The Workshop on Gender and Renewable Energy Systems Development and Application was co-funded by GEF/SGP, UNDP and UNIFEM. It brought together 84 participants including renewable energy practitioners, experts and users who deliberated on the interlinkages between the environment, energy, food security and economic empowerment of women, particularly women?s? agro-processing businesses. It also collated information on energy policies with particular reference to access by women including issues of design and development of future energy systems