completed· Governance
Empower (UNW/UNEP) 2018-2022
The regional program Strengthening Human Rights and Gender Equality through Climate Change Action and Disaster Risk Reduction in short Empower was implemented by UN Women in partnership with UN Environment. The project aimed to address key drivers of gender-based vulnerability and enhance human rights through mainstreaming gender and human rights concerns in climate change and disaster risk reduction actions in Asia and Pacific. Empower was working with governments, community leaders, experts and private sector. The project was implemented in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Viet Nam and at the regional level in Asia and Pacific. The project duration was April 2018-December 2022. It worked within five results areas: 1) Voice and leadership - Output 1 - CSOs representing women and women's groups are able to lead, participate in and influence climate change and DRR decision-making processes; 2) Data for policymaking - Output 2 - Governments and key stakeholders are able to generate, analyse and use sex, age and diversity disaggregated data to inform climate change and disaster risks and actions; 3) Gender responsible policies - Output 3 - National policy-makers are able to integrate gender equality commitments in climate change and DRR policies; 4) Renewable energy for resilient livelihoods - Output 4 - Women use renewable energy to increase adaptive capacity and enhance climate-resilient livelihoods; and 5) Regional engagement - Output 5 - Regional normative and policy frameworks on climate change and DRR incorporate gender equality and human rights perspective.
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About this project
The regional program Strengthening Human Rights and Gender Equality through Climate Change Action and Disaster Risk Reduction in short Empower was implemented by UN Women in partnership with UN Environment. The project aimed to address key drivers of gender-based vulnerability and enhance human rights through mainstreaming gender and human rights concerns in climate change and disaster risk reduction actions in Asia and Pacific. Empower was working with governments, community leaders, experts and private sector. The project was implemented in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Viet Nam and at the regional level in Asia and Pacific. The project duration was April 2018-December 2022. It worked within five results areas: 1) Voice and leadership - Output 1 - CSOs representing women and women's groups are able to lead, participate in and influence climate change and DRR decision-making processes; 2) Data for policymaking - Output 2 - Governments and key stakeholders are able to generate, analyse and use sex, age and diversity disaggregated data to inform climate change and disaster risks and actions; 3) Gender responsible policies - Output 3 - National policy-makers are able to integrate gender equality commitments in climate change and DRR policies; 4) Renewable energy for resilient livelihoods - Output 4 - Women use renewable energy to increase adaptive capacity and enhance climate-resilient livelihoods; and 5) Regional engagement - Output 5 - Regional normative and policy frameworks on climate change and DRR incorporate gender equality and human rights perspective.
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