GENDER AND THE GREEN ECONOMY: WOMEN’S GREEN INITIATIVES Eleanor Blomstrom February 9, 2011 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference.

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GENDER AND THE GREEN ECONOMY: WOMEN’S GREEN INITIATIVES Eleanor Blomstrom February 9, 2011 Good 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

W HY G ENDER AND G REEN E CONOMY ? Rio +20 (United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012) Themes: International Environmental Governance Green 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

W HY G ENDER AND G REEN E CONOMY ? 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

G REEN E CONOMY S ECTORS Agriculture Energy Technology Communication Waste Water and Sanitation Transportation

G REEN E CONOMY Challenges A Northern notion? Green Neoliberalism? Equity issues Opportunities We can define it! We can design it!

T WO - PRONGED A PPROACH LEADERSHIP Access and participation Gender equity in decision-making RESPONSIVENESS Gender considerations in policy Differentiated needs and capacities

GREEN INITIATIVES

TRI MUMPUNI WIYATNO OR “PUNI” INDONESIA 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 ISMAWATI INDONESIA 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 POINTS SENEGAL 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 STOVE, HYGIENIC AND HEALTHY FOOD PHILIPPINES 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 ABBEY PHILIPPINES 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? Finance Training/Capacity Building Community Participation Community-defined Scaling up Partnership Innovation Reduce inequality AND address sustainable development Income generating

T HANK Y OU ! For more information, please visit: Contact info: Eleanor Blomstrom ext. 206