We are the first generation with the resources and technology to stamp out poverty. The missing ingredient is the political will to put the Millennium Development Goals and the fight against poverty at the heart of political priorities. We need to generate the political pressure for change.

This action guide was created by young people like you, to give anyone who wants to make the world a better place everything they need to start a campaign, or link up with movements already happening in their country.

Drawing from the work of others, we have assembled evidence of the important linkages between environmental management and poverty reduction, and what we believe are significant policy opportunities for moving the poverty-environment agenda forward.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with ENERGIA is pleased to release this publication

Addressing gender and energy concerns: ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Energy