Ms Ms Jheelum Sarkar M Phil Scholar

M.Phil. Scholar (Economics) with Research Assistantship

Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIndia

Research focus

Many countries are attempting to adopt sustainable development measures in order to impede increasing challenges posed by climate change and global warming. To achieve the goal of a green and sustainable economy, economies must formulate policies that will not induce existing social inequalities, for example, gender inequality. My research focus is on gender inequality and environmental issues, climate change, and energy efficiency in particular. Gendered aspects of environmental issues are crucial in the sense that these portray important questions of uniformity, equity, effectiveness, and efficacy as well as indicate the significance of women’s distinctive role in climate change adaptation measures and greener lifestyles at local, national, and global level.

SDG targets

5.1

End discrimination against women and girls

5.2

End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls

5.3

Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation

5.4

Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities

5.5

Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making

5.A

Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services

5.C

Adopt and strengthen policies and enforcable legislation for gender equality

7.1

Universal access to modern energy

7.2

Increase global percentage of renewable energy

7.3

Double the improvement in energy efficency

7.A

Promote access to research, technology and investments in clean energy

7.B

Expand and upgrade energy services for developing countries

13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related disasters

13.2

Integrate climate change measures into policies and planning

13.3

Build knowledge and capacity to meet climate change

13.A

Implement the UN framework convention on climate change

13.B