GGCA Gender and Climate Change Training Manual - Women's ...

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Villagrasa, D. (2002). Kyoto Protocol
Negotiations: Reflections on the Role of
Women. In: Gender & Development, Vol. 10, pp.
40–44. Retrieved from the World Wide Web from:
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~
content=a741921479~db=all~order=page
Briefly analyzes the three communities that have shaped the Kyoto Protocol,
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
and the role of the gender approach in these discussions. The first community
is that of government delegations, the most important negotiators. The
second consists of business representatives, and the third is made up of
environmental NGOs.
Wamukonya, N. and Rukato, H. (2001).
Climate Change Implications for Southern
Africa: A Gendered Perspective. Retrieved
from the World Wide Web from: http://www.
generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_biblioteca/
documentos/wamukonyarukato.pdf
South Africa’s ability to adapt to climate change depends on whether
resources, both financial and human, are available. Its geographic location
and political situation could affect its capacity to respond. This document
analyzes the implications of climate change for that country, from a gender
perspective.
Wamukonya, N. and Skutsch, M. (2002). Gender
Angle to the Climate Change Negotiations. In:
Energy & Environment, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp.115–
124 (10). Retrieved from the World Wide Web
from: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/
mscp/ene/2002/00000013/00000001/art00007
The South, given its vulnerable situation and the lack of resources to adapt
to change, is more likely to suffer from the impacts of climate change than is
the North, But, do the different interests of men and women with respect to
climate change have a South-North dimension?
Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF).
(2005). Gender and Climate Change Research
Workshop: What Do We Know? What Do We
Need to Find Out? Retrieved from the World
Wide Web from: http://www.siyanda.org/static/
wecf_gender_climatechange_workshop.htm
Women’s Environment and Development
Organization (WEDO). (2003). Untapped
Connections: Gender, Water and Poverty.
Retrieved from the World Wide Web from: http://
www.generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_
biblioteca/documentos/untapped.pdf
Proceedings of the discussions between experts, both women and men, on
gender and climate change research. Emphasizes women’s role and their
impact on gender policies in the UNFCCC.
Includes an analysis of how the theme of water, gender and poverty has been
included in international treaties, in governments’ action plans, as well as the
implications at local level. Case studies on the theme are also presented.
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Women and Environments International
Magazine. (2007). Women and Global Climate
Change. No. 74/75 Spring/Summer 2007.
Retrieved from the World Wide Web from: http://
www.weimag.com/
The international magazine Women and Environments examines, from a
feminist perspective, how women relate to their environments – natural,
constructed and social. This volume is dedicated to the theme of women and
climate change; it contains information on related matters, such as health,
droughts, adaptation and mitigation, energy and case studies on the theme.
Women’s Group Statement on Gender and
Climate Change, presented at the UNFFCC
meeting in Montreal. (2005). Global Warming:
Women Matter! Retrieved from the World
Wide Web from: http://www.generoyambiente.
org/admin/admin_biblioteca/documentos/
genderstatementUNFCCC.pdf
Describes the position of the Group of Women on Gender and Climate
Change, presented at the UNFCCC meeting held in Montreal in November
2005.
World Economic Forum. (2007). The Global
Gender Gap Report. Retrieved from the World
Wide Web from: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/
gendergap/report2007.pdf
Contains data that show the degree of equality between the genders in
different sectors of society. It covers 128 countries, representing more than
90% of the world population.
Annotated bibliography: Appendix 1