On September 18, we presented the “Gender Budget Analysis of the Program for the Activities of the Municipality of Brvenica in the Area of Local Economic Development – Energy Efficiency 2022.” in the Municipality of Brvenica.
The cabinet research showed that energy poverty is closely related to energy efficiency and particularly affects marginalized and vulnerable groups, including women, and women who are repeatedly discriminated against, such as poor women, women with disabilities, adult (old) women, and others. The trends in this area show that countries worldwide, even in the neighborhood, are introducing more and more measures and activities aimed at reducing energy poverty in their energy efficiency policies.
One of the main problems with energy poverty in the Republic of Macedonia is the inability to heat living rooms. In the period from 2010 to 2020, 23.6% stated that they could not heat their homes adequately, compared to the EU average of 9.1%. In this period, the rate was the highest in 2019, reaching 33.1%. In 2020, Macedonia ranked third (almost 24% stated that they cannot heat their homes properly and alone). Only Albania (35.8%) and Bulgaria (27.5%) reported worse situations in their countries (Eurostat, 2022).
The budget initiative prepared by financial expert Riste Jurukovski was also presented at the meeting. Representatives from the Municipality of Brvenica, the Council of the Municipality, the Commission for Equal Opportunities, as well as local civic organizations, attended and actively participated in the meeting.
The βThrough Gender Lensesβ project is financed by the European Union and is being implemented by the Center for Research and Policy Making in cooperation with the Rural Coalition, Roma Women and Youth Association βLULUDIβ, Journalists for Human Rights, and Educational Humanitarian Organization β Echo.
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ΠΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΊΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡ βΠΠΈΠ· ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΠΈ: ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠ΅Π²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈ, ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ Π½Π° Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π° Π΅Π΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎΡΡβ, Π½Π° 18 ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ²ΡΠΈ, Π²ΠΎ ΠΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π° “Π ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° Π·Π° Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ° Π²ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠ° Π½Π° Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈΠΎΡ Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΎΡ- Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ 2022 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°”.
ΠΠ°Π±ΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°ΠΆΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ° Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π° ΡΠΎ Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΎΡoΠ±Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π³ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ²Π° ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΈ, ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°Π°Ρ ΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅, Π° ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π΄ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈ, ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈ (ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈ) ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ». Π’ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎ ΠΎΠ²Π°Π° ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΡΠ²Π°Π°Ρ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π΄ΡΠΆΠ°Π²ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΡ, ΠΏΠ° ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎ Π²ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π° Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π²Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π°Π°Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ Π±ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ»Π° Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°.
EΠ΄Π΅Π½ ΠΎΠ΄ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎ Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° Π²ΠΎ Π Π΅ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ° Π΅ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠ° Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π³ΡΠ΅Π°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π΅Π΅ΡΠ΅.
ΠΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ 2010 Π΄ΠΎ 2020 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° 23.6% ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ Π·Π°Π³ΡΠ΅Π°Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ,, Π²ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄Π±Π° ΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΡ Π½Π° ΠΠ£ ΠΎΠ΄ 9.1% . ΠΠΎ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΡΡΠ°ΠΏΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π΅ Π½Π°ΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠ° Π²ΠΎ 2019 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π° 33.1%. ΠΠΎ 2020 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΎΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ (ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠΎ 24% ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ Π·Π°Π³ΡΠ΅Π°Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ), ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΠ»Π±Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ° (35.8%) ΠΈ ΠΡΠ³Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ° (27.5%) ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π΅ΠΌΡΠΈ (Πurostat, 2022).
ΠΠ° ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΊΠΎΡ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π° ΠΈ Π±ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΠΎΡ Π΅ΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ Π ΠΈΡΡΠ΅ ΠΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΈ.
ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ°, ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠ°, ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π·Π° Π΅Π΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈ Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ²ΡΠ²Π°Π° ΠΈ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ°Π° Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π½Π° ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π±Π°ΡΠ°.
ΠΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡ βΠΠΈΠ· ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ Π»Π΅ΡΠΈβ Π΅ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ°, Π° Π³ΠΎ ΡΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°Π°Ρ Π¦Π΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡ Π·Π° ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°ΠΆΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎ Π ΡΡΠ°Π»Π½Π° ΠΠΎΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°, Π ΠΠΠ ΠΡΠ»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ, ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈ Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π° ΠΈ ΠΠ΄ΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ Ρ ΡΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π° ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ° β ΠΡ ΠΎ.