Exploring policy coherence to understand limited progress of gender and social inclusion in the energy sector: the case of Nepal

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeNEXUS Gainsen_US
cg.coverage.countryNepalen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NPen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMarlene Buchy: 0009-0004-4577-8032en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114140en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052853en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052853.pdfen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0301-4215en_US
cg.journalEnergy Policyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and clean energyen_US
cg.volume190en_US
dc.contributor.authorBuchy, Marleneen_US
dc.contributor.authorShakya, Shristien_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-31T18:48:28Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-31T18:48:28Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/144212en_US
dc.titleExploring policy coherence to understand limited progress of gender and social inclusion in the energy sector: the case of Nepalen_US
dcterms.abstractGoal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030 but securing universal access to energy supplies remains a challenge worldwide. There is increased recognition that gender and social inclusion (GESI) is critical for the transition towards low-carbon energy. Nepal’s inclusive 2015 Constitution, and its 2021 federal-level Gender Equality Policy translate this commitment. Likewise, Nepal is committed to SDG 7. Yet energy policy includes only limited provisions for ensuring energy access by marginalized groups and women. This paper focuses on energy policy coherence to identify cohesion between policies and policy instruments at different levels of governance to identify bottlenecks to GESI. Using a policy coherence and feminist policy approach within an energy justice context, it traces the coherence of GESI policy through time and in relation to overall GESI policy objectives. Horizontal and internal coherence are assessed through the parallels/disjoints between energy-related periodic plans, policies, budgets, and GESI aims. The evolution of GESI in energy investments has been slow in part because of a narrow conceptualization of the policy problem and a lack of coherence and synchronization across documents, which undermines implementation of the GESI agenda.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.available2024-05-08en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBuchy, Marlene; Shakya, Shristi. 2024. Exploring policy coherence to understand limited progress of gender and social inclusion in the energy sector: the case of Nepal. Energy Policy, 190:114140. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114140]en_US
dcterms.extent190:114140.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-07-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectpolicy coherenceen_US
dcterms.subjectgender equalityen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen_US
dcterms.subjectenergy policiesen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable development goalsen_US
dcterms.subjectgoal 7 affordable and clean energyen_US
dcterms.subjectrenewable energyen_US
dcterms.subjectwomenen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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