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Gender Inequality and Adaptive Capacity: The Role of Social Capital on the Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam
Briefs & Development
Climate change has exacerbated gender inequality, and women are a vulnerable group. Previous research attributed this to physical gender differences, gender differences in ownership and…
Gender Perspective on Water Use and Management in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study of Melamchi Watershed Area, Nepal
Briefs & Development
Increasing trend of the burden of household water management is exemplified by recent literature as the effect of climate change on women. The current study…
Climate Change Impacts on Gender Relations in Bangladesh: Socio-Environmental Struggle of the Shora Forest Community in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
Briefs & Development
This book explores gendered perceptions of the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh, and the extent to which these perceptions are affected by extreme weather events (specifically,…
Gender-Based Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies Among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana: What Lessons for Nationally-appropriate Mitigation Actions Exist? (Chapter in "Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa")
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If the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO's) evidence that women produce over 70% of sub-Saharan Africa's food is true, then targeting women during agriculture-related research,…
Empowering Women Means Taking a Stand for Environmental Rights
Briefs & Development
The Samburu, a pastoralist indigenous tribe from the vast semi-arid and arid rangelands of Northern Kenya, face many of the same challenges as other indigenous…
Shoring Up Stability: Addressing Climate and Fragility Risks in the Lake Chad Region
Briefs & Development
The people of Lake Chad are caught in a conflict trap. Violent conflict between state security forces and armed opposition groups, poor governance, endemic corruption,…
Advancing Gender in The Environment: Gender in Fisheries—A Sea of Opportunities
Briefs & Development
Sustainable fisheries are vital for achieving food security, alleviating poverty, and increasing economic growth around the world. In coastal countries, seafood accounts for up to…
Inégalités de Genre et Insécurité Alimentaire: Dix Ans après La Crise des Pris des Denrées Alimentaires, Pourquoi Les Agricultrices Souffrent-Elles Encore de la Faim?
Briefs & Development
La crise des prix des denrées alimentaires de 2007-2008 et une deuxième flambée des prix en 2010-2011 ont eu des effets dévastateurs sur les populations…
Gender Inequalities and Food Security: Ten Years after the Food Price Crisis, Why Are Women Farmers Still Food-Insecure?
Briefs & Development
The food price crisis of 2007–08 had devastating impacts for the world’s poorest people, especially for smallholder farmers and in particular for women, who face…
Mineria, Participacion y Voz de la Mujer: Caso de Estudio de Colombia
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Las mujeres a menudo se ven afectadas negativamente por la minería y sufren por problemas que surgen dentro de sus familias y sus comunidades relacionados…
Mining, Women's Participation and Voice: Case Studies from Colombia
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Women are often adversely impacted by mining, with problems arising within families and communities related to the lack of women’s decision-making and influence on the…
Assessing the Impact of Due Diligence Programs in Eastern DRC: A Baseline Study
Briefs & Development
Between the year 2016 and 2018, the authors visited a total of 623 mine sites that employed an estimated 115,500 artisanal miners. Half of these…
Discursive Translations of Gender Mainstreaming Norms: The Case of Agricultural and Climate Change Policies in Uganda
Briefs & Development
While the international norm on gender mainstreaming, UN-backed since 1995, has been widely adopted in national policies, gender inequalities are rarely systematically addressed on the…
Women, Water and ‘Wicked Problems’: Community Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Northern Pakkoku, Myanmar
Briefs & Development
In a very poor, very dry area of NW Myanmar, Northern Pakkoku exhibits numerous ‘wicked problems’—the interplay between lack of water, too much water when…
Gender and Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
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Conservation agriculture (CA) involves the practice of concurrent minimum tillage, permanent soil cover using crop residue, and crop rotation. Evidence indicates that CA increases agricultural…
Conducting Gender Analysis to Inform National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: Reflections from Six African Countries
Briefs & Development
As countries advance their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, they are increasingly focused on issues of effectiveness, aiming to put into practice the principles and…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
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This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment. It proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the…
Women, Mining, and Power in Southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: The Case of Kisengo
Briefs & Development
Recent decades have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in women’s involvement in ASM, with many authors drawing attention to two frequently occurring trends: the fact…
Women as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management: Evidence from Nepal
Briefs & Development
In many developing countries women are responsible for the collection and management of forest products essential to the daily lives of their household. However, women are often…
Women Miners’ Exclusion and Muslim Masculinities in Tajikistan: A Feminist Political Ecology of Honor and Shame
Briefs & Development
This article explores the gendered process that leads to women informal miners’ restricted access to natural resources, their exclusion and their stigmatization in one village…
Leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: A Guide for Development Organizations Based on the Sustainable Development Goals
Briefs & Development
Gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture remain pressing challenges across the Global South. Food insecurity; unequal access to land, productive resources and education; the…
What's Gender Got To Do With It? Global Gender & Environment Outlook - Consumption & Waste Story Map
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This story map on consumption and waste explores just some of the findings of GGEO, published by UN Environment in 2016, occupies a unique space in…
Gender and Environment Statistics: Unlocking Information for Action and Measuring the SDGs
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Gender equality and women’s empowerment are globally recognized priorities, matters of fundamental human rights, and prerequisites for sustainable development (IUCN, 2018; World Economic Forum, 2015).…
The Gendered Nature of Ecosystem Services
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This article assesses the extent to which our conceptualisation, understanding and empirical analysis of ecosystem services are inherently gendered; in other words, how they might…
The Contribution of Women in Rebuilding Livelihoods in the Long-Term after Involuntary Resettlement: A Case Study of Resettlers of Kotmale Dam, Sri Lanka
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The experiences of resettlers of Kotmale Dam, Sri Lanka is revisited, with a focus on the involvement of women in shaping the well-being of the family,…
Protecting the Environment and Women in Darfur through Fuel-Efficient Stoves
Briefs & Development
The protracted conflict since 2003 in Darfur, Sudan, has resulted in massive loss of human lives and assets, disrupted livelihoods and led to severe food…
Women, Agriculture, and the Nutrition Factor
Briefs & Development
Across the world, women form an integral part of the agricultural sector. In much of South Asia, women make up a majority of the agricultural…
Southeast Asia Must Integrate Gender Considerations in Coastal Resource Management - Regional Gender Study
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A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies…
Afghanistan: Saffron Processing Factory in Herat to Hire 700 Women
International
An Afghan businessman has invested USD 2 million to open a saffron processing factory in western Herat province. The factory will offer job to 700…
Climate Change: Dangers without Borders: Military Readiness in a Warming World
International
In a little over a decade, climate change could make the installation and other military sites on Kwajalein uninhabitable. A 2018 study commissioned by the…