Description: Gender and Environment

Gender and Environment

This report focuses on the nexus of environment and gender equality, defined as equality of access to and control over natural resources and development benefits; and equality of access to decision-making and representation for environmental and na...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKET ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY AUDITS BARRIERS TO WOMEN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BUSINESS PLAN CANCER CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL FORMATION CARBON CHILD MORTALITY CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CLIMATE CHANGE COLLATERAL COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMPOST CONFERENCE ON WOMEN CONFLICT RESOLUTION COOPERATIVE BANKS COOPERATIVES CREDIT FACILITIES DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING INSTITUTIONS DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DIVISION OF LABOR DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTS EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EQUITABLE ACCESS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FARMS FINANCES FINANCIAL CAPITAL FISH FISHERIES FISHERS FISHING FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRODUCTION FORCED MIGRATION FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FORMAL BANKING FORMAL BANKING SYSTEM FORMAL CREDIT FUNDING SOURCE GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ANALYSES GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER APPROACH GENDER ASPECTS GENDER CONCERNS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS GENDER EXPERTISE GENDER FOCAL POINT GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER INDICATORS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUE GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER MAINSTREAMING EFFORTS GENDER NORMS GENDER PERSPECTIVES GENDER PLANNING GENDER RELATIONS GENDER RESPONSIVENESS GENDER ROLES GENDER SENSITIVITY GENDER SPECIALIST GENDER STEREOTYPES GENDER TARGETS GENDER TRAINING GIRLS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND INDIGENOUS WOMEN INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKETS LABOUR OFFICE LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LANGUAGE BARRIERS LOAN LOCAL WOMEN MAINSTREAMING GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER PERSPECTIVES MARKET INFORMATION MATERNAL MORTALITY MICRO-CREDIT MIGRANTS MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION STATUS NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PEOPLES POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR WOMEN PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES PRODUCTIVITY PROPORTION OF WOMEN QUOTAS RAPE RECYCLING REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE OWNERSHIP RESOURCE USE RURAL WOMEN SAFETY NET SAVINGS SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS SEX GROUPS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL SERVICES SMALL FARMS SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL NETWORKS STATUS OF WOMEN SUPPORT SERVICES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TIMBER UNCED UNDP UNEP UNICEF UNIFEM UNION UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR WOMEN UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN WOMEN USAID VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER COLLECTION WATER SUPPLY WDR WIDOWS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN POLITICS WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN PRODUCERS WOMEN WORKERS WORKING WOMEN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/16277789/gender-environment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12490

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Summary:	This report focuses on the nexus of environment and gender equality, defined as equality of access to and control over natural resources and development benefits; and equality of access to decision-making and representation for environmental and natural resources management process. The report provides recommendations to expand women's opportunities to own land; expand men's and women's knowledge and participation in reducing exposure to environmental hazards; strengthen gender mainstreaming efforts at the national policy level; improve women's participation at national, regional and local levels; and expand women's involvement in demand-side accountability mechanisms for environmental governance.

Gender and Environment

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