Energy and sustainable development at the preparatory CSD 15 meeting
Women's final statement on air pollution/atmosphere and climate change
01.03.2007 |Sascha Gabizon
Energy is essential to meet most basic needs: cooking, boiling, lighting and heating. It is also a pre-requisite for good health, a reality that has largely been ignored. Women and children are largely the victims of this ignorance and no member of the household is free from the implication of Indoor Air Pollution. In this context the Women’s Major Group identifies the following priorities and actions.
Improving Health by Reducing Indoor Air –Pollution from Traditional Fuel Use
Building on international affirmations and commitments on gender, sustainable development and energy, the Women’s Major Group presents the following priorities.
Women’s Major Group Contribution to Discussions on Energy and Sustainable Development
Intervention on Climate Change