Lets Increase women’s participation in the renewable energy sector - Hon Sam Onuigbo

The member representing Ikwuano - Umuahia Federal Constituency, Chief Sam Onuigbo has called for enhanced action towards increasing women’s participation in the renewable energy sector so as to
address issues of Climate Change. 

Chief Onuigbo made the call in a presentation on the topic “Measures to improve women's engagement in the renewables sector”, at the International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA)’s Legislators Forum during the 10th Assembly in Abu Dhabi, between the 10th and 12th of this month also stressed the need for women to be economically empowered.

The Federal lawmaker who is also the Africa Vice President of the Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment, GLOBE International, while speaking on the foundation of three decades of experience as a community leader, described women as passionate and committed drivers for positive change in societies and as such should be engaged in the renewable sector through laws, strategies and deliberate policies to combat climate change in order to achieve Green economy. 

He sued for the deployment of a combination of laws, actions and innovative approaches at the local and national  levels to address gender inequality,  and guarantee women's empowerment and access to finance and education, pointing out that women have the  ability to mobilize and motivate people to action, and as key players in the renewable energy sector, will initiate and execute massive strides towards the attainment of the use of sustainable energy sources and the protection of the environment. 

International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA assemblies it would be recalled are annual events where global discussions on the deployment of renewable energy sources in order to checkmate environmental challenges caused by energy sources, while engendering sustainable development are held by experts and policy makers all over the world.