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8 March, International Women's Day 2015: access to energy and gender equality

In 2015, International Women's Day highlights the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the historic roadmap that sets the agenda for realizing women's rights. This is the time to uphold women's achievements, recognize challenges, and focus greater attention on women's rights.
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is hosting two events in New York on access to energy as key driver of gender equality (9th and 12th March 2015).

06.03.2015

International Energy Access Workshop - Madrid, 5 March 2015

To further advance cooperation between the public, private and finance sector this workshop, promoted by the Alliance for Rural Electrification, provides a platform for exchange on upcoming initiatives, business opportunities and projects in the pipeline.

Madrid, 5th March 2015

26.02.2015

2015 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies: a global initiative

2015 is the International Year of Light, a UN global initiative which will highlight to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies in their lives, for their futures, and for the development of society. It is a unique opportunity to inspire, educate, and connect on a global scale.

06.02.2015

2015, the European year for development: everyone's year

2015 is the first ever European Year dedicated to development. EU development aid goes to around 150 countries in the world, focusing on the countries which need more help, involving NGOs, local governments and civil society. The EYD2015 aims to stimulate the attention of European citizens in development cooperation as opportunity to help developing countries to build peaceful and prosperous societies.

23.01.2015

World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, 19-22 January 2015

Energy is crucial to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. The World Future Energy Summit will host delegates from different countries, representing expertise from industry, academia, technology, finance and government to exchange technology, best practices and make decisions that promote a better energy future. 

Abu Dhabi, 19-22 January 2015

08.01.2015

Key outcomes from Lima? Updates and reaction from the UN climate summit in Peru

The IPCC report leaves no doubt: climate change is set to inflict “severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts” on people and the natural world unless carbon emissions are cut sharply and rapidly.
Nearly 200 countries tryied to agree the draft text for a deal to avoid dangerous global warming but the UN climate talks wrapped up in Peru with a modest agreement about the building blocks of a deal due to be agreed in Paris next year.

18.12.2014

United Nations Climate Change Conference, 1-12 December, Lima, Peru

The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will be held from 1 to 12 December.
COP 20/CMP 10 will be hosted by the Government of Peru.
Lima is a crucial moment to reach a climate agreement in 2015.

01.12.2014

Exploiting Opportunities in Renewable Energy & Rural Electrification in Kenya - 28 November, Nairobi

The meeting promoted by the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) Secretariat and the EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) will bring together a number of regional, international and local non-state stakeholders to discuss priority areas of Kenya's energy strategy in the "Sustainable Energy for All" process (renewable energy, rural electrification and clean cooking).

27.11.2014

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