Closing the gender gap in farming under climate chnageCGIAR
This presentation was given by Sophia Huyer on 30 May 2017, as part of the webinar 'Gender, climate change and agriculture'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Read more about this webinar at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gender-climate-change-agriculture/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
A city designed to make women, children, vulnerable communities or elderly safe is a great city for all.This primer aims to highlight urban design , policy strategies & citizen actions that can make for a more inclusive & safe urban environment for women.
Let us know what you think. We hope this to be a set of principles that will continue to evolve with citizen inputs.
This campaign is in collaboration with Safe City , a NGO in Mumbai. This initiative is supported by Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law’s Collaboration Grants Initiative as part of the Omidyar Network Leadership Forum.
this presentation may help you to get better information on what is urbanization, its pros and cons globally as well as special emphasis on Indian Economy with adequate statistics.
hope you liked it.
The Brussels Policy Briefing n. 53 on ”The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities” took place on 20th November 2018 (ACP Secretariat). It was co-organised by CTA, the European Commission (DG Devco and DG Agri), the ACP Secretariat and CONCORD.
Closing the gender gap in farming under climate chnageCGIAR
This presentation was given by Sophia Huyer on 30 May 2017, as part of the webinar 'Gender, climate change and agriculture'. The webinar was co-organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Read more about this webinar at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gender-climate-change-agriculture/
Find out about other webinars hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/webinars/
A city designed to make women, children, vulnerable communities or elderly safe is a great city for all.This primer aims to highlight urban design , policy strategies & citizen actions that can make for a more inclusive & safe urban environment for women.
Let us know what you think. We hope this to be a set of principles that will continue to evolve with citizen inputs.
This campaign is in collaboration with Safe City , a NGO in Mumbai. This initiative is supported by Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law’s Collaboration Grants Initiative as part of the Omidyar Network Leadership Forum.
this presentation may help you to get better information on what is urbanization, its pros and cons globally as well as special emphasis on Indian Economy with adequate statistics.
hope you liked it.
The Brussels Policy Briefing n. 53 on ”The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities” took place on 20th November 2018 (ACP Secretariat). It was co-organised by CTA, the European Commission (DG Devco and DG Agri), the ACP Secretariat and CONCORD.
Presentation on Mapping rural women's empowerment in Ethiopia ckmtraining
Presented by Annet Mulema at the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research Second Annual Scientific Conference, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 25-28 September 2018
The Social Netork analysis aims to analyze the ways in which individuals or organizations connect or are linked, in order to determine the general structure of the network, its groups and the position of individuals or unique organizations in the network, and the social structures that underlie the flows of knowledge or information, exchanges, or power.
The development of specific software tools has allowed the expansion of the works, beyond the traditional tools of cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling (MDS), present in the statistical packages to use.
And, as a result, it is quite easy today to map the relational capital of a certain network, or, in our case, or a regional partnership.
Presented by Kathleen Earl Colverson at the Africa RISING Integrating Gender into Agricultural Programming training, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 August 2014
A trainer's manual" (available at http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33426)
Presentation on Mapping rural women's empowerment in Ethiopia ckmtraining
Presented by Annet Mulema at the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research Second Annual Scientific Conference, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 25-28 September 2018
The Social Netork analysis aims to analyze the ways in which individuals or organizations connect or are linked, in order to determine the general structure of the network, its groups and the position of individuals or unique organizations in the network, and the social structures that underlie the flows of knowledge or information, exchanges, or power.
The development of specific software tools has allowed the expansion of the works, beyond the traditional tools of cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling (MDS), present in the statistical packages to use.
And, as a result, it is quite easy today to map the relational capital of a certain network, or, in our case, or a regional partnership.
Presented by Kathleen Earl Colverson at the Africa RISING Integrating Gender into Agricultural Programming training, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-20 August 2014
A trainer's manual" (available at http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33426)
Webinar 3 | May-16 | Energy entrepreneurs: Business models for off-grid energ...Smart Villages
By Karl Kolmsee
"Business models for off-grid energy remain one of the most fascinating–and challenging–topics, particularly for entrepreneurs working in the developing world.
In this webinar, we will hear from several entrepreneurs who each have a unique approach to building a business while also making a social impact in India, East and West Africa, and South America. From energising clinics and schools to providing last mile micro-finance to creating hydro power and irrigation in remote communities, each speaker will tell a compelling story about their company’s business model. What has worked? And what hasn’t?
Our webinar series is a little different: each expert will speak for less than 10 minutes and will focus on their on-the-ground experience using photos to tell their story."
Women in energy sector in the mena region rcreeeRCREEE
Introducing the latest perspectives on gender engagement in the workforce with specific focus on clean energy by Eng. Sara Ibrahim, RCREEE Senior Expert at Enabling Women in Sustainable Energy Field: A Step towards Sustainable Communities - Workshop on the side of
International Beirut Energy Forum on 25 September 2019.
Nicoline de Haan presented on WLE's Gender work on March 10, 2015 at the European Commission in Brussels as part of their International Cooperation and Development Infopoint Conference series.
For more information on WLE's Gender, Poverty, and Institutions Research Theme, please visit: http://wle.cgiar.org/research-programs/gender-poverty-and-institutions/
Why access to modern Energy is a necessary condition for Human Development?
MATIKE NGONG ROLLIN
Chairman of Global actions for local development Organizations,
IFPRI's Director General Dr. Shenggen Fan presented on the global context of rural revitalization at the 2019 Global Food Policy Report Launch in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Research Collaborat...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Reliability of Micr...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | THE MINIGRID GAME | Introduction and Case Studies - Ayu Abdullah, E...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-minigrid-game
Minigrids. They're one of the most attractive models for remote community electrification. They're scalable, and flexible, and capable of supplying power at levels that really permit productive use to be made of the power. But at the same time, they raise alot of questions - what is the most appropriate structure, size, payment system etc for a particular local community. Getting these things wrong has led to systems failing, or not having the development impact they were intended to have.
To try to address some of these issues, Energy Action Partners have devised their Minigrid Game. This is a collaborative role-playing game built around a representation of a minigrid system, intended to be used as an educational and collaborative planning tool in designing a community-sized minigrid system. The game is designed to be used within a process that explores minigrid planning and operational decisions.
The Minigrid Game is a completely novel way for communities to develop workable solutions to the unique challenges of managing a community minigrid, such as system sizing, tariff-setting, and demand-side management. By playing as a group, the players can also improve their understanding of energy technology, practice negotiation and consensus-building skills, and most importantly, have fun.
Join us on Tuesday 15th to hear more about the game and its applications from Scott Kennedy, Executive Director and Ayu Abdullah, Southeast Asia Director of Enact Partners, and also for an opportunity for all partipants worldwide to play the game live during the webinar!
WEBINAR | ENERGY AND TRANSPORT | Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-energy-and-transport
Transport is an often overlooked aspect of rural development and linkage to energy access and productive use of energy in the developing world, but it is of critical importance. Not only does transportation rely on a source of energy (and hence transport can itself become a productive use of energy), but an effective transport infrastructure is a critical part of allowing mobility, access to markets, establishment of distribution chains (both to access energy generating equipment as well as marketing services, goods and products).
In this webinar, we were joined by experts presenting on diverse aspects of this complex challenge, including Prof Gina Porter and Dr Arash Azizi of the University of Durham, Dipak Gyawali, former Minister of Water Resources in Nepal and Chair of the Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, and Dr Ben Campbell from the UK Low Carbon Energy Development Network. As usual, we provided an opportunity for the participants joining the webinar to put questions to the speakers, for them to be answered during the session.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Children and Energy - Jiska de GrootSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Communication and Social Change - Jo Tacchi & A...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Sosai RE Crowdfunding Experience - Habiba AliSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Crowdfunding Energy Access Ventures - Davinia CoganSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Smart Villages Findings on Translating Research into Pra...Smart Villages
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT e4sv.org
In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Closing the Knowledge Gap - Solar Waste Disposal in Bang...Smart Villages
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT e4sv.org
In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
Given by Martin Kariongi
The second in our series of workshops designed to gather input from stakeholders involved in existing off-grid projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This event was held in Malaysia for the ASEAN countries, organised by Smart Villages and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
This presentation gives an overview of the activities taken in the remote village of Terrat, in Northern Tanzania, and the impact this has had on the population.
This is a re-upload of the original file, which was corrupt on Slideshare
For more information, please visit e4sv.org
ACEF2017 Smart Villages Energy as a Catalyst to Holistic Rural DevelopmentSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Dr Bernie Jones, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
ACEF2017 Global Insights into Innovative Climate Smart Energy for AsiaSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Molly Hurley Depret, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
Presented by: Dr Rosie Day, Senior Lecturer of Environment and Society in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Bangkok | Mar-17 | Women and their role in Smart villages
1. Women and their role in Smart villages
DR SOHASINI SUDTHARALINGAM
8TH MARCH 2017
2. Content
Contribution of women to the economy
Smart village: What does it look like?
Innovations that make villages ‘smart-er’ and the role that women can and should play
What needs to change?
Pathway of change
Discussions and Q&A
UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment’s
LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND paper
“Urges government to provide adequate support to enable women to work productively by investing in
quality public care services, decent care jobs, social protection and provide safe access to economic
opportunities”
3. Contribution of women to the economy
• In the next decade nearly 1
billion women are likely to
enter the global labour
force.
• Increasing female
employment would
increase GDP significantly
in countries like India and
Egypt, where female
labour-participation rates
are below 30%.
Source: The Economist
4. Smart village: What does it look like?
•Meeting basic needs - energy, water, food, access to good quality health services and education
•Connectivity and access - physical infrastructure and ICT for access to information and markets
•High value economic activities and job opportunities - producing high-value added agricultural and rural
industry products
•Collective decision and action - well managed resources, by pooling together production, i.e. bigger distributed
generation, combined agricultural efforts will allow better access to financing, improved efficiency and reduction in unit
cost of production, and better health (through displaced use of coal fired cooking stove)
•Sustainable development – managing the environment for current and future generations
Outcome: Highly productive villages sufficient job opportunities better standard of living
reducing migration to cities.
5. Energy sector – role of women? (1 of 3)
Role of women in the ENERGY sector: Entrepreneurs
and providers of sustainable energy solutions at the
community level and acting as agents of change, whilst
economically empowering themselves.
Example: M-KOPA (East Africa)
M-KOPE "pay-as-you-go" energy for off-grid customers.
M-KOPA has connected more than 200,000 homes in
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to solar power, and is now
adding over 500 new homes each day. M-KOPA employs
over 650 full time staff. Women play an important role in
dissemination of sustainable energy solutions given their
network across villages.
Energy is a catalyst for the
development of multiple sectors
•Productive activities (agriculture,
industry, small and medium businesses)
•Basic services (education, health, water)
•Usage of ‘smart-er’ infrastructure
(transport, ICT)
6. Water and sanitation– role of women? (2 of 3)
Role of women in the WATER and SANITATION
sector: Entrepreneurs selling clean/treated water
in the community and investing the funds in
health and children’s education.
Example: WaterSHED’s (Cambodia)
WaterSHED builds the market for water,
sanitation and hygiene products to give
consumers easy access to clean water, toilets and
a place to wash their hands. Water, sanitation
and hygiene products can be “marketed by
women, to women” and will adapt marketing
tools to be more appealing to female consumers.
WaterSHED has already recruited more than 175
rural Cambodian women.
Water and sanitation are basic
needs and essential for health
and productivity
•One estimate suggests that some 40
billion hours a year, are spent collecting
water in sub-Saharan Africa – equal to a
year’s labour for the entire workforce of
France (UNDP, 2006).
•Water and sanitation sector can
contribute to redressing inequality and
can impact positively on the social,
political and economic position of
women.
7. Agriculture – role of women?(3 of 3)
Role of women in the AGRICULTURE: Women
farmers empowered with knowledge and
information to make effective business decisions.
Example: CEAPRED (Nepal)
CEAPRED piloted climate smart villages to
educate smallholder farmers, especially women,
about climate-smart farming techniques and help
them access weather and vegetable price
information using mobile phones.
“I am already saving money by switching from
chemical to homemade pesticide and using waste
water from cleaning on vegetables planted in my
backyard” – Female farmer
Climate smart agriculture
could drive productivity
•Women - especially in developing
countries — are often more exposed to
the risks of extreme weather than men,
because they can be less mobile and lack
access to traditional means
of communication according to the UN’s
World Meteorological Organization
(WMO).
•Climate-smart farming techniques and
help them access weather and vegetable
price information using mobile phones.
8. Sectoral innovation ns that will create
disruption
New energy models
•Rooftop solar (Pay As You
Go): will offer solar panels
and build digitally linked
resources
•Anchor tenant (Pay As
You Go): A major
customer funds the
microgrid and excess
power is available for
surrounding community
•Fully integrate both
models: Fully integrated
'digital' microgrids -
Algorithms learn to match
supply and demand and
integrate battery storage
Financing/payment
•Enabling payments
through mobile phones
•Smart metering: Better
access to data and
improvement in payment
(utility, services)
•Smart models of
banking/micro-finances
for small businesses
Improvement in data
collection/ information
transfer
•New mapping approaches
make consumers locatable
including those in the Last
Mile
•Usage of drones to
transport blood supplies
to remote areas (Rwanda)
•Usage of drones to collect
data in inaccessible areas
•Mobile health services
(need to be supported by
sufficiently skilled labour
force)
Education/ skills
improvement
•Digital/ICT skills to be
improved
•Satellite internet in rural
areas to provide access to
knowledge
•Skilled labour force
(engineers, teachers,
healthcare professionals)
9. What needs to change?
ACCESS To:
• Education and knowledge
(suitable/practical know-hows)
• Energy as an enabler
• Finances, digital and property assets
• Mentors/role models
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
• Perception of the role of women in
family and society (social norms)
• Better laws and legal protection for
access to assets, access to jobs and to
hinder harmful traditions
• Businesses unbiased in hiring women
• Recognition of unpaid household work
10. Pathway of change
Meeting basic
needs:
Needs and
Vulnerabilities
Going beyond basic:
Assets, Capabilities
and Opportunities
Structural
Transformation
Includes the assessment of and
action to meet practical needs
and vulnerabilities of
marginalised groups. This is
likely to involved consultation
with groups and an inclusive
approach to ensure that
everyone’s voice is heard
Addresses strategic gender and
inclusion issues beyond
practical needs, so that
individuals are empowered to
make active choices, and build
their assets, capabilities and
opportunities.
Addresses broader structural
relations and power structures,
often through collective action
and influencing the enabling
environment. This often gets at
the root cause of inequality, and
may address norms and systems
that exacerbate this
11. Discussions and Q&A
Barriers to involving women and marginalised community in economic activities
Entry points for women and marginalised community to support the creation of inclusive smart
villages
Simple steps that we can take in the short term (current visible opportunities) and medium
term
12. Thank you (Kòrp-kOOn)!
Dr Sohasini Sudtharalingam
International Development Consultant, UK
sohasini@gmail.com