in order to reduce such risks global and national governance and regulatory policy frameworks are necessary as is appropriate attention to local knowledge and practices of women and men unmubig fairhead leach and scoones biofuel production policies could run counter to local food security needs but the same study also shows womens greater responsiveness to environmental health and climate concerns compared with men these findings may very well apply globally and would have implications for example in terms of better provisioning of sustainable and accessible public transport and universal access to modern energy services womens voices and participation in diverse forums is of critical importance both as an issue of justice and equality and because the active presence of women can put genderspecific concerns on the agenda and contribute to collective actions that are more effective in meeting the three dimensions of sustainability agarwal