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Changing the climate: Why gender matters to achieving equitable sustainable development

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Achieving sustainable development and food and nutrition security in a changing climate requires addressing the fundamental issue of gender inequality whilst building the adaptive capacity of both men and women. Here we review lessons from practical approaches to integrating gender into community-based adaptation and food and nutrition security in Ghana and Bangladesh.

Full-merged PDF also available in Gender and Climate Change : evidence and experience


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    Publication year

    2015

    Authors

    Ward, N.

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    climate change, decision making, environmental policy, forest management, forests, gender relations, politics, women

    Geographic

    Bangladesh, Ghana

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