Transition to green economy not possible without gender equality, women empowerment
Gender equality, women empowerment vital to achieving green economy agenda
Speakers at a high-level regional moot said Monday that gender empowerment is vital to successfully transitioning to a green economy. Without ensuring that women have equal opportunities to participate in and benefit from the green economy, we cannot achieve more sustainable, inclusive and effective environmental and economic outcomes.
The two-day event ‘Regional Parliamentarians Conference on Gender Empowerment for a Green Economy’ was organised here by the Climate Change & Environmental Coordination Ministry and Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority, UN Fund for Population Activities, Pathfinder, The Internationa...