OPENING DOORS MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, GENDER DIVERSITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION

This 2017 report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) maps the global landscape of initiatives integrating gender equality, social inclusion, and women's empowerment within the sustainable energy and climate change sectors. Based on data from 174 organizations across 45 countries, the report identifies regional priorities, funding trends, and systemic barriers to achieving universal energy access.

• The report identifies a significant geographical concentration of activities, with Sub-Saharan Africa reporting the highest number of initiatives at 34%, followed by South Asia at 18%, Latin America and the Caribbean at 15%, and East Asia and the Pacific at 11%.
• Regional priorities differ based on socio-economic profiles: initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific primarily focus on energy poverty and 'last mile' customers. In contrast, programs in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Central Asia focus on accelerating the clean energy transition through efficiency, research, and technology transfer.
• Funding for gender-inclusive sustainable energy is dominated by development institutions and governments, who provide 45% of program funding. Most funding is grant-based (66%), and while many funding entities are based in North America and Europe, they deploy capital to Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific.
• The research identifies three primary barriers to progress: a lack of access to multi-year funding (the most significant barrier across all regions), limited capacity (specifically a lack of women in technical roles), and inhibiting social and cultural norms, such as the subordination of women.
• Women exert substantial influence over household energy decisions, making or influencing 80% of purchase decisions and controlling 20 billion in global spending. Furthermore, women reinvest 90% of their income back into their families and communities.
• The report highlights specific successful models, including ENERGIA's 'last mile' distribution model involving 4,000 women entrepreneurs in Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Senegal, and the ECOWAS regional policy adopted in June 2017 to promote gender parity in energy access across 15 member states.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2017). OPENING DOORS MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, GENDER DIVERSITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION. http://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/Opening-Doors_FR.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. OPENING DOORS MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, GENDER DIVERSITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION. 2017. http://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/Opening-Doors_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2017opening, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{OPENING DOORS MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, GENDER DIVERSITY \& SOCIAL INCLUSION}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2017}, url = {http://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/Opening-Doors_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }