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

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:06:07Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:06:07Z
dc.date	2012-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:40:39Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:40:39Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2725
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243094
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICT
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	CASH CROP
dc.subject	CASH CROPS
dc.subject	CITIZEN
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	CIVIL WAR
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COMMON PROPERTY
dc.subject	COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
dc.subject	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subject	CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	CREDIT COOPERATIVES
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	DEFORESTATION
dc.subject	DEGREE OF GENDER DISPARITY
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	DIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	ECOLOGY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CAPACITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENT INTERRELATIONSHIPS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUP
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	FAMILY WELFARE
dc.subject	FARMER
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FERTILITY
dc.subject	FERTILITY RATE
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FISHERS
dc.subject	FISHING
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD SHORTAGES
dc.subject	FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	FUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITY
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	GENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER ISSUES
dc.subject	GENDER MAINSTREAMING
dc.subject	GENDER RELATIONS
dc.subject	GENDER ROLES
dc.subject	GREATER ACCESS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HUSBAND
dc.subject	HUSBANDS
dc.subject	ILLITERACY
dc.subject	INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME-GENERATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFORMAL SAVING
dc.subject	INHERITANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	KEY CHALLENGES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LACK OF ACCESS
dc.subject	LACK OF FOOD
dc.subject	LAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject	LAND DEGRADATION
dc.subject	LAND RIGHTS
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subject	LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	LOGGING
dc.subject	MALARIA
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
dc.subject	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	NATIONAL POLICY
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject	NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	OVERPOPULATION
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION IN DECISION
dc.subject	PASTURES
dc.subject	PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER
dc.subject	POLICY DECISIONS
dc.subject	POLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POLICY FORMULATION
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POPULATION PRESSURE
dc.subject	PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOOD
dc.subject	QUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject	RADIO
dc.subject	RANGELANDS
dc.subject	REDUCING EMISSIONS
dc.subject	REFRIGERATION
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEN
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RURAL GIRLS
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subject	RURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subject	SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	SAFETY NET
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SCARCITIES
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SMALLHOLDER
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subject	SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SOCIAL NORMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	SOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	SOIL EROSION
dc.subject	SPECIES
dc.subject	STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subject	STREAMS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	TABOO
dc.subject	TECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	TIMBER
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subject	VILLAGE
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WELFARE GAINS
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	YOUNG POPULATIONS
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.title	Linking Gender, Environment, and Poverty for Sustainable Development : A Synthesis Report on Ethiopia and Ghana
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
dc.coverage	Ethiopia
dc.coverage	Ghana