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Progress on Gender in the Adaptation Fund

The Adaptation Fund has been established by the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The Fund is financed with 2% of the Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) issued for projects of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other sources of funding.

At the 11th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board in September 2010, the observer for UNDP held a presentation on mainstreaming gender into adaptation finance and talked about the important role gender plays in project and programme outcomes. The Board committed to take gender considerations into account in the review of the operational guidlines and in considering applications for funding of projects and programmes.
The revised templates annexed to the Adaptation Fund’s Operational Policies and Guidelines, including concrete suggestions for how to integrate gender consideration, have been approved and now reference gender considerations for the first time! Find the specific references listed below.

References in the Adaptation Fund’s Operational Policies and Guidelines

Project and Programme Review Criteria:

Does the project / programme provide economic, social and environmental benefits, with particular reference to the most vulnerable communities, including gender considerations?
Are relevant targets and indicators disaggregated by sex?

The Template for Project/Programme Proposals requests countries to:

Describe how the project / programme provides economic, social and environmental benefits, with particular reference to the most vulnerable communities, and groups within communities, including gender considerations.
Describe the consultative process, including the list of stakeholders consulted, undertaken during project preparation, with particular reference to vulnerable groups, including gender considerations.

Instructions for Preparing a Request for Project or Programme Funding from the Adaptation Fund instruct program countries to:

List the stakeholders consulted, including vulnerable communities, including gender considerations, and the methods of consultation.
Specify how typically marginalized groups, such as women, will be involved in and benefit from the project/programme.
Include monitoring and evaluation arrangements including budgeted M&E plan and sex disaggregated targets and indicators.

Find the whole Report of the 11th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board here.

Click here for information on Exploring the gender dimension of climate finance mechanisms, published by UNDP and the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA).

Gender Indicators for Global Climate Funds Still an Afterthought

CAPE TOWN, Jun 27 2011 (IPS) - Of the millions of dollars spent on climate change projects in developing countries, little has been allocated in a way that will benefit women. Yet, in Africa, it is women who will be most affected by climate change.

According to United Nations data, about 80 percent of the continent’s smallholder farmers are women. While they are responsible for the food security of millions of people, agriculture is one of the sectors hardest hit by climate change.

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), established by the World Bank in cooperation with regional multilateral development banks, provide funding for developing countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Since their launch in 2008, the CIF have allocated 6,5 billion dollars to climate change projects in 45 developing countries. More than a third of the money went to 15 African states.
But most of the money – more than 70 percent – is financing large-scale clean technology energy and transportation projects. These are traditionally male-dominated sectors of the formal economy.Only 30 percent is being spent on small-scale projects that directly benefit poor, rural communities and thereby potentially improve women’s livelihoods.

Experts at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warn that the funds could run the risk of perpetuating existing gender imbalances.

This articles was written by Kristin Palitza. To read the whole article please click here.

CIF - The Role of Gender in Mitigation Efforts

25 June 2011, Cape Town International Convention Center - BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and GGCA members (Globale Gender and Climate Alliance), IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and UNDP (UN Development Program), co-hosted a lunch time event focusing on the important role women play within climate change mitigation efforts.

Women are experts, leaders, and agents of change in their own right within both adaptation and mitigation efforts on climate change. Their position within the climate debate must go beyond a characterization as mere “victims” or forming part of a larger collective of “vulnerable groups”.

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At the 11th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board in September 2010, the observer for UNDP held a presentation on mainstreaming gender into adaptation finance and talked about the important role gender plays in project and programme outcomes. The Board committed to take gender considerations into account in the review of the operational guidlines and in considering applications for funding of projects and programmes. The revised templates annexed to the Adaptation Fund’s Operational Policies and Guidelines, including concrete suggestions for how to integrate gender consideration, have been approved and now reference gender considerations for the first time! Find the specific references listed below. References in the Adaptation Fund’s Operational Policies and Guidelines Project and Programme Review Criteria: Does the project / programme provide economic, social and environmental benefits, with particular reference to the most vulnerable communities, including gender considerations? Are relevant targets and indicators disaggregated by sex? The Template for Project/Programme Proposals requests countries to: Describe how the project / programme provides economic, social and environmental benefits, with particular reference to the most vulnerable communities, and groups within communities, including gender considerations. Describe the consultative process, including the list of stakeholders consulted, undertaken during project preparation, with particular reference to vulnerable groups, including gender considerations. Instructions for Preparing a Request for Project or Programme Funding from the Adaptation Fund instruct program countries to: List the stakeholders consulted, including vulnerable communities, including gender considerations, and the methods of consultation. Specify how typically marginalized groups, such as women, will be involved in and benefit from the project/programme. Include monitoring and evaluation arrangements including budgeted M&E plan and sex disaggregated targets and indicators. Find the whole Report of the 11th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board here. Click here for information on Exploring the gender dimension of climate finance mechanisms, published by UNDP and the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). Gender Indicators for Global Climate Funds Still an Afterthought CAPE TOWN, Jun 27 2011 (IPS) - Of the millions of dollars spent on climate change projects in developing countries, little has been allocated in a way that will benefit women. Yet, in Africa, it is women who will be most affected by climate change. According to United Nations data, about 80 percent of the continent’s smallholder farmers are women. While they are responsible for the food security of millions of people, agriculture is one of the sectors hardest hit by climate change. The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), established by the World Bank in cooperation with regional multilateral development banks, provide funding for developing countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Since their launch in 2008, the CIF have allocated 6,5 billion dollars to climate change projects in 45 developing countries. More than a third of the money went to 15 African states. But most of the money – more than 70 percent – is financing large-scale clean technology energy and transportation projects. These are traditionally male-dominated sectors of the formal economy.Only 30 percent is being spent on small-scale projects that directly benefit poor, rural communities and thereby potentially improve women’s livelihoods. Experts at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warn that the funds could run the risk of perpetuating existing gender imbalances. This articles was written by Kristin Palitza. To read the whole article please click here. CIF - The Role of Gender in Mitigation Efforts 25 June 2011, Cape Town International Convention Center - BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and GGCA members (Globale Gender and Climate Alliance), IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and UNDP (UN Development Program), co-hosted a lunch time event focusing on the important role women play within climate change mitigation efforts. Women are experts, leaders, and agents of change in their own right within both adaptation and mitigation efforts on climate change. Their position within the climate debate must go beyond a characterization as mere “victims” or forming part of a larger collective of “vulnerable groups”. Click here for additional information. 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