Saturday, 6 February 2016

Women have roles to play in sustainable energy development - Perm Sec


Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Binta Bello said experience overtime in energy and diverse sectors suggested that women had important roles to play in sustainable energy development.


Bello said this in Abuja during a one-day Consultative Forum on Gender Issues in Renewable Energy Management Options.

The topic of the forum is ``Women as drivers of Climate Change: Roles of Rural Women in Renewable Energy Processes’’.

She stated that the meeting was convened to equip stakeholders with insight in promoting gender responsive Renewable Energy sector management, building and implementation of effective road map.

The permanent secretary stated that women were also mainstream users and producers of energy, adding that they influence and make many family purchases related to energy.


According to her, an economic framework including human energy and health externalities would greatly facilitate women’s activities in the energy sector.

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