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Wamukonya, N. (2002). A Critical Look
at Gender and Energy Mainstreaming in
Africa: A Draft Paper. Retrieved from the World
Wide Web from: http://www.generoyambiente.
org/admin/admin_biblioteca/documentos/
Njeripaper.pdf
Document delivered at a parallel event to the Pre Com III meeting called
Gender Perspectives in Sustainable Development, organized by UNDESA/
DAW and WEDO. It takes a critical look at mainstreaming of a gender
perspective and energy themes in Africa.
Women’s Major Group. (2006). Engendering
the Energy and Climate Change Agenda.
Discussion paper for CSD-14. Retrieved
from the World Wide Web from: http://www.
generoyambiente.org/admin/admin_biblioteca/
documentos/CSD14WMG.pdf
This report is prepared with joint contributions from the International Network
on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA), the Women’s Environmental
Network (LIFE), WECF, the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) and WEDO, in consultation with women’s organizations throughout
the world, within the framework of CSD-14. It deals with the relation between
energy and climate change with respect to matters concerning gender in the
context of proposals for international action.
4. Mitigation and adaptation
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All India Disaster Mitigation Institute. (2005).
Tsunami, Gender and Recovery. In: Bulletin
No. 6. Special edition for the International
Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. Retrieved
from the World Wide Web from: http://www.
southasiadisasters.net/whatsnew.htm
This special edition treats the gender theme in the recovery plans of the
tsunami that affected Asia in 2005. These plans are given a critical analysis
since, as they lack gender considerations, they may have a negative impact
on women.
Boyd, E. (2002). The Noel Kempff Project
in Bolivia: Gender, Power, and Decision-
Making in Climate Mitigation. In: Gender
& Development, Vol. 10, Issue 2. Retrieved
from the World Wide Web from: http://www.
informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a74
1921481~db=all~order=page
Since the Kyoto Protocol, at the heart of the international debate on climate
change has been emphasis on the use of land and forests to reduce carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere. This technical project has sought to provide the
benefits of sustainable development to people dependent on forests, as well
as reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. The author explores this theory,
considering how a climate mitigation project in Bolivia has had different
results for women and men, and also links global policy-making processes
and their local effects.
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Cannon, T. (2002). Gender and Climate Hazards
in Bangladesh. In: Gender & Development, Vol.
10, pp. 45-50. Retrieved from the World Wide
Web from: http://www.informaworld.com/
smpp/content~content=a741921480~db=all~
order=page
Bangladesh has recently experienced high-profile disasters, including
devastating cyclones and annual floods. Poverty causes vulnerability and
is also a consequence of the disasters’ impacts and risks. So far there is no
conclusive evidence that the impacts of disasters are greater for women than
for men, and the evidence varies according to how the analysis is carried out.
However, the document suggests that vulnerabilities due to gender may be
reduced by making social changes.
Castro, C.and Reyes, L. (2006). Desastres
Naturales y Vulnerabilidad de las Mujeres en
México. México. Retrieved from the World Wide
Web from: http://cedoc.inmujeres.gob.mx/php_
general/muestra_docto.php?ID=100834
This is among the first research done on the theme in Mexico. It seeks to
include the perspective of Integral Disaster Risk Management and gender
equity in public policy and in civil protection activities.
CATHALAC, UNDP/GEF. (2007). Capacity
Building for Stage II Adaptation to Climate
Change in Central America, Mexico and
Cuba. Retrieved from the World Wide Web from:
http://www.gefweb.org/Documents/Council_
Documents/GEF_C18/Regional_Capacity_
Building_for_Stage_II_Adaptation.pdf
The project’s objectives are: to strengthen the systemic, institutional and
individual capacity of key stakeholders to assess vulnerability and to adapt to
the impacts of climate change, including climate variations, to risks and extreme
events in regional, national and local priority systems. It also strengthens the
institutional and individual systemic capacity of key stakeholders to develop
strategies, implement policies and make preparations for regional, national
and local adaptation.
Annotated bibliography: Appendix 1