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 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:07:00 +0200 Energizing Women: Revolutionizing women's lives through sustainable energy access http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=76&cHash=56bbf2984f18ec897b6b4083ec6ffe82 Joint PANGEA and ENERGIA event at European Parliament (ASP), Member Salon, 19 June 2012, Brussels Date: 19 June 2012 during the EU Sustainable Energy Week

Location: Members Salon of the European Parliament

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Access to clean and affordable modern energy is critical to fostering lasting social and economic development and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Worldwide, some 2.7 billion people rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating, and 1.4 billion –with the majority in Africa and Asia- have no access to electricity, with one billion more having access only to unreliable electricity networks. Not only do women represent 70% of the 1.3 billion people in developing countries living on less than 1 dollar a day, but there is also a gender bias in energy service provision. Women’s energy needs and priorities tend to get marginalised in energy investments and policies. The time spent collecting fuel wood and carrying water deprives women and children of economic and educational opportunities, leading to social disempowerment and health problems. By 2030, household air pollution from biomass use in inefficient stoves is likely to cause over 1.5 million premature deaths every year, over 4,000 per day.

Women in rural sub-Saharan Africa are in strong need of cleaner and efficient cooking fuels and sources of power both for their productive activities and household maintenance. Besides that, it is also important to consider women’s roles as suppliers of energy and also as active entrepreneurs in providing energy services in developing countries.

The purpose of this workshop is to make stakeholders aware of the challenges women in sub-Saharan Africa are facing in terms of energy access at its core and the benefits that clean energy can have on their daily lives, sharing some positive experiences of women using renewable energy in developing countries in order to see how the European institutions can become more engaged to make this happen in a broader scale.

Join PANGEA and ENERGIA to learn more about the importance of renewable energy access for women in developing countries.

For more information, please see the flyer below.

]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 13:07:00 +0200 Gender equality, women's rights and access to energy services: An inspiration paper in the run-up to Rio+20 by Katrine Danielsen http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=75&cHash=d1685ea71566240349f86dfe2fc6dc2d This study aims to increase international attention on the gender equality dimensions of energy... This study aims to increase international attention on the gender equality dimensions of energy access in the run-up to Rio+20 and contribute to the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative and its goal of ensuring universal access to modern energy services by 2030. It conceptualizes gender and energy in development from a gender and rights perspective and presents an analysis of energy system governance at household, national and global levels. The study primarily focuses on experience emerging from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, given the severity of energy poverty in those regions.

 

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]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:38:00 +0200 Kenyan Grassroots Women to Champion Sustainable Development http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=74&cHash=cfbf26625e06606b471cc1e3846d4ff4 Women leaders across the 47 Kenyan counties have resolved to mobilize their counterparts in the... Women leaders across the 47 Kenyan counties have resolved to mobilize their counterparts in the grassroots to lobby for greater inclusion in processes that promote sustainable development in the country.

Please read: http://www.africasciencenews.org/en/index.php/entertainment/52-environment/328-kenyan-grassroots-women-to-champion-sustainable-development

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:16:00 +0200 Access to Clean Energy Critical for Rural Women http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=73&cHash=2e6d44b3101015bda6181f09689fbdf7 Opening statement delivered by the Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet at the Rural... Opening statement delivered by the Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet at the Rural Women, Climate Change and Access to EnergyCSW Side Event, Monday 5 March 2012.

Please read: http://www.unwomen.org/2012/03/access-to-clean-energy-critical-for-rural-women/

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:15:00 +0200 Energy and earning a living: the key to ending poverty? http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=72&cHash=774194c02746a65088a8731fa0bbe2f1 2012 is the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. The UN Secretary General... 2012 is the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.  The UN Secretary General will launch a goal of Sustainable Energy for all by 2030 at Rio+20. This could be a turning point for the 3 billion energy poor, as governments, communities, non-governmental organisations and businesses work together on sustainable energy access.

Practical Action has launched the Poor people’s energy outlook 2012 to support this movement for change.

Join Practical Action and our guest speakers as we debate the goal of universal access to energy, and ask how important energy access is to people's ability to work their way out of poverty.

For more information please contact: Gemma.Hume@practicalaction.org.uk or visit website: http://practicalaction.org/ppeo2012-webinar

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]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:37:00 +0100 Welcome to the Rio+20 Survey on Sustainable Development: A Gender Perspective! http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=71&cHash=06a7ea794755bd7072931737cdd44e61 The Women’s Major Group (WMG) is organizing women’s input to the Rio+20 conference. With support... The Women’s Major Group (WMG) is organizing women’s input to the Rio+20 conference. With support from UN Women and the Rockefeller Foundation, the WMG is currently undertaking a brief survey to collect input that reflects the diverse views of women from all parts of the world, and builds on existing WMG efforts. At the same time, the WMG wishes to identify areas of focus and convergence, determined by this survey and other outreach that will contribute to Rio+20 and the framework for action.

To begin the survey go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Rio20_Gender

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:35:00 +0100 Women's priorities for a sustainable and equitable world! http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=70&cHash=cbee6cce8c76e8011325aab8a9e3efc3 In just 100 days, world leaders will gather together for the United Nations Conference on... In just 100 days, world leaders will gather together for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- to make commitments for securing a sustainable future.

Referred to as Rio+20, the conference comes 20 years after the historic Earth Summit of 1992, which set the framework for sustainable development; with its 3 dimensions: environmental, social and economic and with a strong role for women as confirmed in Rio Principle 20!

For more information please read here:Download

 

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:33:00 +0100 Female entrepreneurship in the Rwandan biogas sector http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=69&cHash=bdef9c01f318ef1ef6d019a8ef69ef91 For the past one year ENERGIA has been providing technical support to Hivos on their gender... For the past one year ENERGIA has been providing technical support to Hivos on their gender mainstreaming strategy for the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme. One of the targets agreed to was increase the number of female mason and biogas company owners by 10%. Please find the case study of the impact this has had in Rwanda. Congratulations to the National Domestic Biogas Programme for moving forward with these targets.

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]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:46:00 +0100 One Day on Earth: Women at Work http://www.energia-asia.org/home/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=68&cHash=d99b1fb507c36d990df9e10fee4d3262 On Nov 11, 2011, women from around the world took a moment to answer the question “What does it... On Nov 11, 2011, women from around the world took a moment to answer the question “What does it mean for you to have a job”?  See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTRq0bMa2dg

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:35:00 +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=0b45d5c52f900db0a0505cd9b85f371e 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..

 

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