Energy Technology Innovation in South Asia: Implications for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Event: Smart Grid Technologies and Implications for Inclusive Development in Sri Lanka

Energy Technology Innovation in South Asia: Implications for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

03 April 2018

Author / Speaker:

Reihana Mohideen, University of Melbourne - Email the author | Other materials by the author

While Asia’s low-carbon energy transition is well underway with the development of smart grids, social inequity is emerging among other challenges. Drawing more women into renewable energy and energy efficiency program designs and consultations is not only an equal employment opportunity issue but is crucially about how the world is shaped and for whom.

Geographical Focus:

Subregional- South Asia

Regional - Asia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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