Resources

A booklet of fact sheets to provide an overview of the gender dimensions of the six GenderInSITE thematic areas: climate change, agriculture & food security, water & sanitation, energy, transportation, and education & the workforce

A booklet of fact sheets that present an overview of the gender dimensions in the six GenderInSITE thematic areas: climate change; agriculture and food security; water and sanitation; energy; transportation; and education and the workforce

UN WomenWatch, 2009: Fact sheet provides an analysis of how women are affected by climate change and how they respond, together with references to relevant United Nations mandates and information sources

GTZ, 2010: Working paper traces the ways in which women’s economic empowerment through climate mitigation and adaptation fosters economic growth and socioeconomic development, reduces poverty, keeps environmental problems in check, and increases the potential for adaptation

BRIDGE, IDS, 2011: Report maps pathways for making climate change responses more gender aware and potentially transformative, arguing that gender transformation should be both a potential end goal and an important condition of effective climate change responses and poverty reduction [Available in English, Spanish and French]

UNDP, 2009: Guide for practitioners and policy makers on the linkages between gender equality and climate change and their importance in relation to the achievement of the MDGs, highlighting why it is important to include women in climate change policy and programming, and demonstrating how women’s contributions can strengthen the effectiveness of climate change measures.