Renewable energy and women’s empowerment in fragile states : an analysis within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals

Chachouli, Kleoniki

dc.contributor.advisor	Cheila, Eirini
dc.contributor.advisor	Χειλά, Ειρήνη
dc.contributor.author	Chachouli, Kleoniki
dc.date.accessioned	2026-05-20T10:45:47Z
dc.date.available	2026-05-20T10:45:47Z
dc.date.issued	2026
dc.identifier.uri	https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/19358
dc.format.extent	79	el
dc.language.iso	en	el
dc.publisher	Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς	el
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr/	*
dc.title	Renewable energy and women’s empowerment in fragile states : an analysis within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals	el
dc.type	Master Thesis	el
dc.contributor.department	Σχολή Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών. Τμήμα Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών	el
dc.description.abstractEN	Within the integrative framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this research investigates the connection between women's empowerment and renewable energy solutions in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). The study examines how decentralized renewable energy systems, such as solar home systems, mini-grids, and clean cooking technologies, impact women's economic, social, and political agency in settings marked by institutional weakness, environmental stress, and active or latent conflict. It focuses on comparative case studies from Somalia, Yemen, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The study uses a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative insights from policy papers, project evaluations, and contextual assessments with secondary dataset analysis from international organizations. The study assesses empowerment results in a number of areas, including time usage, health and safety, income and employment, decision-making, and community involvement. It is based on Kabeer's (1999) tripartite model of empowerment, which includes resources, agency, and accomplishments. The results show that access to renewable energy greatly lowers women's time poverty and improves physical safety, but its conversion into more widespread empowerment depends heavily on intervention design, gender norms in the setting, and supplementary institutional supports. Compared to gender-blind, market-driven methods seen in Somalia, explicitly gender-transformative programs—like those in Yemen that include women's technical training and leadership roles—produced better and more lasting empowering outcomes. However, an empowerment paradox surfaced, highlighting the danger of perpetuating inequality in the absence of integrated, equity-focused approaches: women with pre-existing socioeconomic advantages benefited disproportionately, while the most marginalized, including displaced and rural women, experienced limited gains. According to the study's findings, renewable energy is an essential but insufficient catalyst for women's empowerment in FCAS. Deliberate gender integration, flexible implementation that takes conflict dynamics into account, and synergistic connections with other SDGs—especially SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 7 (clean and affordable energy), and SDG 16 (peaceful and inclusive societies)—are necessary for its success. The dissertation advances theoretical discourse by improving empowerment and energy justice frameworks for use in fragile settings, and it contributes to policy and practice by providing evidence-based recommendations for creating gender-responsive, conflict-sensitive renewable energy interventions. In the end, our study emphasizes that energy transitions must be used as transformational processes that support social justice, resilience, and equitable inclusion in some of the world's most vulnerable environments, rather than merely as technological solutions, in the goal of sustainable development.	el
dc.contributor.master	Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics	el
dc.subject.keyword	Renewable energy	el
dc.subject.keyword	Women's empowermen	el
dc.subject.keyword	Fragile states	el
dc.subject.keyword	Gender equality	el
dc.subject.keyword	Sustainable Development Goals	el
dc.subject.keyword	SDGs	el
dc.subject.keyword	United Nations	el
dc.subject.keyword	Conflict-affected states (FCAS)	el
dc.subject.keyword	Energy poverty	el
dc.subject.keyword	Energy access	el
dc.subject.keyword	Decentralized energy systems	el
dc.subject.keyword	Solar Home Systems (SHS)	el
dc.subject.keyword	Clean cooking technologies	el
dc.subject.keyword	SDG 5	el
dc.subject.keyword	SDG 7	el
dc.subject.keyword	Gender-transformative approaches	el
dc.subject.keyword	Time poverty	el
dc.subject.keyword	Economic empowerment	el
dc.subject.keyword	Energy justice	el
dc.subject.keyword	Climate resilience	el
dc.subject.keyword	Somalia	el
dc.subject.keyword	Yemen	el
dc.subject.keyword	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)	el
dc.date.defense	2026-05

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