GENDER MAINSTRAIMING IN THE SUSTAINABLE AND PARTICIPATORY ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN

SENEGAL

WORLD BANK ENERGY WEEK 2006

Presented by YOUSSOU LO

PROGEDE Coordinator

SUMMARYSUMMARY1.1. CONTEXTCONTEXT

2.2. DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

3.3. SPECIFIC GENDER ELEMENTS OF PROGEDESPECIFIC GENDER ELEMENTS OF PROGEDE

4.4. ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

5.5. BENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND MENBENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND MEN

6.6. IMPACT OF GENDER APPROACH ON GENDER IMPACT OF GENDER APPROACH ON GENDER EFFECTIVENESS (EFFECTIVENESS (MAIN LESSONS LEARNEDMAIN LESSONS LEARNED))

7.7. CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE PROJECT PLANNINGCHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE PROJECT PLANNING

CONTEXTCONTEXT

Gradual Gradual degradation of degradation of forest cover forest cover (30000 (30000 ha/year)ha/year)

Charcoal Charcoal consumption of consumption of 330000 T330000 T

Consumption in Consumption in principal urban principal urban areas areas 76%76%

THREE STONES

FUELWOOD STOVE

CONTEXT (con’t)CONTEXT (con’t) Impoverishment of Impoverishment of

rural areas with rural areas with acceleration of exodusacceleration of exodus

Inequity of forestry Inequity of forestry exploitations and exploitations and patterns: women are patterns: women are confined to roadside confined to roadside retailers and men to retailers and men to production site and production site and large scale retailers in large scale retailers in urban sector.urban sector.

CONTEXT (con’t)CONTEXT (con’t)

The situation of women in the project area The situation of women in the project area needs special attention:needs special attention:

Women account for Women account for 50.9%50.9% of total of total populationpopulation

High level of poverty among womenHigh level of poverty among women

Illiteracy stands at Illiteracy stands at 75%75% for women for women

Lack of political voiceLack of political voice

CONTEXT (con’t)CONTEXT (con’t)

Weak access in the area of micro- Weak access in the area of micro- creditcredit

More time devoted to domestic work More time devoted to domestic work such as collection of fuelwood and such as collection of fuelwood and water, household maintenance and water, household maintenance and cooking which deprive them from cooking which deprive them from undertaking income generating undertaking income generating activitiesactivities

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

From the outset, the project focuses From the outset, the project focuses on a nexus approach to the sector, on a nexus approach to the sector, recognizing that the development recognizing that the development of the traditional energy sector can of the traditional energy sector can lead to tangible results to lead to tangible results to environmental sustainability, rural environmental sustainability, rural poverty alleviation, energy and poverty alleviation, energy and economic efficiency and gender economic efficiency and gender equity equity

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

Biodiversity reserves

GIS/DB ON GIS/DB ON 1 390 000 Ha1 390 000 Ha

Sustainable management Sustainable management of of 370 000 Ha370 000 Ha of NR of NR

FOREST INVENTORY

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

Institutional Institutional developmentdevelopment

Modernization of Modernization of charcoal tradecharcoal trade

Economic Economic diversification of diversification of charcoal traderscharcoal traders

Charcoal improved Charcoal improved stovestove

Energy shopImproved stove

Charcoal bag Millenium Gelfuel

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

Meeting an important Meeting an important part of the rapidly part of the rapidly growing growing urbanurban demand for household demand for household fuelsfuels

Arresting further loss Arresting further loss of forest cover and of forest cover and ecosystem’s carbon ecosystem’s carbon sequestration sequestration potentials and potentials and biodiversity in MAbiodiversity in MA

Charcoal trucks

Biodiversity & CO2 Sequestration

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

Management of Management of 300000 ha300000 ha of NF of NF

Creating a Creating a protection zone protection zone around the NKNParound the NKNP

(biodiversity reserve)(biodiversity reserve)

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

Providing private Providing private sector inter- fuel sector inter- fuel substitution; substitution; Improved stoves Improved stoves initiativesinitiatives

Capacity building Capacity building activitiesactivities

DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVESDESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

PROGEDE focuses on:PROGEDE focuses on:

Poverty alleviation rather Poverty alleviation rather than objectives targetthan objectives target

Social equitySocial equity

Income redistributionIncome redistribution

NR tenure rightsNR tenure rights

Economic and social Economic and social structurestructure

SPECIFIC GENDER ELEMENTS SPECIFIC GENDER ELEMENTS OF PROGEDEOF PROGEDE

Consultative approach to Consultative approach to involve key stakeholders involve key stakeholders

Series of national and Series of national and regional project regional project preparation workshop on preparation workshop on gender inclusion and gender inclusion and traditional energytraditional energy

Series of participatory rural Series of participatory rural appraisals to obtain appraisals to obtain demographic, socio-demographic, socio-economic and cultural economic and cultural information for the information for the preparation of preparation of management plansmanagement plans

SPECIFIC GENDER ELEMENTS SPECIFIC GENDER ELEMENTS OF PROGEDEOF PROGEDE

Identification of relevant women’s Identification of relevant women’s development issues, specific training development issues, specific training and capacity buildingand capacity building

Series of meetings with women’s Series of meetings with women’s group, NGOs for better group, NGOs for better understanding the needs of rural understanding the needs of rural women and best methods of women and best methods of implementationimplementation

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Vegetation GIS and DB for Vegetation GIS and DB for

monitoring and evaluation monitoring and evaluation of sector interventionof sector intervention

Sustainable management Sustainable management

system: system: 318 161 Ha318 161 Ha

Production of sustainable Production of sustainable Woodfuel : Woodfuel : 370 596 T/yr370 596 T/yr

Production of Charcoal: Production of Charcoal: 67 400 T/yr67 400 T/yr

Net CO2 reduction:Net CO2 reduction: 420 420 000 T/yr000 T/yr in managed area in managed area

BENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND BENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND MEN MEN

Participating villages: Participating villages: 317(including 250 000 317(including 250 000 families; representing 21 % of families; representing 21 % of the two regions)the two regions)

Incremental revenues from Incremental revenues from Charcoal sale, poultry, Charcoal sale, poultry, apiculture, gardening and non apiculture, gardening and non wood forest products: US wood forest products: US $12,5 Million/yr (approx.30% $12,5 Million/yr (approx.30% go to women)go to women)

Empowerment of rural Empowerment of rural

associations (including associations (including women as group leader) women as group leader)

BENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND BENEFITS FOR WOMEN AND MENMEN

Poverty alleviation Poverty alleviation ($40000($40000 annual income per village)annual income per village)

Rural community empowerment Rural community empowerment and social changeand social change

Generation of rural employment Generation of rural employment and incomesand incomes

Gender development (diversified Gender development (diversified production system)production system)

Improved stoves benefit: Improved stoves benefit: 100 000100 000 families in urban areafamilies in urban area

IMPACTS OF GENDER APPROACH ON IMPACTS OF GENDER APPROACH ON

PROJECT EFFECTIVENESSPROJECT EFFECTIVENESS (MAIN LESSONS LEARNED)(MAIN LESSONS LEARNED)

Recognition, valuation and mobilization of gender Recognition, valuation and mobilization of gender potentials can be a entry points on project potentials can be a entry points on project effectivenesseffectiveness

Investigation in specific gender investment Investigation in specific gender investment (special management activities for women and (special management activities for women and children) is relevant to gender participation and children) is relevant to gender participation and motivationmotivation

Capacity development in organization and Capacity development in organization and education of beneficiaries are driving force in education of beneficiaries are driving force in project success and sustainability project success and sustainability

IMPACTS OF GENDER APPROACH ON IMPACTS OF GENDER APPROACH ON

PROJECT EFFECTIVENESSPROJECT EFFECTIVENESS (MAIN LESSONS LEARNED)(MAIN LESSONS LEARNED)

Special attention to health, water access, Special attention to health, water access, household energy access and women’s household energy access and women’s work alleviation can help gender work alleviation can help gender beneficiaries to focus on more income beneficiaries to focus on more income generating activities generating activities

Micro-credit line is necessary to support Micro-credit line is necessary to support gender participation approachgender participation approach

CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE PROJECT PLANNINGPROJECT PLANNING

Mainstreaming gender in the national Mainstreaming gender in the national environmental policies and programs (instead of environmental policies and programs (instead of added on women)added on women)

Extending sustainable forest and NRM to the rest Extending sustainable forest and NRM to the rest of the fuelwood supply zones of the country and of the fuelwood supply zones of the country and including women as full partners in decision-including women as full partners in decision-making and in program inception and making and in program inception and implementationimplementation

Straightening the dialogue, integrated approach Straightening the dialogue, integrated approach and links between NRM and other sectors and links between NRM and other sectors (transport, agriculture, water, sanitation )(transport, agriculture, water, sanitation )

Woman at workMilk production

Healthy Gender Community Forest Protein Diet