Institution: UNDP
Type of Material: Training Manual/Guide
Year of Publication: 2007
Focal Area: Leadership and Participation
Description:
This training manual is intended to help build greater understanding among UNDP staff and UNDP partners concerning the essential gender dimensions involved in ensuring environmental and energy sustainability. UNDP hopes that this manual will ‘demystify’ gender mainstreaming for environment and energy practitioners. This manual examines environment and energy development projects, policies and decision-making processes from a gender perspective. It aims to: Improve awareness of: gender-specific roles and responsibilities in different societies; gender-related differences in access to and usage of natural resources and energy services; and the different levels of impact that environmental degradation and conservation efforts may have on men and women. Identify gender-specific measures that will: increase the effectiveness and impact of UNDP´s environment and energy projects; benefit both men and women by increasing gender balance through environment and energy projects; and leverage the results of environment and energy projects to serve other development objectives, such as economic development and poverty reduction. Highlight target entry points for mainstreaming gender in UNDP environment and energy activities through advocacy, project and policy development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The manual should be viewed as a tool to promote discussion, insight and critical thinking.
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