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Best Practices in Accelerating Access to Household Energy: A Collection of Evidence from wPOWER Partners
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Linkages between gender-based violence and environmental issues — SURVEY
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ENERGIA contributes to ensuring access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all
• Bringing sustainable energy solutions to people in hard to reach communities • Strengthening women-led micro and small businesses providing these energy solutions • Advocating for gender-inclusive energy policies and practices • Generating the evidence base to support gender-inclusiveness in the energy sector • Sharing knowledge and best practices
Publications
 | Soma Dutta, Annemarije Kooijman, Elizabeth Cecelski SEAR Special Feature - Energy access and gender: Getting the right balance. Miscellaneous 2017. @misc{Dutta2017, title = {SEAR Special Feature - Energy access and gender: Getting the right balance. }, author = {Soma Dutta, Annemarije Kooijman, Elizabeth Cecelski}, url = {http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463071494925985630/pdf/115066-BRI-P148200-PUBLIC-FINALSEARSFGenderweb.pdf}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-05-15}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {misc} } |
 | J. Clancy, M. Stockbridge The Gender and Energy Research Programme: What we know so far and policy considerations Miscellaneous 2017. @misc{Clancy2017, title = {The Gender and Energy Research Programme: What we know so far and policy considerations}, author = {J. Clancy, M. Stockbridge}, url = {https://www.energia.org/cm2/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Policybrief-Energia-March-GERP-2017-final-lr.pdf}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-03-31}, abstract = {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 men and women differently. Both can benefit substantially, but only if their differential needs and differing ability to access energy services are properly understood. Gendered approaches can help empower women and reduce poverty. They can help deliver energy interventions that are effective, efficient and sustainable. }, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {misc} } 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 men and women differently. Both can benefit substantially, but only if their differential needs and differing ability to access energy services are properly understood. Gendered approaches can help empower women and reduce poverty. They can help deliver energy interventions that are effective, efficient and sustainable. |
