The Forum of Enhancing Education and Gender Inclusion for Energy Transition and Climate Action in MENA
IEEE WIE Egypt announces the participation in organization of "The Forum of Enhancing Education and Gender Inclusion for Energy Transition and Climate Action in MENA"
"WiEPower: Women in Technology and Climate-Change Resilient Societies"
"Advance youth participation in Climate Change Mitigation"
Hosted by Arab Academy for Science and Technology, College of Engineering and Technology - Alexandria, Egypt.
Launching the “Regional Forum to Promote Education and Gender Inclusion for Energy Transition and Climate Action in the Middle East and North Africa” - on Monday, October 30th, 2023. This comes in cooperation with the World Bank, the Regional Network for Women in Energy (RENEW MENA), the International Energy Support Program (ESMAP), and the IEEE Scientific Society for Women in Engineering and Technology. Many experts from Egypt, foreign and Arab countries participate in the forum.
Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/FW8RaNGhTXvhcGuH8
The forum aims to promote education and enhance the role of women in technology & climate change-resistant societies and to enhance youth participation in mitigating the effects of climate change, in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development.
Through the forum, the opportunity will be provided to communicate, exchange ideas and experiences on successful strategies and initiatives, and cooperate to serve as a platform through which educational programs and capacity building can be developed to include gender as a driver of the energy transition and climate change. The forum will include several sessions that will address many topics about jobs in the new energy model and youth participation in mitigating the effects of climate change. The role of the private sector in the energy transition, as well as how to develop education programs that respond to climate and energy action.
The forum will also include presentations and panel discussions on mechanisms for moving towards the energy transition and developing clean energy in countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, encouraging the improvement of working conditions in the public and private sectors, combating prevailing gender stereotypes on the role of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and increasing the visibility of women in this sector.