ENERGIA and IUCN invite you to a panel discussion on Gender Responsiveness as a Tool to Increase Environmental Sustainability and Energy Access On the occasion of the 21st Conference Of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  (COP21) Featuring remarks from:  Sheila Oparaocha, International Coordinator ENERGIA and SE4All CSO representative Melina Campos, Climate Change, […]

What we know, what we need & the out-of-the-box opportunities Friday, November 13, 2015 at 10:00-11:30 AM EDT Register for the webinar here. 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. […]

Register today for the Clean Cooking Forum 2015, November 9-13, 2015 at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana! Spots are going fast and we anticipate this this event will SELL OUT. This year’s exciting agenda brings together more than 400 global leaders from the private sector, government, finance, civil society, academia, the UN, and Development […]

Organised by E-institute in collaboration with World Bank Group Gender and ESMAP Dates: November 16, 2015 – December 18, 2015 Application Ends On : October 31, 2015 Energy affects women and men differently, as men and women have different roles and responsibilities in households, markets and their communities. This makes their access, use, and the […]

Gender equality in the energy sector: Understanding how renewable energy contributes to empowerment Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 10:00-11:30 AM EDT Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector is taking place from national policies to institutional reforms and project development, ultimately increasing energy access and providing low emission development pathways for many around the world. Gender has […]

UN Women South Africa Multi Country Office, in partnership with Department of Energy and the United Nations Industrial development Organisation (UNIDO), has launched a call for women to submit projects focusing on renewable energy technologies and innovations. The project promotes technologies that have a positive impact on women’s lives, especially those technologies that will improve […]

Oct 4 2015 – Oct 7 2015  – Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town SAIREC 2015 is an international conference dedicated exclusively to renewables. It is for government ministers, high-level decision makers, experts, specialists and thought leaders, as well as private sector players and civil society to discuss and exchange their vision, experiences, and […]

Thursday, September 10, 2015 Washington DC 20005 Development practitioners’ recognition of the importance of electricity to economic growth has led to billions of dollars in investment in the energy sector. To ensure the maximum impact of these investments, it is essential to consider how electricity can contribute to poverty reduction, social inclusion and gender equality. […]

On the Theme: Pioneering the Advancement and Success of Women in Energy Sector to Increase their Participation in Sustainable Energy Development.  Date:19-20 August, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng –south Africa                                     OVERVIEW This convention aims to bring together women in the energy sectors from across the African continent convening to mainstream the […]

Unlocking Energy Access Impact, Investment, Scale and Sustainability through Gender-Sensitive Approaches Date: Monday, June 15, 2:00 – 5:30 Organizers: ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy; Global Alliance on Clean Cookstoves; Energy for All Initiative and South Asia Energy Division, ADB The United Nations General Assembly declared the decade 2014 2024 as the Decade of […]

May 18, 2015, 2:50 – 4:05 pm ENERGIA and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves invite you to a panel discussion on the occasion of the second annual united nations  sustainable energy for all forum on: DEVELOPING AND INVESTING IN GENDER-INFORMED BUSINESS MODELS FOR SCALING UP ENERGY ACCESS   FEATURING REMARKS FROM: Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA  Corinne […]

Women’s knowledge and experience in relation to the use of appropriate energy technologies are not being taken into account and, as a result, their potential as agents of change in driving innovative climate change responses remains untapped. This was one of the issues discussed during a webinar organized on 6 May 2015 by the United […]