Webinar: Gender and Energy Nexus within Climate Blended Finance

We are pleased to share the following event, which is being run by the CEDCA project Catalytic Climate Finance Facility, a collaboration between the Convergence and Climate Policy Initiative. This event will be an insightful opportunity to assess the intersection of gender, energy and climate-blended finance, with professionals in the field. Please see all details below. Times are listed in EDT.

Webinar: Gender and Energy Nexus within Climate Blended Finance

The Catalytic Climate Finance Facility will host a webinar on July 30th to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to bridge the gap between gender, energy, and climate blended finance. This comprehensive webinar will achieve this by:

• Providing a landscape view of the intersections between gender, energy, and climate blended finance.
• Offering practicable and candid guidance for incorporating gender equality considerations into climate finance instruments, specifically targeting the gender & energy nexus.
• Showcasing and amplifying successful examples of gender integration within climate blended finance vehicles that target the energy sector.

Format

This 90-minute webinar includes a presentation summarizing key findings from the Convergence and Climate Policy Initiative report on the Gender and energy nexus within climate blended finance and practical advice on integrating gender considerations into climate blended finance instruments. Following this, a panel discussion will feature investors discussing their gender assessment approaches and monitoring, with examples from two case studies. The session will conclude with a 30-minute Q&A segment.

Agenda

• 10:00 – Opening Remarks from Arjan de Haan, Senior Program Specialist, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• 10:05 – Report Findings: Gender and Energy Nexus within Climate Blended Finance
• 10:20 – Practical Advice on Integrating Gender Considerations into Climate Blended Finance
• 10:30 – Perspectives and Lessons from Investors & Practitioners on Gender in Climate Blended Finance
• 11:00 – Q&A

Moderator: Demetrio Innocenti, Climate Lead, 2X Global

Panelists:

• Anne-Marie Lévesque, Director, Impact Strategies & Thought Leadership, Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev Canada)
• Jeannette Gurung, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (WOCAN)
• Lasitha Perera, CEO, Green Guarantee Company (GGC)
• Maud Savary-Mornet Founder & CEO, Beyond Finance Consulting