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Women’s economic empowerment and growth in low income countries: a global research programme (2013-2018)
Evidence on Demand, 2013Evidence that barriers to women’s economic participation and productivity may be stifling opportunities for growth is strengthening. Nevertheless, uptake of policies that progress growth through improved economic opportunities for women could harbour indirect risks of unwanted impacts on natural resources if not responsibly managed.DocumentViejas tensiones, nuevos desafíos y futuros territorios feministas (Español)
Interface: a journal for and about social movements, 2011¿Cuáles son los principales retos que enfrentDocumentGender and community mobilisation for urban water infrastructure investment in Southern Nigeria
Taylor and Francis Group, 2010In the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Benin City, the 2006 census reported that just 26% and 5% of households had access to treated piped water respectively, with a significant informal water delivery sector working alongside, or in place of, public utilities, community wells, or private bore-holes.DocumentParadox and promise in the Philippines: a joint country gender assessment
Asian Development Bank, 2008This joint country gender assessment, launched in October 2007, was led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with cooperation from the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the European Commission (EC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United NationsDocumentClimate Change and Gender: Economic Empowerment of Women through Climate Mitigation and Adaptation?
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2010How is women’s economic empowerment linked to successful climate mitigation and adaptation? WomenDocumentClimate Wrongs and Human Rights: Putting people at the heart of climate change policy
Oxfam, 2008Bangladesh will face more frequent and severe flooding due to climate change. Consequently, in the southwest of the country CARE has worked closely with local organisations to help communities – and especially women within them – to decide how best to adapt.DocumentClimate change adaptation from a gender perspective: a cross-cutting analysis of development-policy instruments
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2009Gender concerns and adaptation approaches need to be mainstreamed into the processes of climate and development frameworks and policies, as they are currently largely blind to both issues. An analysis of climate-related frameworks and policies showed disappointing results – specifically, the EU CommissionDocumentAdaptation, gender and women’s empowerment
2010This brief on adaptation, gender and women’s empowerment is part of a series on CARE’s climate change activities. Recognising that many women lack adequate rights, resources and power for responding to climate change, CARE views gender dimensions as critical for understanding vulnerability.DocumentInnovative approaches to gender and food security: insights, issue 82
Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012Gender justice and ending hunger are closely entwined, interdependent goals. Solving hunger now and in the future involves challenging the current global development model which permits – and is driven by – inequality. Gender analysis shows that women are providers of food as producers, processors, traders, cooks and servers.DocumentGender and Climate Change: Supporting Resources Collection
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011This Supporting Resources Collection - part of the BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and Climate Change- showcases existing work on gender and climate change. It presents summaries of a mix of conceptual and research papers, policy briefings, advocacy documents, case study material and practical tools from diverse regions.Pages