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Women play a critical role in sustaining communities and managing natural resources, but their contributions are often undervalued and neglected. Women are also more likely than men to live in poverty, and they are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and other environmental hazards, especially in developing countries. Because women tend to be more vulnerable to the impacts of natural resource degradation than men, environmental protection and green policies can help improve gender equality, with many economic and social co-benefits.
Numerous studies indicate that improving gender equality and women’s participation in the workforce can have a positive impact on economic growth. It can also enhance productivity, improve development outcomes for future generations, and increase the quality of societal policies and institutions, including more representative decision-making.
Achieving gender equality is so important that it is one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, which aims to redress the disproportionate impact on women and girls of economic, social and environmental shocks and views women as central actors, recognizing that their knowledge and collective action can improve resource productivity and encourage the sustainable use of natural resources.
Created an Opportunity in Sustainable Finance, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Transportation and Mobility, Gender
Created a Post in Gender
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) just launched a new report: “The Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus: Amplifying Women's Contributions at the Grassroots.”
"Women at the grassroots are uniquely positioned to contribute to sustainable natural resource management, climate-resilient communities, and enhanced peace and stability. For policymakers and practitioners, promoting women’s contributions can accelerate gains across peace, conservation, and sustainability".
Women’s Livelihood Bond Helps Women In Asia Pacific Struggling Amid The Pandemic
Building on the track record of its previous two Women’s Livelihood Bonds (WLB), social impact finance pioneer Impact Investment Exchange recently announced its latest in the series, aimed at helping underserved women and women entrepreneurs in the Asia Pacific region recover from the pandemic. The $27.7 million bond targets enterprises in Cambodia, India, Philippines and Indonesia.
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New WEDO Tool: The 2020 Pocket Guide to Gender Equality Under the UNFCCC.
Designed to provide negotiators with with a brief history of the negotiations on the topic, it elaborates on gender linkages across the different themes (such as mitigation, adaptation, technology development and transfer) and elements (such as the nationally determined contributions) of the negotiations, as well as provides resources for further information.
New WEDO Brief on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Updated and New Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
"Though many countries have yet to submit new and updated NDCs, there is some indication of progress as more countries reference gender in their new/updated NDCs than do not".
The COVID-19 crisis threats to push an additional 47 million women and girls into extreme poverty. How can governments invest in them to ensure inclusive recovery?
According to the World Bank, addressing the scourge of gender-based violence is critical for sustainable recovery.
"Gender-based violence and COVID-19 have some similar features – both are global, knowing no borders, and making no distinction between income, race, or religion; both kill and inflict tremendous suffering on victims, both physical and mental. And to fight both of these pandemics, we need changes in behavior".
A recent study by BloombergNEF shows that having at least 30% women on corporate boards makes a key difference to climate governance and innovation.
A GENDER LED RECOVERY Creating a Better Normal Through a Green New Deal
The Australian Green proposal.