3.5.5 - Right to a healthy and viable environment (Article 18) 630. Women and the local population in general, depend on land and water resources to meet family needs, generate income and exchange products. For long, decisions concerning the use of these resources have generally been taken by men, while women and children pay the price. 631. As development actors, they, like men, suffer from the constraints of environmental degradation. In relation to their role as mothers and educators in society, women must play a leading role in the various information systems put in place to reverse the situation of environmental degradation and natural resources. 632. To remedy this state of affairs, the government, aware of the perverse effects of the degradation of the environment and its resources on these vulnerable groups, decided to play a fundamental role in boosting the momentum of women's empowerment on environmental issues through programmes and projects. For instance, mention can be made of:  the organization of the Environment and Sustainable Development Caravan in 2013, which led to the awareness-raising and training of thousands of grassroots actors, including women, to practices that generate both economic and ecological benefits. Women's groups were heavily involved in this process;  the National Programme for Decentralized Environmental Management Actions (PNADE) 2011-2014. This programme aims to strengthen and support the capacities of various actors to integrate environmental issues into local development strategies and actions. It seeks to take into account cross-cutting issues, good governance considerations and the systematic involvement of the various social strata and especially women in transparent decision-making, feasibility review and implementation of actions at all levels;  the National Investment Programme for the Environment and Natural Resources (PNIE-RN). It is a programme that will ultimately help fight poverty by ensuring economic and social development, combat desertification, preserve biodiversity and adapt to climate change. It is part of the government's desire to promote sustainable development and the emancipation of civil society in a participatory approach;  Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). In order to reduce or minimize the impact of disasters, the Government, through the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, supported by the UN System through UNDP, implemented activities including: 175