Women for Climate-Resilient Societies
The Asia and the Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change impacts in the world. Women are extremely sensitive to these changes given their lack of access to essential resources such as land, finance or information. Because the nexus between gender and climate change is often underestimated, UN Women and UN Environment jointly created the EmPower project. Targeting Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam, EmPower aims to build women’s resilience facing climate change, over a period of five years (2018-2022) with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Read more
Highlights
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- In The Loop, Issue No. 3
- Infographics: Renewable Energy: Powering Equality for a Green Recovery
- Enhancing Knowledge in The Asia-Pacific Region: Two-Day Workshop Trains Almost 100 People on the Interlinkages of Gender Equality, Human Rights, Climate Action and Renewable Energy
- Asia-Pacific's Progress towards Gender-Responsive NDCs: Interactive Map | Guide
- Events: Trainings of Trainers (ToT) Programme on Gender and Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience - Nepal, Philippines, Thailand
- The State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Nepal
- The State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Cambodia
- Gender integration in renewable energy policy - A guideline for renewable energy policy and decision makers
Stories of EmPowerment
Hear from diverse voices in Asia-Pacific, how women, men and marginalized groups are making a difference to tackle climate change and build more resilient lives. Through the lenses of gender equality and human rights, we discover how climate action and disaster risk reduction can be more inclusive and impactful.