{"id":230409,"date":"2023-03-10T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=230409"},"modified":"2023-03-12T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T05:23:29","slug":"answered-clean-energy-solutions-are-transforming-womens-livelihoods-at-the-grassroots-but-they-need-to-be-scaled-up-discuss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-clean-energy-solutions-are-transforming-womens-livelihoods-at-the-grassroots-but-they-need-to-be-scaled-up-discuss\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] Clean energy solutions are transforming women\u2019s livelihoods at the grassroots, but they need to be scaled up. Discuss"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"924\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Contextual introduction.<br \/>\n<strong>Body:\u00a0<\/strong>Explain how clean energy solutions are transforming women\u2019s livelihoods at the grassroots. Also write some measures to improve further.<br \/>\n<strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Write a way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Climate change affects women and girls disproportionately, as they are more vulnerable to threats posed by the crisis. From solar refrigerators to biomass-based cold storage to bulk milk chillers, distributed renewable energy (DRE) is transforming women\u2019s livelihoods at the grassroots. According to recent\u00a0<strong>Council on Energy, Environment and Water study,<\/strong>\u00a0out of the 13,000 early adopters of clean tech appliances, more than<strong>\u00a080% are women<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How clean energy is transforming women\u2019s livelihoods at the grassroots?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Renewable energy\u00ad powered technologies provide an additional advantage to women farmers and micro-entrepreneurs by\u00a0<strong>enhancing income opportunities through mechanisation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They also free women from several gender assigned manual activities that are laborious.<\/li>\n<li>By 2030, India is expected to see\u00a0<strong>30 million women \u00adowned MSMEs,<\/strong>employing around 150 million people. Renewable energy livelihood technologies have the potential to transform rural livelihoods, with women at the core of this transition.<\/li>\n<li>Health-related benefits as a result of less human suffering, reduced health-related expenditure as a result of less illness and the value of productivity gains resulting from less illness and fewer deaths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>What more can be done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leverage the experience of\u00a0early women adopters:<\/strong> DRE appliances are perceived as\u00a0high risk purchases, especially by women users due to socio economic reasons. Technology providers must leverage early users to\u00a0<strong>share their experiences<\/strong>with potential customers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organise<\/strong><strong>local events and demos<\/strong>: People want to see a high\u00ad-tech product before believing in its\u00a0ability and promised benefits, especially women. It can help them\u00a0<strong>procure, finance and use<\/strong>\u00a0these machines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enable easy finance<\/strong><strong>to purchase products:<\/strong>g. Technology manufacturers and promoters should also ensure\u00a0adequate after sales service and buy backs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support<\/strong><strong>backwards and forward market linkages: <\/strong>\u00a0 Many rural products have larger market potential. Thus,\u00a0finding and connecting producers to consumption hubs\u00a0in urban areas are equally important to generate higher incomes.<\/li>\n<li>Collectivising women or<strong> establishing business models<\/strong>that enable them to sell to an intermediary can ensure a regular revenue stream.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Ministries are working towards promoting livelihoods for women. They should\u00a0embrace clean energy solutions\u00a0to further their respective programmes and outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Restricted land rights, lack of access to financial resources, training and technology, and limited access to political decision-making spheres often prevent women from playing a full role in tackling climate change. They are crucial to climate change adaptation and mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Contextual introduction. Body:\u00a0Explain how clean energy solutions are transforming women\u2019s livelihoods at the grassroots. Also write some measures to improve further. Conclusion: Write a way forward. Climate change affects women and girls disproportionately, as they are more vulnerable to threats posed by the crisis. 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