Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Topic "Gender"
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Annex 2 - Tools for Gender Dimensions of NAPs. Annex 4 - Resources related to ASGM and Mercury Management - Incorporating Gender Dimensions into National Strategy Setting in Chemicals Management for Minamata Convention National Action Plans for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plans
(2021)This document includes: Annex 2.1 - Government entities, their responsibilities and gender considerations (adapted from NAP Guidance); Annex 2.2 - The role of different stakeholders to the NAP process and the gender ... -
CCTN Progress Report 2019: Connecting Countries to the Climate Technologies They Need.
(2019)Demand for the services of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) reached a record high in 2019. The CTCN reported that requests for technology assistance submitted by developing countries increased 240% over the ... -
The Cost of the Gender gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
(2015)The report provides a unique quantification of the costs in terms of lost growth opportunities and an estimate of what societies, economies, and communities would gain if the gender gap in agriculture is addressed. The ... -
The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: Five African Countries
(2018)Women represent over half of the agricultural labour force in Sub-Saharan Africa. Their substantive contribution to agriculture and their vital role in ensuring family food security have been widely documented. However, ... -
Defining the Road Ahead: Challenges and Solutions for Developing and Implementing National Action Plan to Reduce Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
(2019)This report discusses the challenges and solution encountered by countries developing National Action Plan for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The report builds on the discussions held during the regional ... -
Domestic Environment and Health of Women and Children
(1999)Given that the health problems associated with the domestic environment mainly affect women and children, gender issues are a strong component of this study. The book provides examples of how social and political backgrounds ... -
Driving Conservation through Sustainable Tourism Enterprises: Sectoral Business Condition Brief
(2016)To protect biodiversity, we need to create alternative economic opportunities for the people who depend on the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. Biodiversity is the foundation of human well-being and prosperity. At the ... -
Factors Driving the Gender Gap in Agricultural Activity: Tanzania
(2018)Agriculture employs 67% of Tanzania's workers and accounts for about 23% of the country's gross domestic product. An elimination of the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Tanzania would increase agricultural ... -
Factors Driving the Gender Gap in Agricultural Activity: Uganda
(2018)This study identifies policy proposals - consistent with Uganda's Second National Development Plan - to confront gender stereotypes and address women's time-poverty and lack of assets, the lack of attention to gender-responsive ... -
Gender Mainstreaming in the Management of the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems. UN Environment Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 212
(2019)This report aims to make a small contribution to the above challenge by compiling practical cases of marine and coastal management from different regions that have integrated a gender perspective in their design, implementation ... -
Gender, Climate & Security: Sustaining Inclusive Peace on the Frontlines of Climate Change
(2020)This report offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how gender, climate and security are linked (section II), and shares – through a series of brief case studies – practical examples of empirical research, ... -
Investing in People who Walk and Cycle - Share the Road Programme Annual Report 2018
(2019)No-one should die walking or cycling to work or school. The price paid for mobility is too high, especially because proven, low-cost and achievable solutions exist. That is why the Share the Road Programme (launched in ... -
Letter from the Executive Director: UNEP in 2020 [Annual Report]
(2021)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a passionate advocate for planetary and human health. For almost 50 years, UNEP has delivered science to help the world understand the damage humanity’s carbon- and ... -
Overview Organic Agriculture in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and the Opportunities for Regional Harmonization
(2006)Organic agriculture offers a wide range of economic, environmental, social, health and cultural benefits for developing countries. It is a powerful tool for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, particularly those ... -
Poverty-Environment Initiative Africa: Achievements and Lessons Learned 2005–2018
(2019)This report reviews the Initiative’s successes and failures, and its responses to these. In so doing, it documents how robust and integrated evidence—along with changes in policy, budgeting, investment and monitoring ... -
Powering Equality: Women's Entrepreneurship Transforming Asia's Energy Sector
(2020)“Powering Equality: Women’s entrepreneurship transforming Asia’s energy sector” is an initiative by the joint UN Environment Programme-UN Women project- EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies. It captures the ... -
Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India: Gender Sensitive Transport Planning for Cities in India
(2015)Mobility and gender inequality are important issues that must be factored into discussions on low carbon transport in India. Indian women and low-income groups still generally have very low mobility, which is detrimental ... -
Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity: Responding to the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19
(2020)This report is a call to action, for the immediate health response required to suppress transmission of the virus to end the pandemic; and to tackle the many social and economic dimensions of this crisis. It is, above all, ... -
Status of Community Based Tourism in Kenya
(2017)The rich natural and cultural resources found in Kenya are the country’s strength for attracting tourists. Wildlife in its natural habitat has made Kenya synonymous with the word ‘Safari”. The top cultural brand is the ... -
Sustainable Management of the Environment and Natural Resources: Implications for Food Security, Livelihoods and Economic Development in Malawi
(2018)This paper provides macro and microeconomic evidence, based on empirical research, of the huge benefits of investing in sustainable environment and natural resource (ENR) management and sustainable agriculture in terms of ...
