Women and the EnvironmentThis publication (which includes many short case-studies and a bibliography) focuses on gender-related aspects of land, water and biodiversity conservation and management, and is intended to inspire the environmental and sustainable development community to better understand the importance of gender, and to integrate a gender perspective across all of its work. Topics covered include prevention of desertification in China and Brazil, reduction of water pollution in post-Chernobyl Ukraine, and drought prevention in the Aral Sea region (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan). |
Contents
Foreword by Klaus Toepfer | 3 |
the core of existence | 30 |
a dynamic relationship | 49 |
an integrated approach | 60 |
Towards gender mainstreaming in environmental policies | 84 |
A time to act | 101 |
Acronyms and abbreviations | 114 |
Common terms and phrases
activities Africa Agenda 21 agriculture Aguilar areas Arias Foundation biodiversity Biological Diversity cent Combat Desertification communities countries cultural decision-making desertification drinking water dryland economic ecosystems ensure Environment and Development environmental management Equity Series food security forest Forum gender analysis Gender and Water gender equality gender equity gender mainstreaming gender perspective Global Governments Green Belt Movement Heinrich Böll Foundation Human Development human rights implementation indigenous inequities institutions integrated water resource IUCN Johannesburg land levels livelihoods Millennium Development Goals Nairobi Nations Environment Programme natural resources Network organizations plants pollution poverty promote REDEH regional role of women rural San José social Source specific strategies Summit on Sustainable sustainable development traditional knowledge trees UNDP UNEP UNIFEM Union and Arias village water and sanitation water management water resource management WECF WEDO Women's Action Agenda women's empowerment women's rights World Conservation Union World Summit World Water Forum