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  2. Averting impact of environmental degradation on women and children

Averting impact of environmental degradation on women and children

  • Mitigating adverse impacts of socio-economic degradation upon women

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Claim

Countries should take urgent measures to avert the ongoing rapid environmental and economic degradation in developing countries that generally affects the lives of women and children in rural areas suffering drought, desertification and deforestation, armed hostilities, natural disasters, toxic waste and the aftermath of the use of unsuitable agro-chemical products.

Broader

Facilitated by

Related

Value

Degradation
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #5: Gender EqualitySustainable Development Goal #13: Climate ActionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
  • Society » Women
  • Society » Infants
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
  • Economics » Economic
  • Environment » Environment
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Jan 4, 2023