State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the Hindu Kush-Himalayan

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
dc.contributor.organizationAsia & Pacific Office
dc.contributor.otherGoodrich, Chanda Gurung
dc.contributor.otherHussain, Abid
dc.contributor.otherPasakhala, Binaya
dc.contributor.otherBano, Kosar
dc.contributor.otherBhuchar, Sanjeev
dc.contributor.otherChitale, Vishwas Sudhir
dc.contributor.otherBisht, Suman
dc.contributor.otherBastola, Aditya
dc.contributor.otherSilpakar, Simran
dc.coverage.spatialAsia
dc.coverage.spatialAfghanistan
dc.coverage.spatialBangladesh
dc.coverage.spatialBhutan
dc.coverage.spatialChina
dc.coverage.spatialIndia
dc.coverage.spatialMaldives
dc.coverage.spatialMyanmar
dc.coverage.spatialNepal
dc.coverage.spatialPakistan
dc.coverage.spatialSri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-19T06:28:55Z
dc.date.available2022-10-19T06:28:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.descriptionSouth Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are among the regions that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Its adverse impacts are worsening and becoming more evident here. The impacts of climate change are leading to severe consequences such as increased food insecurity, poverty, and social and gender inequalities. Through a cyclical relation, these consequences are also the root causes of climate vulnerability. Reducing climate risks demands that we address these root causes. An understanding of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), among other issues, is central to understanding people’s capacities to cope with and adapt to climate change induced impacts, including recognising the prevalence of patriarchal systems in most South Asian and HKH countries. The main goal of this assessment is to provide evidence to support the development and implementation of gender-responsive climate policies and programmes at the country level as well as improve regional cooperation towards this end in South Asia and the HKH. In this regard, the report assesses the state of gender equality and climate change by analysing three climate-affected sectors – agriculture, water, and energy (with a focus on renewable energy). The assessment covers all 10 countries which fall in South Asia and the HKH – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.en
dc.description.urihttps://lib.icimod.org/record/35996
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40859
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number124 p.
dc.publisherInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectrenewable energy
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectclimate change impact
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectSouth Asia
dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectBangladesh
dc.subjectBhutan
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectMaldives
dc.subjectMyanmar
dc.subjectNepal
dc.subjectPakistan
dc.subjectSri Lanka
dc.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender Equality
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.titleState of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the Hindu Kush-Himalayanen
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