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Empowering Women, Protecting the Earth (2023)
In the wake of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), it is important to not forget the disproportionate impact that the climate crisis is having on women and girls. This blog high...
Impact of Climate Change on Urban Home-based Workers in Sout...
The research on how climate change impacts the productivity of home-based workers (most of whom are women) is limited. This study focuses on female home-based workers in slums and informal settlements...
Climate Equity: Women as Agents of Climate Action
Produced jointly by the National Commission on the Status of Women and UNDP Pakistan, this report offers policy prescriptions for strengthening resilience and reducing the vulnerability of women who d...
Engendering Climate Change Learnings from South Asia
Providing perspectives from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, this book focuses on gendered experiences of environmental change. It offers an overview of socio-economic pressures faced by women ...
State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia an...
The prevalence of patriarchal systems in many parts of South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya exacerbates capacity to cope with and adapt to climate change, resulting in increased food insecurity, pov...
We Can’t Fight Climate Change Without Fighting for Gender Eq...
Women are uniquely positioned to act as powerful agents of change. This Harvard Business Review article offers six strategies to help business and political leaders support women’s empowerment and add...