Asia Pacific Issue Brief: SDG16, Human Rights and Environmental Rule of Law, March 2021

Year: 2021 Tags: COVID-19, Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development Goals, Regional

This issue brief deals with Sustainable Development Goal 16, the environmental rule of law, and the link between human rights and a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Access rights...Download

Climate change, gender equality and human rights in Asia - Regional review and promising practices

Year: 2020 Author: Camille Pross, Jenny Yi-Chen Han, Dayoon Kim and Sara Vigil and edited by Marion Davis Tags: Climate Change, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Human Rights, Regional

The report aims to provide a better understanding for policymakers in Asia about what focusing on human rights and gender equality in the context of climate change entails in practice. Download

Costing Options for Measuring Gender Equality in Climate Action

Year: 2020 Tags: Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Climate Financing, Climate Change, Regional

The purpose of this report is to provide further evidence of the interlinkages between gender, the economy and climate change, in order to demonstrate the need to develop a unified methodological...Download

Review of gender-responsiveness and disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific

Year: 2020 Tags: Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Preparedness, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Economic empowerment, Regional

The review of national DRR strategies and action plans included 26 countries in Asia and the Pacific and captured how they translate international commitments and recommendations into national DRR...Download

Think-piece on Gender and Climate Change in the context of COVID-19

Year: 2020 Tags: Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Response, Regional

COVID-19 is more than a public health crisis. It is a socio-economic crisis and has serious repercussions for the the most vulnerable members of our societies, particularly those who are also burdened...Download

EmPower Women in Renewable Energy, Technology Transfer and Climate Action to #SolveDifferent in Asia Pacific

Year: 2019 Tags: Renewable Energy, Climate Change Mitigation, Regional

Side Event, Third Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia PacificDownload

Key Messages to Cop 25 on Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment

Year: 2019 Tags: Economic empowerment, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional

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Costing Gender Equality in Climate Change Action

Year: 2019 Tags: Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Preparedness, Climate Change Mitigation, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Climate Financing, Regional

In order to advocate for a more inclusive approach to climate change action, we need more evidence, rigorous research and potentially costing approaches to demonstrate not only the effectiveness but...Download

Mainstreaming Gender in Environment Statistics for the SDGs and Beyond: Identifying Priorities in Asia and the Pacific

Year: 2019 Tags: Energy Efficiency, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Human Rights, SDGs, Regional

Just as women and men have unequal access to rights, resources and opportunities, they relate to and interact with the natural environment in different ways, face differing vulnerabilities and impacts...Download

Summary report: Roundtable Dialogue “Investing in women’s leadership in renewable energy and technology transfer –contributing to climate action and green economy in ASEAN countries”

Year: 2019 Author: UN Environment Tags: Renewable Energy, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Technology, Capacity-Building, Climate Change Mitigation, SMEs, Regional

The Roundtable Dialogue was hosted by UN Environment, in partnership with ASEAN Centre for Energy under the project “EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies”, jointly implemented with UN Women...Download