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Gender and Hydro Study in Ethiopia

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Country-wise Experience with Gender Issues

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Ranisha: /* OverviewEnergia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/pubs/papers/2006 csd factsheet.pdf) */

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OverviewEnergia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/pubs/papers/2006 csd factsheet.pdf)

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 == Rural Electrification Project in LAO PDR ==
-The rural electrification project in Lao in its mid-term assessment found that almost 20-40% of rural households were not connected due to high up-front connection cost. Almost half of these households included female headed households. Therefore, the program designed gender sensitive policies with targeted subsidies for increasing the connection rate. This resulted in an increase in connection rate for female headed households from 67% to 95%.<ref>The World Bank, “Integrating Gender Considerations into Energy,” 2013. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17479/765710ESM0P1230to0Energy0Operations.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
+The rural electrification project in Lao in its mid-term assessment found that almost 20-40% of rural households were not connected due to high up-front connection cost. Almost half of these households included female headed households. Therefore, the program designed gender sensitive policies with targeted subsidies for increasing the connection rate. This resulted in an increase in connection rate for female headed households from 67% to 95%.<ref>The World Bank, “Integrating Gender Considerations into Energy,” 2013. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17479/765710ESM0P1230to0Energy0Operations.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref>
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 *Gender dynamics in a changing climate: how gender and adaptive capacity affect resilience: [https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/adaptation-learning-programme/how-gender-and-adaptive-capacity-affect-resilience https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/adaptation-learning-programme/how-gender-and-adaptive-capacity-affect-resilience]
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 = Options for Integrating Gender Issues into Energy Projects<br/> =
-Gender is relevant to both demand and supply in the energy sector. While the State-led, formal electricity grid offers greater access, more usage flexibility and may therefore be seen as relatively gender neutral, the informal, decentralised and alternative energy supply options call for great care in achieving a gender sensitive match between demand and supply.
+[[Gender Impacts of Energy Access|Gender is relevant to both demand and supply in the energy sector]]. While the State-led, formal electricity grid offers greater access, more usage flexibility and may therefore be seen as relatively gender neutral, the informal, decentralised and alternative energy supply options call for great care in achieving a gender sensitive match between demand and supply.
 Gender impacts of decentralised, renewable energy projects can be addressed at two levels: within the project ‘by doing it better’; and by ‘broadening and deepening’ beneficiary impact through the socio-economic linkages brought about by such projects. The latter involves giving greater attention to women's income generating activities (both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries).
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 *Gender dynamics in a changing climate: how gender and adaptive capacity affect resilience: [https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/adaptation-learning-programme/how-gender-and-adaptive-capacity-affect-resilience https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/adaptation-learning-programme/how-gender-and-adaptive-capacity-affect-resilience]
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 *[http://www.wisions.net/files/uploads/The_role_of_gender_concerns_in_the_planning_of_small-scale_energy_projects_in_developing_countries.pdf The Role of Gender Concerns in the Planning of Small-scale Energy Projects in Developing Countries]&nbsp;(WISIONS)<br/>
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 == Hydro Projects in Sri Lanka<br/> ==
-Gender analyses of project level impacts of village micro-hydro schemes in Sri Lanka indicate that renewable technologies are not gender neutral and that benefits are viewed differently by gender according to social roles and responsibilities. Further, the impacts of such projects on all beneficiaries, but particularly on women, are limited by constraints in end use. This relates to the limited access to the advantages of the energy by women in UChhs as mentioned above. Given this scenario, what is the way forward?
+Gender analyses of project level impacts of village micro-hydro schemes in Sri Lanka indicates that renewable technologies are not gender neutral and that benefits are reaped differently by gender according to their social roles and responsibilities. Further, the impacts of such projects on all beneficiaries, but particularly on women, are limited by constraints in end use. Given this scenario, what is the way forward?
 <u>Recommendations for a “doing it better” approach, that is improvements that stay within the project confines (Dhanapala, 1995), include:</u>
-#Gender balance in ECS participation. Greater efforts should be made to integrate women in ECS, by making the latter into family-centred organisations that meet on holidays and at times convenient to all. Developing ECS institutional guidelines and procedures, raising awareness regarding gender balance, and by making membership open to all family members over 16, rather than to one designated family representative only, would all improve the situation.
+*Gender balance in Electricity Consumer Society(ECS) participation: Greater efforts should be made to integrate women in ECS, by making the latter  family-centred organisations that meet on holidays and at times convenient for all. Developing ECS institutional guidelines and procedures, raising awareness regarding gender balance, and by making membership open to all family members over 16, rather than to one designated family representative only, would all improve the situation.
-#De-mystifying micro-hydro technology, through household wide training including safety practices, and through using women in demonstration and training activities.
+*De-mystifying micro-hydro technology, through household wide training including safety practices, and through using women in demonstration and training activities.
-#Knowledge and use of gender disaggregated information throughout the project cycle. Development facilitators should be trained on gender awareness, on indicators for monitoring purposes, and should be equipped with skills to integrate gender in both the implementation and operational stages of projects. Evaluation visits to both connected and unconnected households should target both genders.
+*Knowledge and use of gender disaggregated information throughout the project cycle. Development facilitators should be trained on gender awareness, on indicators for monitoring purposes, and should be equipped with skills to integrate gender in both the implementation and operational stages of projects. Evaluation visits to both connected and unconnected households should target both genders.
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-= Overview<ref name="Energia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/fileadmin/files/media/factsheets/factsheet_general.pdf)">Energia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/pubs/papers/2006 csd factsheet.pdf)</ref><br/> =
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-Access to better energy services can improve women’s social, economic and political status — reducing the time and effort involved in household chores, providing better health and educational conditions, expanding income-generating opportunities, and easing their participation in public affairs. At the same time, greater sensitivity to gender issues increases the effectiveness of energy programmes and policies, as well as other types of development activities that involve energy use, by ensuring that the needs and concerns of both men and women are taken into account. Availability of kerosene or liquefied petroleum gas, improved stoves, electricity, and mechanical power significantly improves the quality of life for women in rural areas and relieves them of much of the difficult, unpaid work currently required to care for their families.
+Access to better energy services can improve women’s social, economic and political status — reducing the time and effort involved in household chores, providing better health and educational conditions, expanding income-generating opportunities, and easing their participation in public affairs. At the same time, greater sensitivity to gender issues increases the effectiveness of energy programmes and policies, as well as other types of development activities that involve energy use, by ensuring that the needs and concerns of both men and women are taken into account. Availability of kerosene or liquefied petroleum gas, improved stoves, electricity, and mechanical power significantly improves the quality of life for women in rural areas and relieves them of much of the difficult, unpaid work currently required to care for their families.<ref name="Energia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/fileadmin/files/media/factsheets/factsheet_general.pdf)">Energia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/pubs/papers/2006 csd factsheet.pdf)</ref>
-Decision-makers often view their energy related choices as gender neutral, however men and women are affected differently by energy policies wherever their home, work and community roles differ. Economic development policies thought to be gender blind may actually reinforce gender inequalities. For example, small amounts of electricity at home in the evening hours may improve the quality of life for some members of the family, allowing them to read or watch television, while for women, it may simply extend the burdens of the working day into the evening hours when they would otherwise be able to rest. Attention to these sorts of differing interests is needed in order to achieve effective and equitable distribution of energy and development services. Using a ‘gender mainstreaming’ approach ensures that the different impacts of an action or policy for men and women are evaluated so that gender inequality is not perpetuated.
+Decision-makers often view their energy related choices as gender neutral, however men and women are affected differently by energy policies wherever their home, work and community roles differ. Economic development policies thought to be gender blind may actually reinforce gender inequalities. For example, small amounts of electricity at home in the evening hours may improve the quality of life for some members of the family, allowing them to read or watch television, while for women, it may simply extend the burdens of the working day into the evening hours when they would otherwise be able to rest. Attention to these sorts of differing interests is needed in order to achieve effective and equitable distribution of energy and development services. Using a ‘gender mainstreaming’ approach ensures that the different impacts of an action or policy for men and women are evaluated so that gender inequality is not perpetuated.<ref name="Energia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/fileadmin/files/media/factsheets/factsheet_general.pdf)">Energia: Fact Sheet on Energy, Gender and Sustainable Development (http://www.energia.org/pubs/papers/2006 csd factsheet.pdf)</ref>
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 = Options for Integrating Gender Issues into Energy Projects<br/> =