Poverty and gender perspectives in marine spatial planning: Lessons from Kwale County in coastal Kenya
EfD Authors:
Abstract: Kenya, like many other countries, is increasingly relying on a Blue Economy approach to ensure its sustainable development, an approach founded on the premise of poverty eradication by providing sustainable livelihoods and decent work, supplying food and minerals, generating oxygen, absorbing greenhouse gases, mitigating the impacts of climate change, and serving as highways for sea-based international trade.
Just Resilience in Kenya: Frameworks and Perspectives for Equitable Climate Adaptation
EfD Authors:
Abstract: The lived realities of many rural communities, and even the urban poor in Kenya, are characterised by poverty, inequality, high dependence on natural resources, rainfed agriculture, and sociocultural norms that influence their action or inaction. Recurrent droughts, floods, and changing rainfall patterns, largely caused by climate change and climate variability, further reinforce these communities' challenges.
Gendered demand for environmental health technologies: Evidence of complementarities from stove auctions in India
EfD Authors:
We study if prior exposure to one environmental health technology – improved sanitation – complements or substitutes for additional household investments in another such technology — an electric induction cookstove. We conducted a cookstove demand revealing auction ten years after a random half of our sample had been exposed to an intensive sanitation promotion campaign in rural India.
Gender-Inclusive Skilling for an Equitable Workforce
Key Points
This policy brief emphasizes the urgent need to address the gender gap in skilling through targeted interventions. By improving access, quality, and awareness of skilling programs, we can empower women and create a more equitable workforce.
