Gender Publications

Quick Access

 

FAO 2010: Food Security of Women in the Context of Climate Change. Summary of the FSN Forum Discussion No. 49.

Pan American Health Organization: Gender and Natural Disasters. Fact Sheet. Women, Health and Development Program.

PRB 2001: Women, Men, and Environmental Change: The Gender Dimensions of Environmental Policies and Programs . Washington.

 

Books & Studies

Nellemann, C., Verma, R. and L. Hislop 2011: Women at the frontline of climate change - Gender risks and hopes. A rapid response assessment. Arendal, Norway: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GRID.

Gurung, Jeanette 2011: Getting REDD+ Right for Women. Bangkok: WOCAN.

Dankelman, I. (ed.) 2010: Gender and Climate Change: An Introduction. New York: WEDO.

Petrie, Belynda et al. 2010: Gender and Climate Change in Southern Africa. Regional Report and Country Case Studies. Cape Town: Heinrich Böll Foundation Southern Africa.

UNISDR/UNDP/IUCN 2009: Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines, Geneva, Switzerland.

Dankelmann, I. et al. 2008: Gender, Climate Change and Human Security: Lessons from Bangladesh, Ghana and Senegal. The Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)/ABANTU for Development/ActionAid/ENDA.

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Documents

United Nations 2000: Resolution 1325. S/RES/1325 (2000).

UNEP 2006: Gender Plan of Action (Final Draft).

Links

Platform for information, knowledge, and networking on gender and climate change: http://www.gendercc.net/

FAO – Gender and Food Security Website: http://www.fao.org/Gender/gender.htm

Swisspeace – Gender and Disaster Relief

ILO – The Gender Dimension of the ILO Crises Response and Reconstruction Programme

Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials from around the world http://www.siyanda.org/

Environment and Development Challenges (EDC) News http://www.edcnews.se/

United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)