Summary-of-Text-A-Unit-5

SummaryofTextAUnit5Thispaperaimstoimprovetheawarenessofgendergaps,andputsforwardtheviewthatgenderissueshouldbeincorporatedintopovertyalleviationandenvironmentalsustainabilitytomaximizepolicyeffectiveness.Thearticlediscussesthesynergiesbetweenthethreeobjectivesofgenderequality,povertyalleviationandenvironmentalsustainabilitythroughthefollowingsevenaspectstosolvetheproblemofwomen'spoverty,includingenergyandenvironment,climatechange,landtenureandagriculture,water,health,urbanization,environmentaldisasters.Thearticlearguesthatincorporatinggenderintoenvironmentalanalysisisagreatchallenge.Thesuccessofthisstrategydependsonthreeaspects:improvingandsupportingwomen’scapacitytoparticipateandshapeenvironmentalpolicyandactionatalllevelsfromgrassrootstogovernment;adjustinggovernmentprioritiessothatawarenessandpromotionofgenderequalityareintegratedintofinancialplanning;improvinginstitutionalcapacitiestoincorporategender-relatedenvironmentalanalysis.Inconclusion,addinggenderasathirddimensionisevenmorechallengingthanmainstreamingsocialconsiderationswithinenvironmentalwork.Partofthischallengeistoconvincetechnicalexpertsthatanalysesofgenderbalanceandequitydoactuallystrengthenandsharpenenvironmentalanalyses,policiesandprogrammes.(187words)王舒2016202030014