Linking Gender, Environment, and Poverty for Sustainable Development : A Synthesis Report on Ethiopia and Ghana

Poverty, environment, social development, and gender are important cross-cutting themes of the World Bank and government investment programs, especially within the Sustainable Development Network (SDN). For developing sectoral strategies and progra...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ARMED CONFLICT BANKS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE CASH CROP CASH CROPS CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR CLIMATE CHANGE COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CREDIT COOPERATIVES DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEGREE OF GENDER DISPARITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISEASES DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DIVISION OF LABOR DRINKING WATER ECOLOGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CAPACITIES ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMICS ENDOWMENTS ENVIRONMENT INTERRELATIONSHIPS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTS EQUITABLE ACCESS ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE FAMILY WELFARE FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FISH FISHERS FISHING FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER DISPARITY GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GREATER ACCESS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLITERACY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME-GENERATION ACTIVITIES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFORMAL SAVING INHERITANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK JOB CREATION KEY CHALLENGES LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF FOOD LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND DEGRADATION LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LAND USE LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF POVERTY LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOGGING MALARIA MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO MIGRANT MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINORITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL POLICY NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION OIL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OVERPOPULATION PARTICIPATION IN DECISION PASTURES PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FORMULATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION PRESSURE PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES PROGRESS PUBLIC GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO RANGELANDS REDUCING EMISSIONS REFRIGERATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEN RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL GIRLS RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL RESIDENTS SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SAVINGS SCARCITIES SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX SMALLHOLDER SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SYSTEMS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL EROSION SPECIES STATUS OF WOMEN STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES TABOO TECHNICAL SUPPORT TIMBER TRADITIONAL PRACTICES TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN MIGRATION VILLAGE VULNERABILITY WATER RESOURCES WELFARE GAINS WOMAN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG POPULATIONS YOUNG WOMEN
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Summary:	Poverty, environment, social development, and gender are important cross-cutting themes of the World Bank and government investment programs, especially within the Sustainable Development Network (SDN). For developing sectoral strategies and programs, economic, environment and social assessments are undertaken, however, these are usually done separately, and most often gender issues are not included. This is a missed opportunity, because joint assessments can map the links between gender, environment, and poverty and help identify approaches that can accelerate the positive synergy and better social/gender, environment, and poverty outcomes; otherwise, the existing negative relationships may slow the development process, and can even lead to unintended results. A joint analysis will also reduce cost of project preparation. This study was undertaken to analyze the links between gender, environment, and poverty; identify approaches; and provide practical suggestions for fostering positive synergies for better outcomes. The analytical framework for this study draws on the World Bank's three pillars of sustainable development: social inclusion, economic growth and environmental sustainability, and from political ecology literature, which highlights how decision-making processes, power relationships, and social conditions influence environmental policies and development outcomes. The following four propositions derived from political ecology literature guide the analysis: i) socioeconomic marginalization and natural resource degradation are mutually reinforcing processes; ii) protected area conservation and external control of natural resources can disrupt household and community production and social organization; iii) competing environmental interests shape environmental change; and iv) collective action and resilience can help mitigate negative impacts. The study is based on in-depth analysis of two sub-Saharan African countries Ethiopia and Ghana. The research methodology was qualitative, and included a series of interrelated analyses: a political ecology literature review, country-specific reviews of literature and data sets, good-practice project case studies in both countries, and participatory appraisals of grassroots perceptions of gender-poverty-environment links. Study sites were selected to include the major agro ecological zones and rural livelihood systems in each country. National and sub regional participatory forums were conducted to 'ground truth' the findings and elicit policy and project recommendations. A seven-week online discussion explored the broader applicability of the framework and study findings.

Linking Gender, Environment, and Poverty for Sustainable Development : A Synthesis Report on Ethiopia and Ghana

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