Gender, the environment and sustainable development in Asia and the pacific / United Nations ESCAP.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Thailand] : [United Nations Publication], ©2017.Description: xvi, 89 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9789211207569
  • 9789213627334
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet GE320. A33.
Summary: Summary: “The lives of a significant portion of the population in the Asia-Pacific region are inextricably tied to the use of environment for daily support and livelihood, especially women’s lives. For instance, more than 80 per cent of rural households in the region use biomass for fuel, compared with only 25 per cent of urban households, which affects a preponderance of women more than men. Around 58 per cent of the economically active women in the region are in the agriculture sector. Women constitute 54 per cent of the labour force in small-scale inland fisheries in the region. If the agenda of sustainable…”—(page summary).
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Summary: “The lives of a significant portion of the population in the Asia-Pacific region are inextricably tied to the use of environment for daily support and livelihood, especially women’s lives. For instance, more than 80 per cent of rural households in the region use biomass for fuel, compared with only 25 per cent of urban households, which affects a preponderance of women more than men. Around 58 per cent of the economically active women in the region are in the agriculture sector. Women constitute 54 per cent of the labour force in small-scale inland fisheries in the region. If the agenda of sustainable…”—(page summary).

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