The objectives of EnPoGen are to:
To identify the linkages between access to energy or electricity and poverty alleviation and gender equity in general—and specifically in the countries considered.
To quantify the impacts of…
This document examines financing strategies to increase private investment for small-scale infrastructure development within low-income communities. It examines models of local institutions and community-based programs that can sustain…
The objectives of this study were to collect and analyze evidence to present a rationale for integrating gender into energy programs, examine the complexities involved, and propose some analytical tools, resources, methodologies, and…
Poverty condemns half of humanity to cook with solid fuels on inefficient stoves. Smoke in homes from these cook stoves is the fourth greatest risk factor for death and disease in the world’s poorest countries, and is linked to 1.6 million…
This report contains two volumes that detail an ongoing ESMAP and World Bank effort to use off- grid electrification alternatives as a vehicle to enhance economic development and the lives of women in rural Bangladesh. The main report…
This briefing note summarizes evidence on effective approaches used by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for achieving benefits for women and progress towards gender equality.
The findings are based on gender assessments of 12 loans in…