Event – Virtual
What: Global Gender and Sustainable Energy Agriculture Global Launch for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
Who: African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds and ENERGIA
When: 24 November 2020 – 13: 00-14: 30 GMT | 14: 00-15: 30 CET | 16: 00-17: 30 EET
Where: Virtual event. Register here.
The African Development Bank, the Climate Investment Funds and ENERGIA would like to invite you to the worldwide launch of the Gender and Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda on 24 November 2020. This event provides important information on the relationship between gender and energy for these countries and provides recommendations to inform policies to further stream gender within energy interventions.
Background information
Energy is a critical factor in achieving many of the goals of sustainable development, from reducing poverty, inequality and exposure to domestic pollution to improving the quality of education, safety and climate protection. However, women and men differ in their level of access to energy and energy services, as well as in the use and control of these resources. Unequal gender norms and traditions restrict women’s participation in energy planning, hinder their opportunities to benefit from energy interventions, and address their needs.
The COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated the long-standing gender gap, specifically in countries where the gender gap is large in social, economic empowerment and representation. The pandemic reinforced the existing inequalities in access to modern and clean energy services, again emphasizing the urgency of far-sighted strategies to build an equal and inclusive energy sector.
The African Development Bank, ENERGIA and the Climate Investment Funds have developed four country mandates examining the current status of gender and energy in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Based on an in-depth review of policy documents and key stakeholder consultations, the mandates aim to provide policy makers and practitioners with recommendations to effectively integrate gender into energy planning, implementation, and monitoring. The assignments contain key data, an overview of the institutional setup and targets on gender and energy, and an analysis of barriers and opportunities.
Global launch
The event offers policymakers and practitioners ideas to support a more gender-inclusive energy sector by strengthening policies and programs. It will provide an opportunity to discuss the evidence on gender and energy and actions needed to empower women and increase their access to and control over energy services.
Following the global launch, there will be country-specific launches in all four countries.
Media contact:
Solange Kamuanga -Toussou, Department of Communications and External Relations, African Development Bank, e-mail: s.kamuanga-toussou@afdb.org
Sonia Borrini, CIF communication and knowledge management specialist