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  • 👉  In-person and online 📍 Vienna International Centre (VIC), Wagramer Str. 5, 1220 Vienna, Austria, Room CR2 📆 Wednesday, 8 April 2026 🕒 16.00 – 17:30 CEST, (followed by a Networking Reception 17:30 – 18:30 CEST) Hosted by the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) and Gender and Energy Compact, co-convened by ENERGIA, GWNET, SEforALL and […]

  • This year’s International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) will feature several gender and social inclusion dialogues, showcasing the essential role of women, youth and underrepresented groups in driving a just energy transition. The event will take place on 9–10 April 2026 in Vienna, bringing global leaders together to accelerate solutions for a secure, inclusive and climate‑resilient […]

  • At COP30, the Gender and Energy Compact, its champion governments and signatories will convene global stakeholders to advance gender-transformative climate and energy solutions. These events spotlight inclusive strategies, data-driven approaches, and multi-sector collaboration to accelerate equitable energy transitions—ensuring women’s empowerment is central to climate action and sustainable development goals. Events will also highlight the solutions […]

  • The Gender and Energy Compact will be participating in the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum, held alongside the UN General Assembly High-level Week. Together with our partners, we will advocate for universal energy access, gender equality, and women’s empowerment as essential drivers of a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy transition. You can join our sessions in […]

  • Policy Brief Launch: Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A Call to Action 📅 Thursday July 17, 2025 🕘 1:15 – 2:30 PM EDT 📍IN-PERSON (for HLPF attendees): UN HQ Conference Room 7      ONLINE: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12lwbnwe4 Join us for an event hosted by ESMAP and ENERGIA during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, where we will mark […]

  • UN Oceans Conference event Waves of Change: Women’s Leadership in the Renewable Energy Ocean Economy   📅Thursday June 12, 2025 🕘 14:00 – 15:30 CEST 📍Virtual event. Register here. The side event “Waves of Change: Women’s and Youth’s Leadership in the Renewable Energy Ocean Economy” contributes to advancing sustainable ocean-based economies, sustainable maritime transport, and […]

  • SEforALL Forum event Empowering Women in leadership: Innovations, finance and inclusive transitions in clean energy   📅 Thursday March 13, 2025 🕘 09:00 – 10:30 AST 📍 Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC), Barbados       Bougainvillea   This high-level Fireside Chat & Panel Discussion, co-organized with the Gender and Energy Compact, will bring together […]

  • A series of events and dialogues at COP29 featured by the Gender and Energy Compact   18 November 2024, SDG 7 Global South Pavilion, G12a, Blue Zone 21 November 2024, UNIDO Pavillion, A7 Blue zone Gender equality in climate decision-making often remains overlooked, undermining effective climate action. Despite frameworks like the Paris Agreement emphasizing the […]

  • Date: September 27, 2024 Time: 09:00 – 10:30 EST Location: 211 East 46th St, New York For in person participation, register here For online attendance, click here (max. 300) As an important contribution to the 2024 ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum, the side event “Post-2030 Vision: Prioritizing Gender Indicators for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition […]

  • From October 31 till November 2, UNIDO will host the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) and the Youth Solutions Days. Leaders from all over the world will gather in a solutions platform to accelerate low-emission, climate-resilient development around the world. It highlights the action-oriented steps required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by […]