Gender and the Environment

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADIMA	Analytical Database on Individual Multinationals and Affiliates
AFOLU	Agriculture, Forestry and other Land Use
APEC	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
BRIICS	Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa
BSR	Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
C3E	Clean Energy Education and Empowerment
CBD	Convention on Biological Diversity
CEDAW	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
CEFIM	Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CGD	Citizen-generated data
COP	Conferences of the Parties
COVID-19	Coronavirus Disease
CSSP	Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy
CSW	Commission on the status of Women
DAC	Development Assistance Committee
EBRD	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EDC	Endocrine Disrupting Chemical
EIB	European Investment Bank
ELSAC	Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee
EMFF	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
EPA	United States Environment Protection Agency
EPIC	Environmental Policy and Individual Behaviour Change
EPOC	Environmental Policy Committee
EU	European Union
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
GAP	Gender Action Plan
GBA+	Gender-Based Analysis Plus
GBD	Global Burden of Disease
GBV	Gender-based violence
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GGRETA	Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GIA	Gender Impact Assessment
GIPC	Gender Inclusive Cities Programme
GRI	Global Reporting Initiative
HEA	Health Committee
HIC	High index country
IAEG-GS	Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IEA	International Energy Agency
IFC	International Finance Cooperation
IG	Inclusive Growth
ILO	International Labour Organization
IRC	International Water and Sanitation Centre
IRENA	International Renewable Energy Agency
IUCN	International Union for Conservation of Nature
LDN	land degradation neutrality
LIC	Low income country
LMIC	Lower Middle Income Country
LUC	land use change
MCM	Ministerial Council Meeting
MNE	Multinational Enterprises
NAP	National Adaptation Plan
NBSAP	National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan
NDC	Nationally Determined Contribution
NGO	Non-governmental organization
ODA	Official Development Assistance
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCSD	Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
PEER	Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research
PM	Particle Matter
POP	Persistent Organic Pollutants
R&D	Research and Development
RDPC	Regional Development Policy Committee
REDD+	Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
SDG	Sustainable Development Goal
SEEA	System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
SEMARNAT	Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
SIDS	Small Island Developing States
SIGI	Social Institutions Gender Index
SME	small and medium sized enterprise
SNA	System of National Accounts
SRD	sewage related debris
STEM	Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
TCFD	Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
UMIC	Upper middle income country
UN	United Nations
UN ESCAP	United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UNCCD	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCED	UN Conference on Environment and Development
UNDESA	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNDRR	United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNECE	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP	UN Environment Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC	National Focal Points for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNSD	United Nations Statistics Division
US	United States
VCs	Voluntary Contributions
W4C	Wireless for Communities
WASH	Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WHO	World Health Organization
WTO	World Trade Organization
WTP	willingness-to-pay
WWAP	World Water Assessment Programme
WWF	World Wide Fund for Nature