Fixing pollution: Women`s role in the developing countries

Authors : Francis Olawale ABULUDE

Pages : 63-76

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Publication Date : 2019-09-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Pollution is a challenge globally. This is part of what the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN are meant to tackle. Good Health and Well-being , Clean Water and Sanitation , Affordable and Clean Energy , Sustainable Cities and Communities , Climate Action , Life Below Water , and Life on Land insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Goals 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, and 15 respectively); are greatly affected by environmental pollution. To achieve these targets, men, women, and children are needed as stakeholders. For the purpose of this paper, the roles women should play in developing countries are discussed. Although women have actively involved in pollution reduction or elimination in developing countries, their roles have been limited due to several factors. In this paper the questions: What is the specificity of women in environmental pollution? In what sense does it bring solutions to environmental pollution? To achieve this, the objectives of the present review are to systematize and explore in-depth the causes of pollution in developing countries and the roles to be played by women in solving or reducing the environmental problems.
Keywords : Pollution, health effects, SDGs, women, developing countries