This UN Environmental Program (UNEP) blog stresses how infrastructure development is more sustainable when gender is integrated in it – from planning and design to financing, construction and operation. Emphasizing the importance of women’s equal access to jobs and their equal voice in infrastructure design and operation, the blog shares innovative practices from Malawi, Chile, Austria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Zambia. It also spotlights the UNEP’s International Good Practice Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure, which includes a focus on equity, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
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Lifting Barriers to Gender-Responsive Infrastructure (2023)
This UN Environmental Program (UNEP) blog stresses how infrastructure development is more sustainable when gender is integrated in it – from planning and design to financing, construction and operation. Emphasizing the importance of women’s equal access to jobs and their equal voice in infrastructure design and operation, the blog shares innovative practices from Malawi, Chile, Austria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Zambia. It also spotlights the UNEP’s International Good Practice Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure, which includes a focus on equity, inclusiveness, and empowerment.