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Gender equality and climate change
No full textClimate change is reshaping the development scope of the Asia-Pacific region, with the risks from tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, and storms increasing significantly. Although some countries in the region are among the lowest carbon emitters in the world, they are some of the most impacted by climate-related extreme weather. Countries in the region that were previously unaffected by floods are becoming hotspots of flood exposure due to climate change. The number of people exposed to extreme temperatures increases yearly, affecting the most vulnerable populations the most.
It is a well known fact that women are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. For instance, women employed in sectors such as agriculture and the tourism industry are profoundly impacted by catastrophes and disasters, leaving them jobless when disasters occur. The loss of primary household income and economic independence affects women’s well-being and often – in addition - leads to an increase in gender-based violence. This is exacerbated by societal norms and attitudes that expect women and girls to shoulder the burdens of additional unpaid care and domestic work caused by climate change, such as securing water, food and fuel for cooking and heating with limited access to resources.
These compounding factors lead women and girls in Asia and the Pacific to experience the greatest impacts of climate change, which – in turn - amplifies existing gender inequalities and poses unique threats to their livelihoods, health, and safety.
This policy brief aims to raise awareness of and spur regional action towards addressing the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change in Asia and the Pacific. While this policy brief does not attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of climate change from a gender angle, it rather offers examples of how climate change impact women and girls disproportionately in the region and highlights the importance of including their voices in climate change action. In particular, it looks at the consequences of climate change through a gender lens in three thematic areas identified for priority action: The feminization of agriculture, women’s ever-increasing share of unpaid care and domestic work in the region, and women’s participation and representation in climate action
Presentation. Women at the core of the economic recovery and development. 2021 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Sustainable Transport, Trade and Connectivity in the SPECA Region for a Greener, Circular and Inclusive Post-Pandemic Recover
Presentation. Business Incubator in KG Economic University. 2021 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Sustainable Transport, Trade and Connectivity in the SPECA Region for a Greener, Circular and Inclusive Post-Pandemic Recover
Presentation. Subregional cooperation to support innovative entrepreneurship under the Action Plan of the SPECA Innovation Strategy for Sustainable Development . 2021 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Sustainable Transport, Trade and Connectivity in the SPECA Region for a Greener, Circular and Inclusive Post-Pandemic Recover
Information notice. 2021 SPECA Days, 2021 SPECA Economic Forum, Sustainable Transport and Trade for a Green and Inclusive Economy after the Pandemicâ, and Sixteenth Session of the SPECA Governing Council
No full textThe Governing Council of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) will hold its 16th session on 19 November 2021 as hybrid session with in-person and online participation. Under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan, seven SPECA participating countries, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will discuss the outcomes of 2021 SPECA Economic Forum and adopt its conclusions and recommendations.This Information notice provides some logistical details regarding the sixteenth session of the SPECA Governing Council, 2021 SPECA Economic Forum and their side event jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the present Chair country of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
All events will be held in hybrid mode allowing to participate both in person and online. Access links will be provided to all registered participants closer to the date of the events
Trade, water, food, circular economy : analytical background paper. 2021 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Sustainable Transport, Trade and Connectivity in the SPECA Region for a Greener, Circular and Inclusive Post-Pandemic RecoveryThe report examines the links between trade, agriculture, water management and food security in the subregion of the countries participating in the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). It was developed in the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the general direction of the circular economy, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmen
Draft programme of work for 2022-2023 of the SPECA Working Group on Trade. Sixteenth session of the SPECA Working Group on Trade
No full textPresentation. Guideline and implementation of TF enquiry points. Sixteenth session of the SPECA Working Group on Trade
No full textOn the way to Ashgabat initiative. 2019 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Connectivity: Trade and Transport Facilitation and Sustainable Development in the SPECA Regio
