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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.
11 April 2025
The inclusion of women and youth is essential to building sustainable economic systems that simultaneously reduce poverty and inequality The latest report and blog from the Clean Energy for Development programme, which IDS provides cohort support for, explores how inclusive research and policy can unlock the potential of women and young people in clean energy […]
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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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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, […]
Woman carrying a solar pannel near Yangambi, DRC. Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/286BAUy
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
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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