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Gender Mainstreaming in Environment and Energy

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Making gender equality a reality is a core commitment of UNDP. As a crosscutting issue, UNDP is working to ensure that gender is addressed in all areas of the organisation’s work. UNDP has recognised that gender equality lies at the heart of human development and human rights, as inequalities impede progress in human development, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and the realisation of internationally recognised human rights.

Why a Gender Approach?

UNDP is working to include a gender approach in environment and energy initiatives for a number of reasons:

  1. Involving both women and men in environment and energy initiatives can increase project effectiveness.
  2. Using a gender perspective and ensuring women's involvement can support environmental sustainability.
  3. Social and economic analysis - as well as documenting natural resource uses - is incomplete without an understanding of gender differences and inequalities.
  4. Without specific attention to gender issues, initiatives and projects can reinforce inequalities between women and men and even increase imbalances.

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