3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THEAFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY ALLIANCEON RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES AND GENDER
June 29 – July 01, 2011 – Rockview Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
SOLAR POWERED PUBLIC VIEWING OF THE WOMEN‘S FOOTBALL
WORLD CUP 2011
June 26 – July 17, 2011 – NTA Arena, Abuja, Nigeria
The 3rd international conference of the African Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA) on the topic of „Renewable Energy Policies & Gender“ will be jointly organized by AREA, the World Future Council (WFC) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation Nigeria, partnering with the Energy Commission of Nigeria.
The conference will assemble policy makers, representatives from business and civil society to facilitate a pan-african information exchange. The participants will consult about policies, technologies and financial mechanisms for the deployment of renewable energies in Africa, refl ecting the fact that gender is a main determinant that defi nes access, ways of utilization, opportunities and control over all energy resources. As renewable energy could be a tool for gender equality and women empowerment, gender perspectives are a critical component of policy making at all levels.
The interconnection of renewable energy and gender will be highlighted during a solar public viewing of the Women‘s Football World Cup at the NTA Arena in Abuja, as the Nigerian national team has qualifi ed for the tournament in Germany. Building on the positive experiences of “Power Kick for Africa” conducted in June 2010 in Ghana in a rural off -grid setting, this year‘s screening of the Women‘s World Cup in Nigeria‘s capital will combine the theoretical discourse of the conference with a powerful demonstration of renewable energy in an urban context.