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

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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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Environment	Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University	Pamphlet GE320.A33.G464 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3ACKU000548734

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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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