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Duddly, J. (2005). Is Climate Change a Gender
Issue? AWID. Retrieved from the World Wide
Web from: http://www.generoyambiente.org/
admin/admin_biblioteca/documentos/Is%20
climate%20change%20a%20gender%20issue.
pdf
Underlines the severity of climate change, recognized by the scientific
community but ignored by international policy makers. It reports the
vulnerability of the Inuit community with respect to the effects of climate
change now being felt, placing emphasis on impacts that affect women.
EDNA/IRADE. (2006). Is the Gender Dimension
of the Climate Debate Forgotten? Retrieved
from the World Wide Web from: http://www.
generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_biblioteca/
documentos/cop8_gender.pdf
Summarizes the UNFCCC COP 8 session on gender and climate change. It
includes recommendations, lists of participants and key proposals to tackle
the gender theme in this debate.
Gender CC. (2008). Gender CC Contribution
on REDD. Submitted at UNFCCC COP 14,
Poznan, 2008. Retrieved from the World Wide
Web from: http://www.gendercc.net/fileadmin/
inhalte/Dokumente/UNFCCC_conferences/
COP14/Gendercc_submission_REDD.pdf
The document summarizes the position on REDD represented and submitted
by Gender CC at the UNFCCC COP 14 in Poznan, 2008.
Global Environment Facility. (2008).
Mainstreaming Gender at the GEF. Retrieved
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gefweb.org/uploadedFiles/Publications/
mainstreaming-gender-at-the-GEF.pdf
The document analyzes the work carried out at GEF in terms of gender
mainstreaming in the six focal areas; including also climate change. It provides
examples of projects, identified best practices and lessons learned.
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Gurung, J., Mwanundu, S., Lubbock, A.,
Harti, M. and Firmian, I. (2006). Gender
and Desertification: Expanding Roles for
Women to Restore Drylands. IFAD. Retrieved
from the World Wide Web from: http://www.
generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_biblioteca/
documentos/gender_desert.pdf
The authors argue that in many of the world’s dry regions, women’s
knowledge, as well as the traditional roles they play in managing natural
resources and food security, are crucial. However, women are often excluded
from participating in land conservation, in development projects and in policy
making.
Hartmann, B. (2007). Género, militarismo
y cambio climático. IADE. Retrieved from
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generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_biblioteca/
documentos/generomilitar.pdf
At present, at the international policy level, the absence of the gender approach
in debate about climate change is cause for concern. Recent studies and
feminist campaigns challenge the invisibility of gender, in particular pointing
out gender differences in vulnerability and adaptation to global warming.
Hemmati, M. (2005). Gender and Climate
Change in the North: Issues, Entry Points and
Strategies for the Post-2012 Process. Genanet.
Retrieved from the World Wide Web from: http://
www.generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_
biblioteca/documentos/Genderkyotopost.pdf
The author, who is the Genanet Focal Point for Gender Justice and
Sustainability, treats relevant aspects of the gender theme and climate
change, principally in industrialized countries in the North. She seeks to
stimulate strategic considerations for women’s organizations in Germany,
Europe and the region in general, within the framework of the preparations
being made for global regime negotiations on climate change post-2012.
Hoddinott, J. and Kinsey, B. (2000). Adult Health
in the Time of Drought. International Food
Policy Research. Institute Discussion Paper.
Retrieved from the World Wide Web from: http://
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This document analyzes the impact of the drought of 1994–95 on the health
of adults in rural zones in Zimbabwe.