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Rapid changes in coastal and marine resources often leads to changes in gender roles and rights. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) explore drivers of inequality and the constraints imposed on different groups of women in various coastal contexts of South and Southeast Asia.
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Coastal communities in South and Southeast Asia are strongly tied to marine and coastal resources that are vital for their food security and livelihoods. Meanwhile, pervasive expansion of the global economy is leading to rapid changes in coastal and marine resources, specifically through overfishing and hasty coastal development.
Access the SEI discussion brief below and read more in the article.
SEI brief / Women’s crucial contributions in fisheries often goes undocumented, and therefore invisible to most policy-makers.
SEI brief / This brief explores how gender inequality between and within groups at various societal levels plays out in the agriculture sector.
SEI brief / Water insecurity increases women’s caring burden. This brief explores how experiences of water insecurity in the Lower Mekong Region are gendered.
SEI brief / Understanding gendered experiences in the energy sector is crucial to ensuring transitions to renewable energy are of benefit for all.
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