Jun 5, 2024: Today, on World Environment Day, we celebrate our planet and recommit to protecting it. But let's be honest, the conversation often gets stuck on the "reduce, reuse, recycle" mantra.
Here's the critical question: We have mountains of research highlighting the crucial role women play in environmental protection. So why aren't we asking tougher questions about policy design and its implementation? No mention of women or gender in the National Green Hydrogen Mission of India. Why?
1.Gender Action Plans: These plans should outline concrete steps to empower women in environmental decision-making, resource management, and leadership positions within the green transition.
2. Decarbonization & Green Energy Pathways: How will these pathways specifically address the needs and expertise of women? Are there targeted initiatives to encourage female participation in these sectors?
Slogans are great for raising awareness, but true impact requires action plans with teeth.
What do you think?
Let's move beyond surface-level discussions and create a Green Transition that leverages the full power of women as environmental leaders.
About the Author: Shweta Chooramani, MPH, MBA, is a global development professional with two decades of experience in interdisciplinary research for public health and education projects. She leads the US-based think tankNeeman Global Capital, which aims to empower women in the Global South through evidence-based changes in narratives to advance equity. She passionately advocates for gender lens investing for institutional and policy reform, aiming to improve design implementation. Improving green investments in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are their priority areas under the low-carbon economy practice.
A first-generation immigrant from Uttar Pradesh, India, Shweta lives in Edison, New Jersey with her husband and daughter.
[Connect on LinkedIn l Email: schooramani@neemanglobalcap.org / schooramani@berkeley.edu]
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Why No Gender Mention in the National Green Hydrogen Mission of India?
Jun 5, 2024: Today, on World Environment Day, we celebrate our planet and recommit to protecting it. But let's be honest, the conversation often gets stuck on the "reduce, reuse, recycle" mantra.
Here's the critical question: We have mountains of research highlighting the crucial role women play in environmental protection. So why aren't we asking tougher questions about policy design and its implementation? No mention of women or gender in the National Green Hydrogen Mission of India. Why?
Visual credit: Page 42 of Gender, Climate and Security Report, 2020 by UN Women.
Where are the concrete action plans with gender at their core?
Are we gender auditing policies to know how the vision would be translated into equitable actions?
Did you know 3 sustainable development goals intersect at the nexus of gender, climate change, and social justice?
Visual credit: Page 17 of Gender, Climate and Security Report, 2020 by UN Women.
We need clear strategies for:
1. Gender Action Plans: These plans should outline concrete steps to empower women in environmental decision-making, resource management, and leadership positions within the green transition.
Visual credit: Page 20 of Gender, Climate and Security Report, 2020 by UN Women.
2. Decarbonization & Green Energy Pathways: How will these pathways specifically address the needs and expertise of women? Are there targeted initiatives to encourage female participation in these sectors?
Slogans are great for raising awareness, but true impact requires action plans with teeth.
What do you think?
Let's move beyond surface-level discussions and create a Green Transition that leverages the full power of women as environmental leaders.
For a deep dive, check out the resource from UN Women: https://lnkd.in/eydXMMyE
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CHANGING NARRATIVES TO ADVANCE EQUITY
About the Author: Shweta Chooramani, MPH, MBA, is a global development professional with two decades of experience in interdisciplinary research for public health and education projects. She leads the US-based think tank Neeman Global Capital, which aims to empower women in the Global South through evidence-based changes in narratives to advance equity. She passionately advocates for gender lens investing for institutional and policy reform, aiming to improve design implementation. Improving green investments in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are their priority areas under the low-carbon economy practice.
A first-generation immigrant from Uttar Pradesh, India, Shweta lives in Edison, New Jersey with her husband and daughter.
[Connect on LinkedIn l Email: schooramani@neemanglobalcap.org / schooramani@berkeley.edu]