, t r e n e d n m e n G o r i & v n E , y t r e v o P A Teacher's Handbook BY FRANK G. KARIORIS & ELENA KIM Poverty, Environment and Gender: A Teacher’s Handbook By Frank G. Karioris & Elena Kim 2 Center for Critical Gender Studies UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Website: ccgs.auca.kg Website: http://www.kg.undp.org www.unpei.org 3 About the Center for Critical Gender Studies The Center for Critical Gender Studies at the American University of Central Asia seeks to provide an innovate forum and network for research on issues related to gender and sexuality, at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), in Bishkek, and beyond. The Center is a research hub located at AUCA and is connected with scholars both within Bishkek and globally. We are a resource for AUCA and its students, as well as engaging those outside the bounds of the university. The Center anchors faculty research proJects, conferences, and workshops; and hosts visiting scholars and puts on an Annual Lecture series. The Center offers an Undergraduate Minor in Gender Studies, a Concentration for Liberal Arts & Sciences Majors, and a Concentration for Sociology MA students. The Center offers the first academic program in Gender Studies in Central Asia. These programs offer an Interdisciplinary set of classes related to topics of gender and sexuality that engage issues theoretically as well as empirically. About the Authors Dr Frank G. Karioris is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Critical Gender Studies at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He works in the areas of critical studies of men and masculinities as well as sociology of higher education. He has published in the IDS Bulletin, Culture Unbound, and the Journal of Men’s Studies. He is currently working on three monograph proJects. Dr Elena Kim is Associate Professor of Psychology, Head of the Division of Social Sciences, and Co- Director of the Center for Critical Gender Studies at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank UNDP-UNEP PEI Kyrgyz Republic for their support, as well as their amazing colleagues at AUCA who made this proJect possible. Most importantly, we would like to thank all the individuals who shared their stories with the researchers that make the cases and this handbook what it is. 4 About UNDP-UNEP PEI Poor people depend on the environment for their livelihoods and well-being. Improved management of the environment and natural resources contributes directly to poverty reduction, more sustainable livelihoods and pro-poor growth. To fight poverty, promote security and preserve the ecosystems that poor people rely on for their livelihoods, we must place pro-poor economic growth and environmental sustainability at the heart of our economic policies, planning systems and institutions. To tackle this challenge, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Joined hands and launched the Poverty-Environment Initiative. The Poverty-Environment Initiative is a global UN programme that helps countries to integrate poverty-environment linkages into national and sub-national development planning, from policymaking to budgeting, implementation and monitoring. With both financial and technical support, UNDP and UN Environment assist government decision-makers and a wide range of other stakeholders to manage the environment in a way that improves livelihoods and leads to sustainable growth. The Initiative works with key government partners to raise awareness, influence policy making and strengthen the mainstreaming of poverty-environment into budget processes, sector programmes and sub-national planning. The overall aim is to bring about lasting institutional change and to catalyse key actors to increase investment in pro-poor environmental and natural resource management. 5 Table of Contents About the Center for Critical Gender Studies .......................................................................... 4 About the Authors ................................................................................................................. 4 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... 4 About UNDP-UNEP PEI ........................................................................................................... 5 About this handbook ............................................................................................................. 8 Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 10 Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... 17 ChaPter 1. Introduction: Gender and Poverty ....................................................................... 19 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 20 Learning Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 21 ConcePtions of Gender ................................................................................................................. 21 Gender and poverty ..................................................................................................................... 22 Vignette from PEI Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................................ 24 Lesson Plan .................................................................................................................................. 29 Readings ...................................................................................................................................... 30 ChaPter 2. Linkages Between Poverty, Environment, and Gender in DeveloPment Practices . 31 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 32 Making Links ................................................................................................................................ 33 Linkages and Natural Resources .................................................................................................... 35 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ............................................................................. 38 Vignettes from PEI Kyrgyzstan ...................................................................................................... 41 Lesson Plan .................................................................................................................................. 45 Readings ...................................................................................................................................... 47 ChaPter 3. Methodologies: ParticiPatory Research & Beyond ............................................... 48 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 49 Feminist Research Methodology ................................................................................................... 49 ParticiPatory Research Methods ................................................................................................... 50 Methods & Methodologies ........................................................................................................... 51 Vignette from PEI Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................................ 52 Lesson Plan .................................................................................................................................. 78 Readings ...................................................................................................................................... 80 6 ChaPter 4. Mainstreaming Gender, Poverty, and the Environment ....................................... 81 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 82 Vignette from PEI Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................................ 85 Lesson Plan .................................................................................................................................. 86 Readings ...................................................................................................................................... 87 ChaPter 5. From WID to GAD ............................................................................................... 88 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 89 Vignette from PEI Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................................ 91 Lesson Plan ................................................................................................................................ 114 Readings .................................................................................................................................... 116 ChaPter 6. Eco-Feminisms