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Gender-based violence and environment linkages: why they matter and what to do

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Gender-based violence and environmental degradation are among the world’s most pressing challenges—each with complex drivers and widespread impact. Interlinked and reinforcing, tackling these issues together is a matter of human rights —and crucial for meeting conservation and sustainable development goals.
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One in 3 women experiences sexual or physical violence in her lifetime. Not only do types and forms of gender-based violence (GBV) vary—from physical to sexual, to psychological, to economic—but impacts do, too. Quietly noticed but seldom documented much less addressed are specific environment-related connections: women and girls disproportionately responsible for water, food and fuel collection in remote areas—especially in post-disaster areas—face heightened risk and rates of GBV, for example. Presenting ground-breaking cross-sector research from IUCN and USAID (https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/48969), exploring emerging strategies and promising practice from across IUCN membership and network, and launching new collaborations, this session will discuss how environment programming can and must avoid GBV—while offering powerful opportunities for rights-based transformation.

Session agenda

Moderator

Ms Cate OWREN

Senior Gender Programme Manager, Governance and Rights,
IUCN
United States of America

Gender-based violence and environment linkages: what the research tells us and why it matters
14:00 - 15:30

Speaker

Dr Grethel AGUILAR

IUCN Deputy Director General,
IUCN
Switzerland


14:08 - 14:12

Panelist

Ms Cecilia GUTIERREZ

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager,
Conservation International
Peru


14:00 - 15:30

Ms Joyce PESHU

Gender Officer,
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Kenya


14:00 - 15:30

Robyn JAMES

Gender and Equity Advisor, Asia Pacific,
The Nature Conservancy
Australia


14:00 - 15:30

Dr Trang NGUYEN

Founder & Director,
WildAct
Viet Nam


14:00 - 15:30

Facilitator

Laura SABATER ZAMORA

Gender Programme Officer,
IUCN
United States of America


14:00 - 15:30

  • Asociación Ak'Tenamit [Guatemala]
  • Conservation International [United States of America]
  • Fauna & Flora International [United Kingdom]
  • The Nature Conservancy [United States of America]
  • IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP)
  • IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management (CEM)
  • USAID
  • WildAct Vietnam
  • Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA)
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