Gender and Development Policy

Gender and Development Policy

Sustainable Development
Policy
2018
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Year of publication
2018
Specific thematic area
Gender
Sector of governance
Sustainable Development
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Drought
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT GENERAL - Recognizes displacement as a consequence of climate change.
Sub-region
Southern Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Author/issuing body
Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sport and Recreation
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
B
Gender marker
A
Human rights marker
B

Climate change is one of the serious threats to sustainable development due to its adverse effects arising from the impact of droughts and extreme temperatures leading to crop failure, food shortages and insecurity, displacements and increased disease incidences.

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