ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2020/TP.6
Country: Republic of Tunisia
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability, Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: REGEND
SDGs: Agenda 2030, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Keywords: Agriculture, Arab countries, Climate change, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Gender equality, Gender mainstreaming, Renewable energy sources, Rural areas, Tunisia, Rural women, Technical cooperation, Gender and renewable energy
Study on gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, human rights processes and outcomes of access to energy in targeted local communities in Tunisia
February 2021
This report was developed within the REGEND (Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region) framework with an assessment to guide REGEND’s future activities in the country. The report presents the findings of a detailed review and analysis of gender issues associated with energy services in Tunisia. It calls attention to the challenges and barriers rural women face in employment and entrepreneurship in energy sectors. It also highlights the potential for gender mainstreaming and identifies opportunities to support the local private sector, and to promote and expand the use of small-scale renewable energy technologies, while emphasizing the environmental and climate benefits associated with them.
The report also provided recommendations on the pilot rural community/communities - Chorbane in the Governorate of Mahdia – where most of REGEND’s activities will be conducted.
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This report was developed within the REGEND (Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region) framework with an assessment to guide REGEND’s future activities in the country. The report presents the findings of a detailed review and analysis of gender issues associated with energy services in Tunisia. It calls attention to the challenges and barriers rural women face in employment and entrepreneurship in energy sectors. It also highlights the potential for gender mainstreaming and identifies opportunities to support the local private sector, and to promote and expand the use of small-scale renewable energy technologies, while emphasizing the environmental and climate benefits associated with them.
The report also provided recommendations on the pilot rural community/communities - Chorbane in the Governorate of Mahdia – where most of REGEND’s activities will be conducted.
