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The e-discussion on “Women and the Environment” is co-hosted by SEED Initiative, UNEP, UNIDO and UN Women from 10 to 24 June 2014. It will inform UN Women’s preparatory work as well as civil society and intergovernmental discussions leading up to the Beijing+20 commemoration in 2015. more info and access here e-discussion here

The e-discussion consists of five separate discussion threads: 1) Women entrepreneurs and workers in green economies; 2) Impact of climate change, environmental degradation and natural disasters on women’s livelihoods; 3) Women in green industries: promoting clean technologies and eco-innovation for sustainable development; 4) Women farmers and food and nutrition security; 5) Women’s roles in sustainable patterns of production and consumption.