US Codex
Bill
Notes

Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.

H. Con. Res. 36 · 113th Congress · Apr 26, 2013 · Lineage

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

That Congress—
(1)
recognizes the disparate impacts of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change;
(2)
encourages the use of gender-sensitive frameworks in developing policies to address climate change, which account for the specific impacts of climate change on women;
(3)
recognizes the need for balanced participation of men and women in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, including in governance positions;
(4)
affirms its commitment to support women who are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts to prepare for, build their resilience, and adapt to those impacts, including a commitment to increase education and training opportunities for women to develop local resilience plans to address the effects of climate change;
(5)
affirms its commitment to empower women to have a voice in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of strategies to address climate change so that their roles and resources are taken into account;
(6)
affirms the commitment to include women in economic development planning, policies, and practices that directly improve conditions that result from climate change; and
(7)
encourages the President to—
(A)
integrate a gender approach in all policies and programs in the United States that are globally related to climate change; and
(B)
ensure that those policies and programs support women globally to prepare for, build resilience for, and adapt to climate change.