Guidance on Mainstreaming Gender Under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Publisher: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Author(s): Lorena Aguilar
Date: 2021
Topics: Climate Change, Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guinea, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Myanmar, Uganda
There is increasing recognition that the wise use and management of wetlands requires a more thorough understanding of human rights and gender-equality considerations. Numerous studies and experiences worldwide have confirmed that gender inequalities must be addressed as part of the conservation of biodiversity, landscape restoration, adaptation and mitigation to climate change, and efforts to transition to an inclusive and regenerative green economy - especially after the pandemic. Bearing that in mind, the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands in 2018 approved Resolution XIII.18 on Gender and Wetlands. Article 15 of this resolution tasked the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) with exploring “the benefits to wetland management and wise use that derive from taking a gender perspective and developing guidance on how to integrate gender issues in the implementation of the Convention…”. In response to this mandate, the present document “Guidance on Mainstreaming Gender Under the Ramsar Convention” has been elaborated to provide the Contracting Parties, Secretariat, and pertinent organizations with a series of key operational and practical entry points to enhance the mainstreaming of gender equality in the Convention.