The following guidelines briefly outline some of the ways that EI can impact men and women differently and the associated development implications, and provide step by step suggestions for how to understand and integrate gender issues into…
This paper starts by outlining some of the key concerns regarding poverty and sustainable livelihoods. Noting that the role of energy in these is often not fully recognised, it then explores energy as a strategic issue in poverty, and…
The objectives of EnPoGen are to:
To identify the linkages between access to energy or electricity and poverty alleviation and gender equity in general—and specifically in the countries considered.
To quantify the impacts of…
This document examines financing strategies to increase private investment for small-scale infrastructure development within low-income communities. It examines models of local institutions and community-based programs that can sustain…
The objectives of this study were to collect and analyze evidence to present a rationale for integrating gender into energy programs, examine the complexities involved, and propose some analytical tools, resources, methodologies, and…
Poverty condemns half of humanity to cook with solid fuels on inefficient stoves. Smoke in homes from these cook stoves is the fourth greatest risk factor for death and disease in the world’s poorest countries, and is linked to 1.6 million…