WOMEN AND WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT CONECTIONSCONECTIONSCOURSE 878 COURSE 878

Dr Riffat HaqueDr Riffat Haque

8.10.20128.10.2012

GENDERGENDER AND ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTTHESE BROAD CATEGORIES INTERACT WITH THESE BROAD CATEGORIES INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND INFLIUENCE ALL LIFE.EACH OTHER AND INFLIUENCE ALL LIFE.

NATURAL SCIENCESNATURAL SCIENCES CHEMICAL: CHEMICAL: WATER, WATER,

SOIL, NUTRIENTS, SOIL, NUTRIENTS, ATMOSPHERE ETC.ATMOSPHERE ETC.

PHYSICAL: PHYSICAL: LIGHT, SOIL, LIGHT, SOIL, GRAVITY, ATMOSPHERE. GRAVITY, ATMOSPHERE.

BIOLOGICAL: BIOLOGICAL: LIVING LIVING ORGANISMS-TREES, ORGANISMS-TREES, PLANTS, ANIMALS ETC.PLANTS, ANIMALS ETC.

SOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL: SOCIAL: EDUCATION, EDUCATION,

TRADITIONS, TRADITIONS, RELIGION, CULTURE, RELIGION, CULTURE, ECONOMY, ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT, LANGUAGE, POLITICS, LANGUAGE, POLITICS, JUSTICE, LEGISLATION, JUSTICE, LEGISLATION, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, WORK PLACE, PUB LIC-WORK PLACE, PUB LIC-PRIVATE SPACEPRIVATE SPACE, , PATRIARCHY…PATRIARCHY…

TECHNOLOGY: TECHNOLOGY: TOOLS TOOLS MACHINES, SEEDS, MACHINES, SEEDS, FERTILIZERS, FERTILIZERS, CONTRACEPTIVES ETC.CONTRACEPTIVES ETC.

Environment: Totality of Environment: Totality of InteractionInteraction

The totality of circumstances surrounding The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, an organism or group of organisms, especially:especially:

The combination of external physical The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the conditions that affect and influence the growth, development and survival of growth, development and survival of organisms.organisms.

The complex of social and cultural The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community.individual or community.

WOMEN CUSTODIANS OF WOMEN CUSTODIANS OF ENV:ENV:

TRIPPLE ROLES:TRIPPLE ROLES: REPRODUCTIVE/CHILDCAREREPRODUCTIVE/CHILDCARE PRODUCTIVEPRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY ROLECOMMUNITY ROLE

WOMEN & CONNECTION OF WOMEN & CONNECTION OF ENV:ENV:

WOOD COLLECTORS/HEWERSWOOD COLLECTORS/HEWERS WATER HAULERSWATER HAULERS FOOD GROWERFOOD GROWER

WHY WOMEN & WHY WOMEN & ENVIRONMENT?ENVIRONMENT?

Women’s relation with nature ---Women’s relation with nature --- Vital role in environmental management and Vital role in environmental management and

development. development. Knowledge of natural processKnowledge of natural process Inter-relatedness due to their dependence on Inter-relatedness due to their dependence on

nature for subsistence neednature for subsistence need Women’s role in environment protectionWomen’s role in environment protection

In the development, industrialization and In the development, industrialization and urbanization process women have been excluded urbanization process women have been excluded from the environmental management……..from the environmental management……..

Women’s different concerns & Women’s different concerns & perspectives:perspectives:

SOCIAL ROLESSOCIAL ROLES BIOLOGYBIOLOGY POVERTYPOVERTY

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL ENVIRONMENT & THE ROLE OF WOMENTHE ROLE OF WOMEN

1. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS & WOMEN1. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS & WOMEN

NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTER FOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST DEGRADATION LOSS OF BIODIVERSITYLOSS OF BIODIVERSITY OVER POPULATIONOVER POPULATION

2. 2. LOCAL ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS & WOMENLOCAL ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS & WOMEN

AIR & WATER POLUTIONAIR & WATER POLUTION DESERTIFICATIONDESERTIFICATION LAND DEGRADATIONLAND DEGRADATION FLOODSFLOODS

1. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL 1. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS & WOMENPROBLEMS & WOMEN

1.1 WOMEN & NATURAL DISASTER1.1 WOMEN & NATURAL DISASTER VULNERABILITY:VULNERABILITY: Women’s vulnerability to natural disasters such Women’s vulnerability to natural disasters such

as-famine, drought, tropical storms, fires, floods, as-famine, drought, tropical storms, fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic hurricanes, earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions, tornadoes, tsunami etceruptions, tornadoes, tsunami etc

IMPACT OF DISASTERIMPACT OF DISASTER RESPONSE TO DISASTERRESPONSE TO DISASTER DISASTER RESPONSE MEASURESDISASTER RESPONSE MEASURES

1.2. 1.2. WOMEN & FORESTWOMEN & FOREST DEGRADATIONDEGRADATION FOREST & EMPLOYMENTFOREST & EMPLOYMENT WHY DEFORESTATION?WHY DEFORESTATION? IMPACT OF DEFORESTATIONIMPACT OF DEFORESTATION WOMEN & FORESTSWOMEN & FORESTS

1.3 1.3 LOSS OF BIODIVERSITYLOSS OF BIODIVERSITY GENDER & BIODIVERSITYGENDER & BIODIVERSITY RECOMMENDATION & BIODIVERSITYRECOMMENDATION & BIODIVERSITY

1.4 OVER POPULATION1.4 OVER POPULATION GENDER RELATIONS, POPULATION & GENDER RELATIONS, POPULATION &

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT

2. 2. LOCAL ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS LOCAL ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS &WOMEN&WOMEN

2.1 2.1 AIR & WATER POLUTIONAIR & WATER POLUTION SOURCES OF POLLUTIONSOURCES OF POLLUTION POLUTION & WOMENPOLUTION & WOMEN

2.2 DESERTIFICATION & GENDER2.2 DESERTIFICATION & GENDER

2.3 LAND DEGRADATION2.3 LAND DEGRADATION

2.4 FLOODS2.4 FLOODS