May 2017 - Energia

Addressing gender considerations in large-scale energy infrastructure policies and project development

Tjarda Muller and 24th May 2017

GECCO Energy Webinar Series Thursday, June 1, 2017 from 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET Register for the webinar here:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8038909225026883842 Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector is taking place from national policies, to institutional reforms and project development, increasing energy access and providing a low emission development pathways for many around the world. It has been […]

RSPN wins ADB Civil Society Partnership Award

Tjarda Muller and

Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) was awarded the ADB Civil Society Partnership Award on May 5, 2017, during the 50th Annual ADB Meeting held in Yokohama, Japan. RSPN received the award for the implementation in Buthan of the regional project “Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri […]

Successful efforts to integrate gender into energy policies and investments in Senegal

Tjarda Muller and 23rd May 2017

At the outset of the ENERGIA sponsored advocacy project in Senegal, Energy 4 Impact reported that energy laws and regulatory and policy documents did not take gender into account. Instead, generic expressions such as “access to modern forms of energy and electricity in rural areas”, “energy access for all” or “vulnerable persons” appeared in those […]

Tackling the ‘last mile’ energy access challenge through women’s economic empowerment

Tjarda Muller and 22nd May 2017

Access to energy is critical for women’s economic empowerment: not only can it free up time for other economic activities, but it also offers opportunities to engage into new roles and gain control over economic decisions. Energy 4 Impact’s Alessandra Moscadelli wrote a blogpost entry for Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub. […]

Strong need for empirical evidence in focus at the Vienna Energy Forum

Energia algemeen and 19th May 2017

Whereas it would be hard to dispute that energy interventions impact men and women differently, robust empirical evidence on their differential needs is missing. Likewise, solid evidence that taking a gender-sensitive approach leads to better outcomes is scarce. Those were some of the starting points for organizing one of the side events at the Vienna […]

More research on impact of gender inclusive energy policies can enable progress towards the SDGs

Tjarda Muller and 10th May 2017

Vienna Energy Forum Press Release VIENNA, 9 May 2017 – As part of this years’ Vienna Energy Forum, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA) organized a side event to discuss the importance of robust and empirical evidence for gender inclusive energy policies. Opening the […]

Month: May 2017