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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… people and underserved areas, with a particular focus on gender, urban and rural disparities and upper and lower … human rights violations and discrimination, including gender discrimination and inequality. Donor states should … quality, culturally appropriate and sensitive to gender, life-cycle and privacy requirements.”84 Under …
Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods
… and implementation 28 4. Promote equity, especially gender equity, in natural resource management 29 Investing in … Bretton Woods Institutions. 4. Promote equity, especially gender equity, in natural resource management • Improve … hunger 2/ Achieve universal primary education 3/ Promote gender equality and empower women 4/ Reduce child mortality …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… disputes, attracting sustainable investments, improving gender equity and recognizing indigenous, customary and … differentiation;" including intergenerational conflicts, gender-based land disputes and resource struggles grounded in … children) to more rigid, discriminatory interpretations of gender-based land allocation. As land scarcity and value …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… boosting maternal and child survival rates, enrolment and gender parity in primary schools and lowering hIv prevalence … social protection and public advocacy campaigns (e.g. on gender equality, nutrition) coupled with enabling mechanisms, … progress of households should be monitored by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… criminal charges. Some women faced sexual harassment or gender-based threats, attacks, or insults when they speak … threats as other EHRDs but they are more likely to face gender-specific violence. Reports have shown that sexual … to the nature of their human rights work and to their gender. w o m a n e h r d s Furthermore, women EHRDs face a …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… right to food and water, the rule of law, good governance, gender equality, women’s empowerment and the overall … good economic, environmental, cultural and social sense. Gender-sensitive poverty alleviation programs in rural areas … 25 Gender equality and women’s empowerment has become an …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Good practices relating to the protection of women: The Gender, Climate Change and Community Based Adaptation … Guidebook introduces advice and tools on how to take gender-sensitive approach to planning and implementing adaptation projects and programmes. The ‘gender-responsive budgeting’ is a tool that can be used to …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… Women’s traditional roles and responsibilities, as well as gender inequality, means that they have limited control over, … links between ecosystem services, energy provision, gender and climate change by looking at: o current status of … issues are incorporated into the process. • Support gender-sensitive, sustainable energy technology innovation …
Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report
… situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational … vulnerable because of factors such as geography, poverty, gender, age, indigenous or minority status, national or … including youth and persons with disabilities, and that gender equality and the effective participation of women and …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… Indigenous peoples’ rights, benefit-cost sharing, poverty, gender equity, food security and livelihoods. The history of … human rights, tenure, food security, human welfare, gender equity, etc.). • More directly reflect comprehensive … interests and demographic characteristics (age, ability, gender equality, economic status, ethnicity). Understanding …