Powerful Synergies: Gender Equality, Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability

This analytical report is a collection of evidence-based papers by scholars and practitioners that explore the interconnections between gender equality and sustainable development across a range of sectors and global development issues such as climate change and energy, but also health, education, food security, human rights, consumption and production patterns, and urbanization. It provides evidence from various sectors and regions on how women’s equal access and control over resources not only improves the lives of individuals, families and nations, but also helps ensure the sustainability of the environment. The papers in this publication make detailed recommendations for policy makers and practitioners to ensure that policies and programmes effectively integrate gender equality and that women participate fully and meaningfully.