Credit: GENERIS Team

An aerial photograph of fish farms in Bolivia. There are rectangular lakes interspersed with green trees. The sun is shining from above.

New research on fish farming in Bolivia

1 August 2025

The Decentralised Renewable and Inclusive Energy Systems in Bolivia (GENERIS) Team have released new outputs focussing on the gendered experiences of women in fish-farming communities of the Bolivian tropics. 

The team have published a new report on the status of fish farming in Bolivia, and an accompanying short video with the first pilot of the GENERIS project. You can find both on their project page here.

Their latest blog explores the barriers that women in Cochabamba, Bolivia face, and possible interventions that could break these barriers and create more equitable communities.

Credit: 'Two women working in a clothing factory' by Dominic Chavez/World Bank. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Two women are standing by a table in a factory, folding a long piece of white fabric.
Women’s leadership and innovative finance: Driving climate resilience and sustainable development

Thursday 20 November 2025

This panel, hosted as part of COP30, will explore how women’s leadership and inclusive financial innovation serve as powerful levers for climate resilience and sustainable development. The session will highlight concrete examples internationally, focusing on the intersection of gender equity, entrepreneurship, and climate action.  Panellists: Adel Ben Youssef, Université Côte d’Azur – featured Clean Energy […]

Unlocking the Potential of Small and Medium Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the Clean Energy Transition

3 December 2025

This report highlights outcomes and recommendations from the T20 Side Event ‘Unlocking the Potential of Small and Medium Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the Clean Energy Transition’, held in Johannesburg on 17 October 2025. It presents seven recommendations for concrete steps to turn the G20’s green energy principles into practice, with South Africa’s presidency positioned as […]

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A photo taken at a conference. There are many women sat in chairs facing forward, with one woman speaking to the group. There is a GENERIS banner behind her and a projector.
Supporting economic growth and climate action through renewable energy: Insights from fish farming in Bolivia

8 December 2025

Agriculture continues to represent a critical source of foreign exchange and job creation throughout the Global South. The future growth and development of the sector depend on farmers, processors and traders finding innovative ways to produce more and better-quality products or to reduce costs, without harming the natural resource base. Renewable energy — in particular, […]