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Clean Energy
for Development

The Clean Energy for Development research initiative supports 12 research projects that operate in 27 countries across three thematic bases: clean energy transition, micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and women and youth.

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Renouveau FJ Marks Key Milestones in Women and Youth Renewable Energy Project

8 May 2025

Renouveau FJ aims to increase the participation of women and youth in renewable energy value chains (REVCs) to support the transition to clean energy in Senegal. This transition has been slow to materialise, despite the growing availability of technological solutions and a downward trend in costs. The research investigates the systemic barriers that women and […]

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Building Evidence on the Role of Women in the Clean Energy Transition: ANDE & IDRC Announce Support for Six Research Teams

15 April 2025

This article was reposted from andeglobal.org. Improving Outcomes for Women-led Clean Energy Enterprises Through Applied Research is one of 12 research projects which make up The Clean Energy for Development: A Call to Action (CEDCA) initiative.   Despite making up 39 percent of the global workforce, female participation in the energy sector remains dismal, with […]

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A plain black graphic card with text. In the centre, in bold, text reads: Where are the women?

Event

Powering change: Women, youth, and the clean energy revolution

Thursday 13 March 2025

Women and youth face systemic barriers to accessing clean energy opportunities. This panel explores evidence-based policies and business strategies from Africa and MENA to ensure a gender-inclusive energy transition. Experts will discuss skills development, finance, and social policies needed to empower women in the clean energy sector. As the world gradually moves towards clean energy, […]

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Learning

Powering Change: The Critical Role of Women and Youth in Sustainable Energy Transformation

9 April 2025

How do we build economic systems that recognise and work within the biophysical limits of our finite planet while simultaneously reducing poverty and inequality? This has become a defining question of our time, and the global transition to clean energy is increasingly considered an important vehicle via which we might address this ‘trilemma.’ Concerns about […]

Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR

A woman presenting at a workshop on deforestation

Blog

Building Evidence on the Role of Women in the Clean Energy Transition: ANDE & IDRC Announce Support for Six Research Teams

15 April 2025

This article was reposted from andeglobal.org. Improving Outcomes for Women-led Clean Energy Enterprises Through Applied Research is one of 12 research projects which make up The Clean Energy for Development: A Call to Action (CEDCA) initiative.   Despite making up 39 percent of the global workforce, female participation in the energy sector remains dismal, with […]

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