AMMAN — The Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP), on Wednesday launched the analysis report “Gender
Equality and Climate Change in Jordan”, a first of its kind, at the ministry’s
headquarters, marking the International Women’s Day.
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The ceremony, attended by Environment Minister
Muawiya Al-Radaydah, UNDP Resident Representative Randa Abu Al-Hassan and
Ministry Secretary-General Mohammad Al-Khashashna, discussed the report’s
output, the executive technical programs aimed at identifying the gender gap in
climate action, and the benefits that could be derived by bridging this gap in
order to address climate issues and mitigate their negative effects.
The report sets out a general roadmap to gradually
pave the way for gender-equitable climate action.
Radaydah said that gender equality is important for
achieving sustainable development and contributing to the country’s progress,
noting that the climate change policy in Jordan has addressed gender
inequalities and adopted approaches that promote gender equality “and challenge
power dynamics at the level of families, society and the sector, which leads to
achieving more sustainable development goals”.
The report, a copy of which was made available to
Jordan
News, points out that “the effects of climate change on Jordan are significant,
as reduced rainfall and high temperatures threaten the livelihoods and health
of fragile communities, especially women and girls, especially in those
communities that depend on agriculture, food production and livestock breeding,
as they are highly vulnerable to climate displacement”.
It also said that Jordanian women still face many
legislative, political, economic and social obstacles to accessing resources
and opportunities and exercising their rights on equal basis with men, adding
that Jordanian women’s participation in the labor market and politics is still
low even though more women hold university degrees than to men.
The report indicated that women own less land and
face more difficulties accessing natural and financial resources, information,
services and new technologies.
According to the report, the unfair distribution of
resources, decision-making powers, and services affects women’s roles,
responsibilities, and ability to deal with the effects of climate change,
although women bear the bulk of domestic work and therefore have to face
multiple challenges arising from scarce and expensive resources.
The roadmap identifies some important
recommendations that work to promote gender equality in light of climate
change, to adapt to it, and to mitigate its damage. Among the recommendations:
creating a common framework to address gender inequality, developing a strong
local discourse on gender equality and climate change, developing strong
synergies between actors in the field of gender equality, increasing the
representation of women in institutions and leadership positions, and enhancing
societies’ and decision-makers’ awareness about the impact of climate change.
Radaydah told
Jordan
News that the ministry will exert all efforts to promote gender equality in
order to achieve the desired sustainable development goals, but that “also
requires all institutions and individuals to do their duty to enhance women’s
participation and thus promote gender equality, as this can only be achieved
through an integrated cycle in which all concerned parties work together on a
long-term plan.”
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