1. Presentation on issues and data requirements
Regional Training Workshop to Improve Use of Existing Data for Monitoring Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa September 2011, Kampala, Uganda
Integrating a gender perspective into energy statistics for a better monitoring and use of SDGs 7 tier I Indicators
Presentation on issues and data requirements
Opoku Manu Asare
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2. Outline SDGs 7, Tier 1 Indicators Energy statistics, gender issues
management of the environment
Energy aspects with gender-differentiated impacts
Data sources
Women and men in the management of the environment
How to improve data and indicators availability
Integrating Gender Perspectives into Energy Statistics
Conceptual and measurement issues

3. SDGs 7 Tier 1 Indicators Target Indicator
7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
7.1.1 Proportion of population with access to electricity
7.1.2 Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology
7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
7.2.1 Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
7.3.1 Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP

4. Energy aspects with gender-differentiated impacts Gender issues
RE: sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
Lack of access to modern cooking and heating services such as electricity increases the time burden of women and men (United Nations, 2010)
In some countries, a large proportion of households still use firewood for cooking and heating.
In communities from poor areas affected by deforestation or where nearby forests are protected, women and men may need to take longer and longer trips to collect firewood.
The time spent by women and men collecting firewood as well as the purposes for which they collect it are often different.
When the wood is being collected for household needs, such as cooking and heating, women tend to spend more time than men collecting it.
When the wood is being collected for selling and gaining income, men tend to spend more time than women collecting it.
More women involved in using solid fuels for cooking by type of stove
Women dominate indoor/outdoor
Women spend a lot of time spent indoors and time spent near the fire
Total time spent cooking

5. Data required
RE: sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
Access to electricity and renewable energy
For firewood collection, a further breakdown variable, by purpose of firewood collection, should be added, as men and women may collect firewood for different reasons;
(b) Data on the health impact of environmental conditions, such as:
(i) Population using solid fuels for cooking by type of fuel, type of stove, indoor/outdoor location of cooking. These data should be further disaggregated by variables that would account for disparities in infrastructure, such as urban/rural areas or geographical areas;

6. Involvement of women and men in the management of the environment Gender issues
Are women underrepresented in high-level decision-making related to environmental issues
Women are underrepresented in environmental education and environmental high-level decision-making

7. Data required
Managerial positions in environment or environment-related ministries (such as forestry, fisheries, energy, urban planning, water and sanitation, and agriculture) by sex of the holder nd type of ministry
Tertiary education students by detailed fields of study (such as environment, water, agriculture, forestry, energy) and sex;
Tertiary education graduates by detailed fields of study (such as environment, water, agriculture, forestry, energy) and sex
Population regularly involved in sustainable consumption and environmentally friendly behaviour, such as recycling, water saving, energy saving, use of eco-friendly

8. Sources of data
Gender statistics related to the environment may be produced, for example, as part of statistics on time use, housing conditions, health or education.
Time-use surveys
Household surveys, such as CWIQ, DHS and MICS
Multipurpose household surveys
Population and housing censuses

9. How to improve data and indicators availability
Invest in data production, management and development
Strengthen public-private partnership in data development and management
Funding of statistical activities (set a proportion of national budget for research and data management and development
Build institutional and human resources capacity (Recruitment, training etc) Specialized training institutions
Continuously implement policy framework and strategies
Seek international collaboration, networking and support (Take advantage of globalization)
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10. Key Steps to Integrating Gender Perspectives into Energy Statistics
To undertake gender mainstreaming, the following must be undertaken:
Gender Statistics
Gender Analysis
Gender Impact Assessment
Gender Stakeholders Consultation
Gender Budgeting
Gender Procurement
Gender Indicators
Gender Monitoring
Gender Evaluation
Gender Equality Training
Gender-sensitive Institutional Transformation
Gender awareness-raising
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11. Key Steps to Integrating Gender Perspectives into Energy Statistics
Laws and regulations
Policies, programmes and projects
Designing energy research and studies
Developing and implement strategies
Engage stakeholder dialogue, consultation
Adopt protocols and intentions convections

12. Key Issues of gender mainstreaming and integration
Need for more capacity development activities in energy statistics and energy indicators, targets and goals at national and regional levels
Need to expand national statistical programmes to incorporate the energy SDG, targets and indicators of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Need for additional international support and cooperation to expand and improve national statistical programmes
Need to adapt energy goals, targets and indicators to national circumstances and priorities
Harmonization of efforts across government MDAs to ensure an integrated approach to sustainable development

13. Conceptual and measurement issues
Collection of data on involvement in the management of energy is not usually part of the regular programme of national statistical offices
The adequacy of statistics on gender and environmental conditions is limited by several
Factors such as no international guidelines on producing environment-related gender Statistics
Some of the sources needed to produce environment-related gender statistics, such as time-use surveys or health studies, may not be part of the regular
Even when potential data collection instruments exist, they may not be designed to capture the links between gender and energy.
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14. End
THANK YOU
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