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

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dc.creatorBuchy, Marlene
dc.creatorShakya, Shristi
dc.date2024-07
dc.date2024-05-31T18:48:28Z
dc.date2024-05-31T18:48:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:06Z
dc.descriptionGoal 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/144212
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154673
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBuchy, 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]
dc.subjectpolicy coherence
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectsocial inclusion
dc.subjectenergy policies
dc.subjectsustainable development goals
dc.subjectgoal 7 affordable and clean energy
dc.subjectrenewable energy
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleExploring policy coherence to understand limited progress of gender and social inclusion in the energy sector: the case of Nepal
dc.typeJournal Article

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