“Mainstreaming Gender in Energy Policy” 2006 -Background paper and presentation prepared for Expert Committee to formulate Energy Policy, Planning Commission, (GoI)
The Project highlighted the gender based outcomes that included capacity building and special training to women in various institutions/Universities for making a cadre of energy professionals. Policy needs to go beyond cooking energy, and emphasis should be in providing energy for other needs for livelihood and security. Research should be pursued for development of various bio-fuels, species, cultivation practices, and appliances (stoves). Health issues included to identify and correct respiratory diseases from indoor air pollution, to reduce the daily drudgery of women so that they can spend more time on generating income. A more participatory approach to energy policy decisions will allow both men and women to be engaged in defining energy proble ms and in implementing appropriate solutions.
Gender & Climate Change
Several initiatives were funded by UNDP
- One of the first side events on Gender and Climate change was organized at COP 8; 2002, New Delhi. For this purpose, an issue paper was prepared, which is referred often.
- Later in 2008, an issue paper was written on Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change: Policies, Programs paper was prepared which is circulated widely.
3 day Training Program was facilitated by IRADe for Asia-Pacific office of UNDP on mainstreaming gender in Climate Change at Sri Lanka.