ECOWAS Validates Gender Equality Index For Clean Energy SMEs

ECOWAS Validates Gender Equality Index For Clean Energy SMEs

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), successful concern with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), has concluded a landmark determination store successful Cotonou to validate the Gender Equality Index (GEI) for cleanable vigor businesses.

The two-day meeting, held from November 27–28, brought unneurotic representatives from ECOWAS Member States, sex and vigor experts, women’s associations, private-sector actors, and improvement partners. The GEI, tailored to the cleanable vigor assemblage with a absorption connected tiny and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is designed to measurement and beforehand sex inclusion crossed the industry.

Speaking connected behalf of ECREEE’s Acting Executive Director, Mr. Gibson Obasi, Program Officer Mr. Guei Guillaume F. Kouhie reaffirmed the centre’s committedness to embedding sex equality successful determination vigor initiatives. He described the GEI arsenic a applicable instrumentality to beforehand inclusive and equitable vigor development.

IDRC typical Mr. Flaubert Mbiekop emphasized the value of research-based frameworks successful achieving conscionable vigor transitions, noting that the GEI volition assistance policymakers and businesses code sex disparities successful the cleanable vigor worth chain.

Opening the store connected behalf of Benin’s Minister of Energy, Water, and Mines, Mr. Todeman Assan stressed the request for financing mechanisms to enactment SMEs, peculiarly women-led enterprises, arsenic captious to ensuring a sustainable vigor transition.

Participants validated 3 cardinal outputs:
– Evaluation Framework based connected the GEI methodology
– Evaluation Study Report analyzing sex inclusion successful cleanable vigor SMEs
– Regional Recommendations and Action Plan for GEI implementation crossed ECOWAS states

The adoption of the GEI model marks a milestone successful West Africa’s efforts to trim sex gaps successful vigor access, heighten women’s information successful cleanable vigor worth chains, and fortify enactment roles for women successful vigor decision-making. ECREEE and its partners pledged continued collaboration with Member States to beforehand an inclusive and sustainable vigor aboriginal for the region.