The Role of MSMEs in Fostering Inclusive and Equitable Economic Growth in the Context of the Clean Energy Transition in MENA
This project aims to contribute new knowledge to foster a clean energy transition that helps generate more and better employment opportunities for women and young people. It will also focus on medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), through surveys to analyse how they adjust to the phase out of energy subsidies and the challenges in transitioning to renewable sources of energy.
The research will further assess existing policy frameworks and impediments to renewable energy adoption and expand the knowledge of sustainable behaviour at the enterprise level. It will also assess factors influencing the adoption of green energy and investments in energy efficiency.
With this new evidence, the research institutions will inform stakeholders and public debates on clean energy, climate change and environmental justice, especially as it impacts the employment of women and youth.
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Location
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia,
Project outputs
Webinar – Local Capital Solutions for Blended Climate Finance in Southeast Asia
Thursday 30 April 2026
Join this upcoming webinar hosted by Convergence, in partnership with the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Learning Hub, on strategies to mobilise domestic capital for climate blended finance in Southeast Asia. The session will draw on insights from the Learning Hub’s report Domestic Capital Mobilization for Climate Finance in Southeast Asia, with a focus […]
Smallholder farmer testing INFoCAT renewable energy powered groundnut pod plucker in Gomoa (Central Region, Ghana). Photo by UNU INRA.
Clean Energy Transitions: A Care Economy Lens
20 April 2026
How can clean energy transitions reduce energy poverty while also addressing the unequal burden of unpaid care work? This is an increasingly urgent question as the global shift to clean energy reshapes not only energy systems, but everyday life within households. Across many low- and middle-income countries, women and girls continue to shoulder a disproportionate […]
New from GENERIS: research and insights on decentralised renewable energy in Bolivia
30 April 2026
The GENERIS project, partners of Clean Energy for Development: A Call to Action (CEDCA), explores how decentralised renewable energy can support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), local livelihoods and inclusive energy transitions in Bolivia. Recent outputs from the project highlight the role of renewable energy in productive use, gender inclusion and sustainable development, drawing […]