Gender The Environment And Sustainable Development In Asia And The Pacific

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213627334

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Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Pdf

This publication is the first Asia-Pacific report that comprehensively maps out the intersections between gender and environment at the levels of household, work, community and policy. It examines gender concerns in the spheres of food security, agriculture, energy, water, fisheries and forestry, and identifies strategic entry points for policy interventions. Based on a grounded study of the reality in the Asia-Pacific region, this report puts together good practices and policy lessons that could be capitalized by policymakers to advance the agenda of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UIUC:30112116028181

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Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific by United Nations Pdf

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development strives for more balanced development by addressing the economic, social and environmental dimensions holistically. The momentum set forth by this agenda provides an historic opportunity for reducing inequality and closing gender gaps. This publication examines the intersections between gender and the environment at the household, work, community and policy levels, particularly in the spheres of food security and agriculture, energy, water, fisheries and forestry, with a view to providing strategic entry points for policy interventions. Based on a grounded study of the reality in the Asia-Pacific region, this report assembles good practices and policy lessons that could be capitalized on to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Author : Guo Xiumei,Marinova Dora
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813236011

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Sustainability and Development in Asia and the Pacific by Guo Xiumei,Marinova Dora Pdf

The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide a common global agenda for development. However, the emerging policy issues vary greatly across the world. With 32 contributors, this volume provides a timely, research-based overview for the need for policy interventions to improve the sustainability and development models of the ten selected countries in Asia and the Pacific. The volume is firmly positioned at the cusp between research, policy and practice.

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210578004

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Transformations for Sustainable Development by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Pdf

This report is a combined effort by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations University (UNU), and the Institute for Global and Environmental Strategies (IGES), and is being published as governments and other stakeholders prepare to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a plan for people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. While “transformation” has become a buzz-word during the formulation of this agenda, how to make it happen has not been addressed properly. This report underlines that the Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved when key Asia-Pacific megatrends are managed in a way that creates opportunities for achieving sustainable development outcomes. It supports national and regional efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda. Regional megatrends such as urbanization, trade and economic integration and rising consumption and changing consumption patterns are already shaping the future patterns of resource use, and defining who will be the ‘winners’ and who will be the ‘losers’. The report examines the four critical determinants of the relationship between the economy, people and nature explored in this publication as targets for a fundamental transformation – social justice, resource efficiency, investment flows and economic structures.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264897632

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Gender and the Environment Building Evidence and Policies to Achieve the SDGs by OECD Pdf

Gender equality and environmental goals are mutually reinforcing, with slow progress on environmental actions affecting the achievement of gender equality, and vice versa. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires targeted and coherent actions.

Author : Divya Upadhyaya Joshi,Caroline Brassard
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030364946

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Urban Spaces and Gender in Asia by Divya Upadhyaya Joshi,Caroline Brassard Pdf

Exploring the relationship between place and identity, this book gathers 30 papers that highlight experiences from throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The countries profiled include China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand. Readers will gain a better understanding of how urbanization is affecting gender equity in Asian-Pacific cities in the 21st century. The contributing authors examine the practical implications of urban development and link them with the broader perspective of urban ecology. They consider how visceral experiences connect with structural and discursive spheres. Further, they investigate how multiple, interconnected relations of power shape gender (in)equity in urban ecologies, and address such issues as construction of Kawaii as an idealized femininity, diversity among homosexuals in urban India, and single women and rental housing. In turn, the authors present hitherto unexplored sub-themes from historiography and existentialist literary perspectives, and share a vast range of multi-disciplinary views on issues concerning gendered dispossession due to the impact of urban policy and governance. The topics covered include socio-spatial and ethnic segregation in urban spaces; intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and caste in urban spaces; and identity-based marginalization, including that of LGBT groups. Overall, the book brings together perspectives from the humanities and the social sciences, and represents a valuable contribution to the vital theoretical and practical debates on urbanism and gender equity.

Author : Helen James
Publisher : Springer
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811321016

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Population, Development, and the Environment by Helen James Pdf

This book takes the reader into some of the most intransigent social, economic, and political issues that impact achieving sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. Through meticulous analysis of the integrated relationships between population, development, and the environment, the chapters in this volume investigate the impacts of hydropower development on fragile ecosystems; mining, landslides and environmental degradation; deforestation; water and food security; rural-urban migration, poverty alleviation, civil society and community empowerment; and how disaster recovery requires multi-scalar and multi-disciplinary approaches that take into account governance, culture, and leadership. Legal frameworks may be legislated, but are often rarely implemented. The book will be valuable to students of sustainability, population and development, and governmental policy advising sectors as well as the NGO and humanitarian sectors. The distinctive characteristic of this book is that it encapsulates an integrated, multi-disciplinary focus which brings to the discussion both robust empirical research and challenging policy applications in the investigation of how the sustainable development goals may be achieved in Asia and the Pacific.

Author : Mar’a Luz Cruz-Torres,Pamela McElwee
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816530014

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Gender and Sustainability by Mar’a Luz Cruz-Torres,Pamela McElwee Pdf

Gender and Sustainability deals with women's struggles to contend with global forces—environmental change, economic development, discrimination and stereotyping about the roles of women, and diminishing access to natural resources—not in the abstract but in everyday life. It addresses the lived complexities of the relationship between gender and sustainability.

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9211207088

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Transformations for Sustainable Development by United Nations Publications Pdf

This report is a combined effort by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations University (UNU), and the Institute for Global and Environmental Strategies (IGES), and is being published as governments and other stakeholders prepare to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a plan for people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. While 'transformation' has become a buzz-word during the formulation of this agenda, how to make it happen has not been addressed properly. This report underlines that the Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved when key Asia-Pacific megatrends are managed in a way that creates opportunities for achieving sustainable development outcomes. It supports national and regional efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda. Regional megatrends such as urbanization, trade and economic integration and rising consumption and changing consumption patterns are already shaping the future patterns of resource use, and defining who will be the 'winners' and who will be the 'losers'. The report examines the four critical determinants of the relationship between the economy, people and nature explored in this publication as targets for a fundamental transformation - social justice, resource efficiency, investment flows and economic structures

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292614911

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Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report presents the results of a stocktake of national responses to Sustainable Development Goals 12, 14, and 15, and selected environment-related targets that have a direct relationship with responsible consumption and production, and sustainable marine and terrestrial ecosystems management, by 15 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. The report was completed under the first phase of a technical assistance project by the Asian Development Bank, with the aim of understanding and helping its developing member countries address the issues and challenges behind effective integration of these goals and targets into national policies, plans, and programs.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002984

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Getting the Message Across by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Pak Sum Low
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781009040297

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Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives by Pak Sum Low Pdf

The Asia-Pacific region has been experiencing rapid development in the past 30 years, and issues relating to sustainable development will become increasingly important in the coming decades. This comprehensive overview presents sustainable development from the perspectives of Asia and the Pacific, with contributions from more than 70 leading international experts. The first part focuses on the theories and practices of sustainable development, including national and regional perspectives, as well as international policies and law concerning climate change. The second part highlights the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development and poverty reduction amid the changing ecological, social, cultural, economic, and political environment in this region. These include issues such as the importance of science for sustainable development and related areas, including sustainable energy, stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change, land-use change, biodiversity, and disaster risk reduction. The volume is an invaluable reference for all researchers and policy makers with an interest in sustainable development.

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210581349

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Responsible Business and Sustainable Investment in the Natural Resources Sector in Asia and the Pacific by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Pdf

Natural resources represent a large share of FDI inflows to the Asia-Pacific region. Covered in this study are oil, gas, mining, hydropower, and large tract plantations such as palm oil and rubber (but not agriculture). These sectors share a number of common features relating both to the nature and the social and environmental impacts of FDI. Growing worldwide demand for these finite resources has made them increasingly attractive investment opportunities. Over the past few years, ESCAP has been actively working to support increased implementation of more inclusive and sustainable business practices in the Asia and Pacific region. This study builds on this work by providing a review of the issues, challenges, instruments and tools related to responsible business and sustainable FDI in the natural resources sector in the Asia-Pacific region. The ultimate objective of the study is to promote FDI that brings a satisfactory return on investment for the business or investor and a positive social return on investment for the host country whilst ensuring environmental sustainability.

Author : Xiumei Guo,Dora Marinova
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9813236000

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Sustainability and Development in Asia and the Pacific by Xiumei Guo,Dora Marinova Pdf

Author : Krishna Ahooja-Patel
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8170246504

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Women and Sustainable Development by Krishna Ahooja-Patel Pdf