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Gender in Energy Policies

Gender in Energy Policies. Senegal Gender Audit of Energy Policy and Programmes. Honourable Louis Seck Minister of Renewable Energies. Outline of the presentation. 1. Introduction 2. Objectives and scope of the audit 3. Partners involved 4. Methodology and tools used

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Gender in Energy Policies

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  1. Gender in Energy Policies Senegal Gender Audit of Energy Policy and Programmes Honourable Louis Seck Minister of Renewable Energies

  2. Outline of the presentation 1. Introduction 2. Objectives and scope of the audit 3. Partners involved 4. Methodology and tools used 5. Results of the audit 6. Key challenges

  3. 1. Introduction • Since 2000, Senegal government had reinforced the gender aspects in its development policy : • Presence of women ministers in the government (12 women ministers, 4 of whom are state ministers) • Women are more present in national assembly, senate, local collectivises, economic and social council, embassies (USA, France, etc.) • Ministries dedicated directly to gender aspects (women entrepreneurship, national solidarity, gender and culture, women and family, small childhood, youth) • Others ministries take in their policies gender aspects: energy, infrastructures, education, health, etc. • Senegal government adopted a parity law on elected position (existing of the parity observatory to follow up the implementation of this law)

  4. II. Audit: objectives and scope • First diagnosis: The differentiated needs of men and women are not adequately taken into account in the formulation of policies. Why? • Priority on the emergency solutions for punctual problems due to the crisis and deficits of energy offer • Decision makers not informed and sensitized on the advantages to take into account the gender dimension in all energy policy chain • Gender diluted in the subsector of domestic fuels because of the environmental priority

  5. Objectives and scope… • Lack of appropriated analysis tools in planning, disaggregated data and gender sensitive indicators • Absence of synergy between the various actors and insufficient presence of women in high level to make visible the gender gaps Objectives • To make visible the gender gaps in energypolicies and programmes, • To give the tools and the method to integrate gender in the planning process of energy policies and programmes

  6. III. Partners involved The process involved : •  Political actors through the Ministries: Ministry of energy, Ministry of woman, Department of the Environment, Ministry for finances, • Affiliated directions: energy, hydraulics, health, education, agriculture, national forestry commission, statistics, etc. • Energy projects and programs • Research sector • International organizations • Civil society

  7. IV. Methodology and tools used

  8. Methodology and tools used… • Different tools were used for the collection of information and data • questionnaires, checklist, interviews • discussions and focus groups • tables, matrices, • documents review, presentations

  9. V. Results of the audit • The process showed that gender is not explicitly taken into account in energy policies and budgets, in order to contribute effectively to the strategies against poverty • The audit made visible the importance to ensure the access to modern and efficient energy services to create the conditions of development of high value added activities by women • It was a release in the strategies of PRSP and rural electrification teams

  10. Evolution of BCI annual planning

  11. Results of the audit … • Proportion of public expenditureallocated to projectsfocusedspecifically on women’sneedsplummetedfrom 4.78% in 2003 to 1.44% in 2005 • Do otherssectorsrequiringenergy services make up the deficit and the impact on women • An overallanalysisisnecessary to have a good overview on gender in all sectors • Gender in energyisrelated to energysector situation

  12. Projects in the Triennial Investment Programme (PTIP)Evolution of entries (Ministry of Finance)

  13. How energy programmes can impact on gender

  14. VII.Key challenges • The principal challenge to take up by the audit is that the gender and energy step are integrated in the documents of policy, in particular the LPDSE. Energy Ministry has to implement it. • Gender Ministry has to work closely with other ministries mainly energy ministry • Ministry of Finance to be aware of budget allocation to projects and programmes gender sensitive

  15. Key challenges… • Respect and implement all regulatory texts related to gender (President, Parliament, ESC, local policy, parity observatory, etc.) • Capacity building of local collectivities and other organizations such as ASER (ASER is developing these two last years a strategy on gender for a mainstreaming strategy all levels: PREM and ERIL, Inclusion of gender in CIMES document).

  16. Partners of implementation

  17. Conclusion • Senegal is in the way to reinforce gender aspects in its development policy particularly in the energy sector • This need a follow up and particular attention from all actors (decision makers, NGO, private sector, etc.) • This need too to implement the gender audit action plan.

  18. THANK YOU

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