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Video - Inaugural Session - Sub-Regional Conference - Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia

11 April 2016
This video features a compilation of the welcome and keynote remarks from the inaugural session of this conference. It highlights the importance of approving access to energy in South Asia to address energy scarcity faced by women. It also explains how India’s Government of Rajasthan prioritizes…

Video - Session 2 - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments

11 April 2016
This video covers Session 2 of the conference entitled “Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments.” It starts with a presentation outlining the current gender energy issues and policy developments, followed by a discussion of Asian Development…

Video - Session 3 - Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Mainstreaming

11 April 2016
This video covers Session 3 of the conference entitled “Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Mainstreaming.” It draws out the various experiences of the speakers in these four mainstreaming aspects: (i) creating community development strategies for risk mitigation of large…

Video - Summary of Day 1 - Sub-Regional Conference - Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia

11 April 2016
University of Melbourne’s Reihana Mohideen in this video provides a thorough and insightful summary of Sessions 1, 2, and 3 of the conference. She highlights the exceptional and interesting initiatives on supporting inclusive energy access for women.

Gender Responsive Policies and Practices: Emerging Trends

11 April 2016
Gender gaps persist despite the presence of established frameworks on women’s rights and gender equality in South Asia. Key gender issues in the region’s energy sector policies reveal disproportionate negative impacts on women. Maximizing benefits from energy interventions and improving policy…

A Regional Gender Assessment of Energy Policies and Programmes in South Asia

10 April 2016
The Asian Development Bank implemented a project that aimed to increase rural poor women’s access to affordable, reliable, and clean renewable energy sources and technologies in its three developing member countries in South Asia: Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This report presents the findings of…

Improving Gender Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

10 April 2016
Energy is a critical factor in any poverty reduction strategy. It is also essential for generating production, income, and employment. The Asian Development Bank rolled out a project in three of its developing member countries in South Asia—Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka—to help increase rural poor…

Exploring Factors that Enhance and Restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification: Scoping Study Report

30 March 2016
This report examines how policy and practice may enhance women’s empowerment though electrification in rural areas in the South. It presents the results of a desk study in which empirical literature on women’s empowerment from electrification and international initiatives and national electricity…

Strengthening Enterprises through Gender Capacity Building

3 March 2016
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves explicitly prioritizes women’s empowerment in its mission statement. It implements a robust gender capacity building program to ensure cooking sector enterprises prioritize and understand how to integrate gender throughout their business models.

Problems and Solutions of Trade/Customs in Asian Countries

1 March 2016
NTT Data shares some trade and customs issues that beset some countries in Asia. These include complicated custom procedures, separate applications that have to be submitted in paper form, slow duties collection, and cases of tax evasion. This presentation details some solutions that can be applied…