling up energy access. This is especially true in underserved communities across Nigeria. As household energy managers, distributors, entrepreneurs, trainers and technicians – women are in a unique position […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 19th July 2021

    ENERGIA is pleased to support the Africa-Europe Foundation Clean Cooking Manifesto. This is a collective action agenda for achieving universal access to clean cooking by 2030.   The Clean Cooking Manifesto, signed by over 65 high-level personalities and organisations from across Africa and Europe, urges governments, development partners and the private sector to adopt a […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 5th July 2021

    by Silvia Sartori, Women’s Economic Empowerment Program Manager, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy  | This article was originally published on The Guide – Season 3 | 2021 by Enlit   The just energy transition represents two core sustainable development goals as formulated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 2nd July 2021

    UN Member States, NGOs, civil society, youth organizations and practitioners gathered last week for the Ministerial-level Thematic Forums, to discuss actions to promote and advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 7 and the Paris Agreement on climate change.  The event offered an opportunity to outline challenges and encourage dialogue by bringing to the […]

  • Lucia Lenci and 19th April 2021

    Date: April, 28 2021 Time: 14:00 – 15:45 CEST Location: Virtual event. Register: Register here. (CLOSED)  The AEEP Energy Talks are a monthly webinar series organised by the Secretariat of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) providing energy policymakers, experts and stakeholders with a bicontinental platform to exchange insights on emerging energy transition topics. To highlight and address the gender issues in the […]

  • 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 […]

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