Women and Environment Dua Kamal Kumar . Traditionally, they have been by-passed when training, technology and access to technical assistance were being passed around. Further, environmental degradation has made their task even heavier. Deforestation has made them have to walk even further, lack of access to safe water has sickened their children and desertification has taken their cropland. The latter has led to the migration of the bread winner to other areas for employment, thus putting added burden on the women.
Environmental problems are social problems.
Thus there is a need to improve the social environment of women. This is only possible by providing education to women , low cost technology for maintaining their house-related work and decision making power within community. The problems of women require attention and a solution has to be passed back on to women themselves. The reason is simple, women hold the key to a sustainable environment and development.