Energia: News http://www.energia-asia.org/ Energia: News nl Energia: News http://www.energia-asia.org/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.energia-asia.org/ Energia: News TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:47:00 +0100 Ugandan women reduce their energy expenses by buying briquettes and efficient cookstoves http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=67&cHash=0b45d5c52f Umar Karemani makes and sells briquettes and improved cookstoves in rural Uganda, where fire wood... Umar Karemani makes and sells briquettes and improved cookstoves in rural Uganda, where fire wood and charchoal are becoming increasingly expensive. With GVEP's technical and business development support, he has acquired new skills, which have enabled him to double his sales, while giving something back to his community. More..

 

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:47:00 +0100 Call For Nominations: Women's World Summit Foundation: 2012 Women's Creativity In Rural Life http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=66&cHash=bd782713a4 Awarded since 1994 by WWSF Women's World Summit Foundation, the Prize ($ 1000 per laureate and $... Awarded since 1994 by WWSF Women's World Summit Foundation, the Prize ($ 1000 per laureate and $ 3000 for specific African women’s organisations), honors women and women's groups around the world exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment for the improvement of the quality of life in rural communities (375 prizes awarded so far). Deadline for nominations: April 30, 2012.

For more information see: http://www.woman.ch/uploads/15oct/Nomination_Guidelines_EN_2012.pdf

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:40:00 +0100 Total Energy Wiki http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=65&cHash=64cd201072 Practical Action and GIZ have launched the Total Energy Wiki, hosted on the energypedia platform,... Practical Action and GIZ have launched the Total Energy Wiki, hosted on the energypedia platform, as an online data collection system enabling people and organisations to participate in and contribute to collecting data on energy access in a new way. It is a grassroots, crowd-sourced way of collecting data which could complement existing data collection systems, and provide a broader picture of how energy services are made available to and used by poor people. www.energypedia.info/totalenergywiki

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:00 +0100 Poor people’s energy outlook 2012 http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=64&cHash=627cdfe982 Practical Action, supported by GIZ and UNDP, has launched the Poor people’s energy outlook 2012 as... Practical Action, supported by GIZ and UNDP, has launched the Poor people’s energy outlook 2012 as a catalyst for a movement for change on energy access, and a source of information to support it. This movement for change has as its focus the United Nation’s goal of universal energy access by 2030. Launched at the UK’s Department for International Development on Monday 23rd January, the Poor people’s energy outlook shines a spotlight on energy access and its impact on the ability of the world’s poorest people to earn a decent living and work their way out of poverty. Download the report, explore the two interactive infographics, and learn more about what is needed to achieve Energy for All by 2030 at http://practicalaction.org/ppeo2012

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:38:00 +0100 Pathways of Women’s Empowerment http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=63&cHash=6082b3fe24 This is an international research and communications programme established in 2006 which links... This is an international research and communications programme established in 2006 which links academics with activists and practitioners to find out what works to enhance women’s empowerment. It identifies where women are achieving real gains and discovering the positive and negative factors which have influenced their journey.

For more information see: http://www.pathwaysofempowerment.org/index.html

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:36:00 +0100 New York Time: Innovations in Light - an interesting article from marketing/women's entrepreneurship perspective http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=62&cHash=fb6b0f09a2 For more information see:... For more information see: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/innovations-in-light/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0100 2012 Climate Advocacy Small Grants Fund Drawing Linkages between Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Climate Change Adaptation http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=61&cHash=a379f47abe Population Action International (PAI), a Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization... Population Action International (PAI), a Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization that advocates for women and families to have access to contraception in order to improve their health, reduce poverty and protect their environment, is soliciting proposals for our 2012 Climate Advocacy Small Grants Program: Drawing Linkages between Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Climate Change Adaptation. Only organizations based in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the Philippines, and Tanzania are eligible to apply. The deadline for proposals is no later than Monday, February 6, 2012 at 6 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). For more information see attached document.

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]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:16:00 +0100 Gender Equity and Sustainable Development: Prioritizing Actions to Achieve Results http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=60&cHash=716d295d0f Remarks of Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues at Heinrich Boll... Remarks of Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues at Heinrich Boll Foundation Event in Washington, DC

January 19, 2012. For more information see: http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/rls/rem/2012/182434.htm

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:34:00 +0100 ASTAE - Laos - Electricity thru gender lens http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=59&cHash=bc71b53880 Power to the Poor (P2P) is a World Bank supported program in Lao PDR that provides targeted support... Power to the Poor (P2P) is a World Bank supported program in Lao PDR that provides targeted support to poor and women-headed households that are unable to finance the initial cost of connection to the power grid. Please fine below the link to a Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DY3T_1RPI

Watch Video (6.45 min)

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]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:27:00 +0100 Household Cookstoves, Environment, Health, and Climate Change: A New Look at an Old Problem. http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58&cHash=8188afe26a This report takes stock of our collective knowledge of actions and opportunities centered on clean... This report takes stock of our collective knowledge of actions and opportunities centered on clean stoves. The report examines the lessons learned in specific stove campaigns and builds the case for a multisectoral approach to addressing the issue of inefficient cookstoves. Following are the key points from the report. For more information please see: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/content/cookstoves-report

Household Cookstoves - Download

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