Sheila Oparaocha

Director

Energia Network

Sheila Oparaocha has over twenty years of experience working at the intersectionality of gender equality and energy access. The 2021 recipient of the Carnot Prize, Sheila is a renowned leader in the gender and sustainable energy sector as the Director of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy since 1999. Sheila is the co-chair of the Technical Advisory Group for the Sustainable Development Goal 7 convened by UNDESA; and a member of the Steering Committee of the Health and Energy Platform for Action and the High-Level Coalition on Energy and Health that operates under the auspices of WHO.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
02:30 pm EEST	04:00 pm EEST	‘Women, Climate, and the Just Transition’ Concurrent Room MH 1-2	Join the Wallace Global Fund, Trust Africa, and the SHINE Campaign for a conversation with African movement leaders on the urgent need and growing opportunities to build Read More Join the Wallace Global Fund, Trust Africa, and the SHINE Campaign for a conversation with African movement leaders on the urgent need and growing opportunities to build cross-sectoral collaborations to address climate as a problem of systemic inequality, while delivering women-led, community-based solutions advancing gender and economic justice. It will answer: How to realize a just energy transition in the Global South, from stopping fossil fuel extraction to delivering clean renewable energy for all, through a feminist approach that integrates both climate justice and SDG agendas? What collaborations and resources are needed to support feminist organizations leading on climate in Africa, and to scale community-based renewable energy that delivers economic and social benefits for women? Session format: Thought leadership Organized by Wallace Global Fund, TrustAfrica, SHINE Campaign Read Less Speakers Makoma Lekalaka Executive Director Earthlife Africa Ellen Dorsey Executive Director Wallace Global Fund Sheila Oparaocha Director Energia Network Thuli Makama Africa Director and Senior Advisor Oil Change International Jacqueline Patterson Founder and Executive Director The Chisholm Legacy Project