GENDER AND THE GREEN ECONOMY: GENDER AND THE GREEN ECONOMY:

WOMEN’S GREEN INITIATIVESWOMEN’S GREEN INITIATIVES

Eleanor BlomstromFebruary 9, 2011Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference

WEDO: A WOMEN’S GLOBAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION

influencing global policies and processes

increasingly working with regional and national governments on gender-responsive implementation of policies at home

working on environmental and rights issues

collaborating with a variety of organizations and institutions

WHY GENDER AND GREEN ECONOMY?WHY GENDER AND GREEN ECONOMY? Rio +20 (United Nations Conference on Sustainable

Development 2012)Themes:

International Environmental GovernanceGreen Economy in the context of sustainable

development and poverty eradication Shifting world focus from Climate Change to

Sustainable Development UN Secretary General, CSW, UN Women

WHY GENDER AND GREEN ECONOMY?WHY GENDER AND GREEN ECONOMY? Issues are not gender neutral

Gender roles Poverty Resource access Political power Opportunity Training/Education Financing

Women are critical to sustainable solutions Unique knowledge

and experience Community-wide

impact Coping skills

GREEN ECONOMY SECTORSGREEN ECONOMY SECTORS Agriculture Energy Technology Communication Waste Water and Sanitation Transportation

GREEN ECONOMYGREEN ECONOMY

Challenges A Northern notion? Green Neoliberalism? Equity issues

Opportunities We can define it! We can design it!

TWO-PRONGED APPROACHTWO-PRONGED APPROACH LEADERSHIP

Access and participation Gender equity in decision-making

RESPONSIVENESS Gender considerations in policy Differentiated needs and capacities

GREEN INITIATIVESGREEN INITIATIVES

TRI MUMPUNI WIYATNO OR “PUNI”TRI MUMPUNI WIYATNO OR “PUNI”INDONESIAINDONESIA Micro-hydropower plants

(MHP) Renewable energy Income generation

Community ownership model Community cooperative Empowered financially and

technically Connect off-grid to national grid

NGO: People Centered Business and Economic Institute (IBEKA)

YUYUN ISMAWATIYUYUN ISMAWATIINDONESIAINDONESIA Community-based waste

management Create jobs Reduce waste Increase recycling Engage local residents Emphasize training Owned and operated by village

itself Carbon credits at plant Scale up household level

NGO: Bali Fokus

LOCAL ENERGY FOCAL POINTSLOCAL ENERGY FOCAL POINTSSENEGALSENEGAL

Local energy sources – improved stoves Community participation Link to local development Combat climate change Save money and time Community-directed Emphasize training Goal to be self-sustaining Plans to scale up

NGO: WEDO/ENDA

AMBULENT FOOD VENDORS: ENERGY-EFFICIENT AMBULENT FOOD VENDORS: ENERGY-EFFICIENT STOVE, HYGIENIC AND HEALTHY FOODSTOVE, HYGIENIC AND HEALTHY FOODPHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES Promoted Mabaga Stove for Street

Vendors Urban entrepreneurial poor Commissioner on Family and Women

Affairs, Zenaida Amores 30-70% savings on cooking expenses Commercialized cookstoves Income from selling stove and charcoal Training of Trainers

NGO: Approtech Asia

THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY ABBEYTHE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY ABBEYPHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES Biogas technology for nunnery

Biogas digester for poultry and piggery project Assistance Mariano Marcos State University Affiliated

Non-conventional Energy Center Waste disposal Methane gas replaces LPG Alternative source of energy for cooking, lighting,

washing, freezing, etc Save expenses Replaces grid electricity, biomass and fossil fuel

NGO: Approtech Asia

WHAT ARE THE LESSONS?WHAT ARE THE LESSONS? Finance Training/Capacity Building

Community Participation Community-defined Scaling up Partnership Innovation Reduce inequality AND address sustainable

development Income generating

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!For more information, please visit: http://www.wedo.org

Contact info:Eleanor Blomstromeleanor@wedo.org212.973.0325 ext. 206