Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Coast & estuary management

Empowering women in coastal communities (pdf 300kb)

This publication shows that marine conservation efforts that involve women, often help improve their position within the community. Case studies and World Wide Fund (WWF) initiatives from the Solomon Islands and Africa are provided.

It shows that these efforts can directly contribute to the Millennium Development Goal on promoting gender equality and empowering women.

 

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