This webinar is a part of the GECCO Energy webinar series and will highlight some of the related information gaps, as well as difficulties in addressing gender considerations within mid- to large-scale renewable energy projects and what solutions exist for increasing access to benefits by women and men of communities located in the project’s vicinity. The content of this webinar will be further expanded by succeeding learning sessions.

The webinar moderator was moderated by Ana Rojas, Gender and Energy Task Manager, IUCN GGO, and included the following speakers and topics:

Maria Beatriz Orlando, World Bank Senior Social Development Specialist, and Vanessa Lopes Janik, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
Understanding the gender dimensions of generation, transmission and distribution projects

Gabriela Factor, Community Insights Group
Addressing gender in large-scale projects: opportunities under social impacts assessments and the need to improve these tools

Daniella Rough, EnerTek Global
Increasing the benefits of large-scale energy projects: how government and NGO lead initiatives are ensuring the development needs of women and men are addressed in rural Peru