Gender Equality: A critical pathway for a sustainable and inclusive energy transition

The main objective of this session is to showcase the opportunities the just energy transition presents to catalyse gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, generating multiple development benefits, and the needs for such processes to purposedly develop target approaches to integrate women as agents of change.

Panellist:

• Dr. Gloria Magombo, MSc Mech.Eng., MBA., PhD (Hon.) Pr. Eng., FZIE. PERMANENT SECRETARY – MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND POWER DEVELOPMENT (MoEPD), ZIMBABWE.
• Ms. Ana Belen Sanchez, Just Transition Adviser, Minister’s Cabinet, Ministerio de Transición Justa y Reto Demográfico, Spain.
• Ms. Ifeoma Malo, Co-founder and CEO, Clean Technology Hub, Nigeria.
• Mr. Duccio Maria Tenti, Policy Specialist Energy and Climate Change, Rome Centre, UNDP.
• Ms. Madeus Miguel Gausi, Afrika Youth Caravan Delegate.
• Ms. Irene Giner-Reichl, Senior Advisor at Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET).
• Mr. Dean Cooper, Global Energy Lead, Global Climate and Energy Practice, World Wildlife Fund (WWF).