droughts floods pollution and deforestation all put a significant burden on women who see their water collection time increased firewood and fodder collection efforts thwarted and ability to provide for their families and cope with disasters disproportionately impacted by contrast where women and girls are denied rights and opportunities progress will inevitably falter and the agenda as a whole will be in jeopardy the systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective in the implementation and monitoring ofthe sustainable development goals sdgs is therefore crucial the only exception to this approach is sdg which is comprehensively covered at the target level using corresponding indicators with available data