Resources

Resources
EmPower Project Phase II Brief
EmPower Project Phase II Brief (2023-2027)
Year: 2022 Tags: Economic empowerment, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable Energy, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Environmental Protection, Sub-regional

The impacts of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters are unequally felt across Asia and the Pacific region. Women and marginalized groups have less access to information, resources,...

Renewable Energy and Women Entrepreneurship Programmes
Renewable Energy and Women Entrepreneurship Programmes
Year: 2022 Tags: Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Renewable Energy, Economic empowerment, Sub-regional

This Guidebook has been developed by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to serve as a user-friendly tool for institutions, project developers and practitioners to plan, design and implement renewable...View

In The Loop
In The Loop
Year: 2022 Tags: Climate Change, Economic empowerment, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Energy, Environmental Protection

This issue of EmPower's biannual newsletter covers highlights from the first half of 2022 and features links to a collection of resources for our work on gender equality and climate change.Download

RE-Envision Resilience Virtual Photobook
RE-Envision Resilience Virtual Photobook
Year: 2022 Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Economic empowerment, Sub-regional

Funded by the Swedish International Development Agency, the EmPower project aims to contribute to the implementation of climate change and disaster risk reduction actions in Asia and the Pacific that...

renewable energy guideline
Gender integration in renewable energy policy - A guideline for renewable energy policy and decision makers
Year: 2020 Tags: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Economic empowerment

The purpose of this guide is to introduce and improve the integration of gender issues in renewable energy policies, plans and strategies by providing practical ways to step up commitments in...Download

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

The Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Women and Energy Enterprises
The Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Women and Energy Enterprises
Tags: COVID-19, Economic empowerment, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Financing, Sub-regional

The COVID-19 global health crisis continues to impact countries around the world in ways never imagined. The global infection rate continues to soar and the economic recession is expected to be worse...Download

Cambodia Women's Resilience Index Cover
The Cambodia Women's Resilience Index
Year: 2020 Tags: Climate Financing, Energy Efficiency, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Economic empowerment, Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Response, Cambodia

This index builds upon the South Asia Women's Resilience Index. It also builds upon ActionAid's Human Rights-Based Approach and Resilience Framework. Download

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 Bangladesh
The impact of COVID-19 on rural women and enterprises: A rapid socio-economic assessment in Bangladesh by the EmPower project
Tags: Economic empowerment, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Bangladesh

This study and follow-up feeds directly into UNEP’s COVID-19 strategic response- Block 2 (A transformational change for nature and people) and Block 2 (Building back better: Greening fiscal stimulus...Download

COVID-19 Snapshot Cambodia
The impact of COVID-19 on rural women and enterprises: A rapid socio-economic assessment in Cambodia by the EmPower project
Tags: Economic empowerment, Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment, Cambodia

This study and follow-up feeds directly into UNEP’s COVID-19 strategic response- Block 2 (A transformational change for nature and people) and Block 2 (Building back better: Greening fiscal stimulus...Download