Gender Equity and Mainstreaming in Renewable Energy Policies - Empowering Women in the Energy Value Chain in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Maduekwe, Monica; Morris, Ellen; Greene, Jennye; Healey, Victoria M

doi:10.1007/s40518-019-00127-2

Title: Gender Equity and Mainstreaming in Renewable Energy Policies - Empowering Women in the Energy Value Chain in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Journal Article · Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40518-019-00127-2· OSTI ID:1504619

Maduekwe, Monica ^[1]; Morris, Ellen ^[2]; Greene, Jennye ^[2]; Healey, Victoria M ^[3]

ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Praia (Cabo Verde)
Sustainable Energy Solutions, Glen Ridge, NJ (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Using practice theories as the analytical framework, this paper assesses the potential of the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) first ever regional policy on Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access to produce the desired behavioral changes envisioned. The policy came to fruition after a multi-year, multi-stakeholder effort of research, advocacy, and consensus building; all spearheaded by an institution of the community, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). The success of the ECOWAS policy has led to the development of a related regional level legal instrument, monitoring protocols, institutional evolutions, as well as replication efforts in other African regions. The policy's provisions were aimed at changing the mind-sets and, eventually, behaviors of people concerned and were designed in order to increase its chances of successful implementation; however, the onus lies on the constituent governments of the community to provide incentives for its full and effective implementation in order to guarantee its success.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Power Africa

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1504619

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-7A40-72214

Journal Information:: Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, Vol. 6, Issue 1; ISSN 2196-3010

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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