Around the world, it is estimated that one in three women and girls will experience gender-based violence (GBV) during her lifetime (World Bank, 2019).Rooted in discriminatory gender norms and laws and shrouded in impunity, GBV occurs in all societies as a means of control, subjugation and exploitation that further reinforces gender inequality. This publication, Gender-based violence and environment linkages: The violence of inequality, establishes that these patterns of gender-based abuse are observed across environmental contexts, affecting the security and well-being of nations, communities and individuals, and jeopardising meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs). While linkages between GBV and environmental issues are complex and multi-layered, these threats to human rights and healthy ecosystems are not insurmountable.Research findings demonstrate that ending GBV, promoting gender equality and protecting the environment can be positively linked in ways that contribute to securing a safe, sustainable and equitable future.
Purpose and approaches
Gender-based violence and environment linkages: The violence of inequalityestablishes a knowledge base for understanding and accelerating action to address GBV and environmental linkages. Developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of the Advancing Gender in the Environment (AGENT) partnership, this publication aims to raise awareness and engage actors working in environmental and sustainable
Enracinée dans des normes et lois discriminatoires à l’égard des femmes et protégée par l’impunité, la violence basée sur le genre (VBG) est présente dans toutes les sociétés comme un moyen de contrôle, d’assujettissement et d’exploitation renforçant encore les inégalités entre genres. Cette publication établit que ces modèles de VBG sont observés dans tous les contextes environnementaux, affectant la sécurité et le bien-être des nations, des communautés et des individus, et compromettant la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Bien que les liens entre VBG et questions environnementales soient complexes et se produisent à de multiples échelles, ces menaces aux droits humains et à la santé des écosystèmes ne sont pas insurmontables. Cette analyse révèle la nature complexe et interconnectée de la VBG dans les trois contextes principaux explorés dans cette étude : l’accès aux ressources naturelles et leur contrôle, les pressions et menaces environnementales, et l’action environnementale visant à défendre et à conserver les écosystèmes et leurs ressources.
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