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The Equator Prize is awarded to outstanding community and indigenous initiatives that are advancing nature-based solutions for local sustainable development. Each winning group will receive USD 10,000 and will be invited to participate in a series of policy dialogues and special events during the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2017, culminating […]

The World Bank Group has issued a short assignment on Gender and Geothermal research. This work is being done in collaboration between ESMAP and the Government of Iceland. The objective of this assignment is to define gender aspects of geothermal development and develop actionable guidelines for incorporation of gender equality and social inclusion into geothermal […]

Terms of Reference Short Term Consultant – Gender and Energy Expert Efficient, Clean Cooking and Heating Background Worldwide, three billion people rely on solid fuels, such as wood or coal, for cooking and heating, which results in severe health, environmental and climate impacts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), household air pollution from cooking […]

The Competition Technological innovations for providing energy to off-grid communities have started to change the energy access landscape across the world, especially in West Africa. Access to affordable new forms of energy opens doors to a whole range of new social enterprises, where the business delivers a positive social impact for the end user. This competition seeks […]

The UN Women Empower Women is an online platform on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Its Call for Applications to become an Empower Women Champion for change is now open, until November 18. Apply to become an Empower Women Champion for Change 2016-2017. If you want to know more about what it entails, Empower Women alumni tell you […]

The application process for the 2017 Ashden Awards is now open. Awardees will receive up to £20,000 in prize money, tailored support to help scale-up as well as access to new networks and investors. The Awards are looking for pioneering enterprises and programmes demonstrating achievement in 7 areas – details of which along with application […]

  Senior Organizational/Institutional Development Consultants for Supporting Implementation of EVN’s Gender Action Plan  WB EAP Gender and Energy Facility support to Vietnam Electricity EVN (P151262) Click for the full Terms of Reference

(September 22, 2016 – NEW YORK) The UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment presented its first report, “Leave No One Behind: A Call to Action for Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment,” to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at an advocacy briefing during the 71st session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday. The purpose […]

The U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Awards recognize rising women working to advance clean, renewable sources of energy, related technologies, or clean energy policy. Each winner will receive $8,000 and national recognition. Winners of the 5th Annual C3E Awards will be announced at the C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium in 2016. C3E Awards […]

  The French Delegation for COP21, along with a representative of the UNFCCC Secretariat, met with GGCA Members at the UNFCCC Bonn Intersessional in June 2015 to express interest in stories from the field demonstrating the success and efficacy of including gender in climate change mitigation. These stories will help move discussions about gender and […]

South Asia Women’s Fund (SAWF) has issued a call for applications for 2015-2016 to provide funding for women-led interventions in the South Asian countries of Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAWF accepts applications under the following themes: Strengthening Feminist Voices, USD 1000-10,000: grants under this theme provide critical funding for institutional support, research, […]