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1 Lawless, S.; Cohen, P. J.; Mangubhai, S.; Kleiber, D.; Morrison, T. H. 2021. Gender equality is diluted in commitments made to small-scale fisheries. World Development, 140:105348. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105348]
Gender equality ; Small-scale fisheries ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 5 Gender equality ; Gender equity ; Women ; Strategies ; Environmental management ; Governance ; Policies ; Livelihoods ; Communities ; Nongovernmental organizations / Pacific Islands / Fiji / Solomon Islands / Vanuatu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050221)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X20304769/pdfft?md5=14344cbecec1db5a72e7f6356159a53e&pid=1-s2.0-S0305750X20304769-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050221.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050221.pdf
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Gender equality is a mainstream principle of good environmental governance and sustainable development. Progress toward gender equality in the fisheries sector is critical for effective and equitable development outcomes in coastal countries. However, while commitments to gender equality have surged at global, regional and national levels, little is known about how this principle is constructed, and implemented across different geographies and contexts. Consequently, progress toward gender equality is difficult to assess and navigate. To identify influential policy instruments (n = 76), we conducted key-informant interviews with governance actors engaged in small-scale fisheries (n = 26) and gender and development (n = 9) sectors across the Pacific Islands region. We systematically analysed these instruments according to (1) representations of gender and gender equality, (2) rationales for pursing gender, and (3) gender strategies and actions. We found that fisheries policy instruments frequently narrowed the concept of gender to a focus on women, whereas gender and development policy instruments considered gender as diverse social identities, norms and relations. In fisheries policy instruments, rationales for pursuing gender equality diverged substantially yet, overall the principle was predominantly pursued for instrumental (i.e., improved environmental outcomes) rather than intrinsic (i.e., an inherent value in fairness) reasons. Over two-thirds of gender equality strategies focused on an organization’s own human resourcing and project assessments, rather than on direct action within communities, or for women and men reliant on fisheries. Our findings illustrate gender equality commitments and investments to be narrow and outdated. Critical shifts in dominant gender equality narratives and objectives, and an embrace of multi-level strategies, provide opportunities for fisheries governance and development agendas to rise to current best practice, and ultimately make meaningful (opposed to rhetorical) progress toward gender equality. The methodological approach we develop holds value for other development sectors to critically examine, and subsequently enhance, commitment toward gender equality.
2 Devonald, M.; Jones, N.; Gebru, A. I.; Yadete, W. 2022. Rethinking climate change through a gender and adolescent lens in Ethiopia. Climate and Development, 12p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2022.2032568]
Climate change adaptation ; Climate change mitigation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 5 Gender equality ; Women ; Adolescents ; Vulnerability ; Strategies ; Households ; Participation ; Decision making ; Food insecurity ; Livelihoods ; Natural resources ; Social protection ; Communities ; Policies / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050954)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17565529.2022.2032568
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050954.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050954.pdf
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Ethiopia is increasingly experiencing the impacts of climate change, with stark consequences for the most disadvantaged groups, including youth, women and girls. Within climate action, there is limited understanding of how climate change responses address age and gender vulnerabilities. This article uses a gender and adolescence lens to explore how Ethiopia’s climate mitigation and adaptation responses shape progress towards three Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 (gender equality) targets using a capabilities approach. It draws on qualitative data from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) longitudinal study with adolescents aged 10–20, their parents and key informants, in three diverse regions. It finds that although climate mitigation strategies (including gender-sensitive social protection measures) are impacting gender equality positively by increasing access to water and supporting food-insecure households in times of drought, substantial challenges remain. The findings underscore that while climate actions are increasingly gender-responsive, they are less responsive to the age-specific vulnerabilities of adolescents, especially girls. To accelerate progress and ensure inclusive climate action, adolescent participation should be promoted at all levels, and climate actions should reach the most vulnerable populations, including those in remote rural communities and particularly vulnerable groups such as married adolescents.
3 Filho, W. L.; Kovaleva, M.; Tsani, S.; Tirca, D. - M.; Shiel, C.; Dinis, M. A. P.; Nicolau, M.; Sima, M.; Fritzen, B.; Salvia, A. L.; Minhas, A.; Kozlova, V.; Doni, F.; Spiteri, J.; Gupta, T.; Wakunuma, K.; Sharma, M.; Barbir, J.; Shulla, K.; Bhandari, M. P.; Tripathi, S. 2023. Promoting gender equality across the sustainable development goals. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25(12):14177-14198. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02656-1]
Gender equality ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 5 Gender equality ; Women ; Climate change ; Indicators ; Policies ; Governmental organizations ; Non-governmental organizations ; Natural resources management ; Decision making ; Developing countries ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052348)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10668-022-02656-1.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052348.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052348.pdf
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Gender issues, and gender equality in particular, can be regarded as cross-cutting issues in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), even though it is unclear how they are taken into account. This study addresses this information gap by performing an assessment of the emphasis on gender issues across all the other 16 SDGs, in addition to SDG5, through a literature review and case study analysis, the basis for the newly developed framework, highlighting specific actions associated to each SDG. The 13 countries addressed in the 16 case studies include China, India, or Australia and illustrate the inclusion of SDG5 into the SDGs. Using an SDG matrix, the SDG targets are analysed. Those where an emphasis on gender equality is important in allowing them to be achieved are listed. The novelty of our approach resides in offering an in-depth analysis of how gender issues interact with the other SDGs, proposing a new analysis framework clearly identifying SDGs 1, 4, 11, 12, 14 and 16 demanding further attention for successful SD gender implementation and illustrating specific areas where further actions may be necessary, which may be used by policy-makers, raising further awareness on gender equality contribution to achieve the SDGs. A set of recommendations aimed at placing gender matters more centrally in the SDGs delivery are presented as a final contribution. These focus on the need for greater awareness and attention to good practices, to achieve successful implementation initiatives.
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