Environmental Sectors: Water Collection

Published in this critical post-2020 period of environmental decision-making, and with less than a decade to meet targets of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,  this summary is designed to support policymakers and implementers to address and respond to GBV and environment links.

This Briefing Note reviews key evidence on GBV and biodiversity linkages and suggests priority recommendations that decision-makers at all levels can consider for realising robust gender-responsive action in biodiversity policies and action.

As donors begin to explore the links between environmental issues and GBV, “we can’t close our eyes” to the issue anymore. Experts say it’s time to tackle this endemic problem. See this Devex article on the GBV-ENV Center and RISE, including a deeper look at RISE grantee Conservation International and Promsex’s work in Peru.

Dans le monde entier, les femmes et les hommes ont des rôles et des responsabilités, des connaissances et des expériences, des droits et des pouvoirs différents lorsqu’il s’agit de gérer les ressources naturelles. Ce dossier de la SRJS examine pourquoi l’égalité des sexes et l’équité sociale sont importantes pour la gouvernance des ressources naturelles : améliorer les résultats environnementaux et sociaux.

En todo el mundo, las mujeres y los hombres tienen diferentes funciones y responsabilidades, conocimientos y experiencias y derechos y poder cuando se trata de gobernar los recursos naturales. En el presente informe de la SRJS se examina por qué la igualdad de género y la equidad social son importantes para la gobernanza de los recursos naturales: mejorar los resultados ambientales y sociales.

Around the world, women and men hold different roles and responsibilities, knowledge and experiences and rights and power when it comes to governing natural resources. This SRJS brief reviews why gender equality and social equity is important for natural resource governance: improving environmental and social outcomes.

Cette publication établit que ces modèles de VBG sont observés dans tous les contextes environnementaux, affectant la sécurité et le bien-être des nations, des communautés et des individus, et compromettant la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Bien que les liens entre VBG et questions environnementales soient complexes et se produisent à de multiples échelles, ces menaces aux droits humains et à la santé des écosystèmes ne sont pas insurmontables.

In April 2020, anticipating a rise in gender-based violence (GBV) in relation to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights prepared an information note to support awareness amongst conservation and sustainable development stakeholders about potential risks and to consider ways to anticipate and address them. Over the last few months, significant evidence has emerged in relation to these trends, as well as some promising practice and recommendations to inform future gender-responsive conservation and sustainable development efforts.

Article about the sexual extortion and rape of women when accessing water services in Kenya and the increase of these threats during COVID-19. The article is based on the report ‘women and corruption in the water sector’ by the Water Governance Facility.

This technical brief is a tool to support Mission WASH leads, gender advisors, and implementing partners in designing strategies, projects, and activities that both improve women’s and girls’ empowerment and achieve the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) water security, sanitation, and hygiene development objectives.