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UNECE: Lunchtime Seminar Gender in Environment. Key Challenges and Success Stories Dr. Anke Stock – Women in Europe for a Common Future, WECF 27 February 2014. Content. Key areas of examples on challenges and success stories Renewable energy/energy efficiency (Ukraine) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNECE: Lunchtime Seminar Gender in Environment
Key Challenges and Success Stories
Dr. Anke Stock – Women in Europe for a Common Future, WECF
27 February 2014
Content1 Key areas of examples on challenges and success
stories• Renewable energy/energy efficiency (Ukraine)• Water and sanitation (Kyrgyzstan)• Access to and management of natural resources
(Tajikistan)
2 Examples (challenges, approaches, impact)
3 Conclusions
Energy (e.g. Ukraine)Challenges:- Energy poverty/low energy efficiency (in particular
for rural population, women);- Lack of warm houses and warm water in winter
(women and children particularly affected);- Unsustainable and time-consuming solutions;- Hygiene and general health problems.
Energy (e.g. Ukraine)Approach:- Participatory gender
sensitive energy needs assessments;
- Involvement of women;- Capacity-building (solar
collectors, insulation, energy-efficient stoves);
- Construction and maintenance/monitoring;
- Financial mechanisms.
Energy (e.g. Ukraine)Impact:- Quality of live of women and other family members
improved (health);- Ownership makes women to partners and experts –
more capable to be climate resilient and to mitigate ecological impact (through awareness);
- Information of policy-makers of these benefits (up-scaling in Georgia – NAMAs).
Water and Sanitation (e.g. Kyrgyzstan)
Challenges:- Lack of access to safe water
and sanitation;- Water collection is time
consuming (women’s chore);- Consequences for education,
time and health;- Illnesses: infectious diseases,
diarrhoea, blue baby disease
Water and Sanitation (e.g. Kyrgyzstan)
Approach:- Awareness raising, capacity-building, trainings;- Involvement of women in d-m through CDWUU and
in further policy-making;- Establishment of female “role-models” within
communities.
Water and Sanitation (e.g. Kyrgyzstan)
Impact:- Improved management of
water resources;- Self-confidence leads to more
participation;- Women’s participation in
target-setting under PWH and Steering Committees of NWPD – needs oriented outcomes.
Access to and Management of Natural Resources (e.g. Tajikistan)
Challenges:- High poverty rates;- Lack of rights and lack of awareness of rights amongst
women;- Traditionally strong dependence on men;- High labour migration amongst men – women run households
on their own despite lack of access to resources (land, credits, seeds, water).
Access to and Management of Natural Resources (e.g. Tajikistan)
Approach:- Capacity-building;- Agricultural trainings;- Income generating
activities;- Establishment of women’s
groups (agricultural products).
Access to and Management of Natural Resources (e.g. Tajikistan)
Impact:- Promotion of small-scale farming - sustenance;- Traditional knowledge becomes part of innovative approaches
(e.g. organic farming);- Women’s groups involve on regional and national level;- Access to land/services and resources is part of international
policy recommendations (e.g. to CEDAW).
Outcomes• Gender sensitive needs oriented solutions often
innovative and more sustainable;• Importance of traditional knowledge re resource
management kept (often by women);• Small-scale and decentralised technologies are more
environmental friendly;• Local demonstration projects can be examples for
development of national and international policies.
