The GESI priority area focuses on empowering those most affected by climate change, including women, girls, youth, Indigenous communities, people living with disabilities (PLWD), and other disadvantaged groups.
Feature
2nd March 2023
The role of climate-smart agriculture enterprises in women's empowerment
Women in agriculture are often disproportionately affected by climate change and structural gender inequalities. Under the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) programme, experts from Intellecap share progress in reorienting the private sector to women's empowerment in climate-smart agricultural solutions in East Africa.
GLOW was a three-year programme that supported research on promising women-led solutions for green economies and climate action.
Resource
3rd February 2023
From low-carbon consumers to climate leaders
This report for the Gender Equality in a Low-Carbon World (GLOW) programme reviews the evidence on women's economic empowerment in low-carbon transitions. It identifies the gaps in the evidence base; and recommends how GLOW and other research initiatives and funders may further enrich the evidence, and inform policy and practice.
Knowledge for resilience: A small island state perspective
H.E. Sylvanie Burton is Permanent Secretary to the Government of Dominica, Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, Youth at Risk, Gender Affairs, Seniors Security and Dominicans with Disabilities. She spoke with Mairi Dupar about the role of knowledge and education in preparing people and communities to be more resilient.
Feature
24th March 2022
Close gender gaps and make Covid-19 recovery policies truly ‘green’
Spending plans for Covid-19 economic recovery provide a major opportunity to promote gender equality and environmental sustainability. Leading experts from Bolivia, Malawi, Nepal and Senegal shared their visions for change.
Event
24th March 2022
CDKN at Gobeshona Global Conference 2022
CDKN will be holding three online side events at the annual Gobeshona Conference on Locally Led Adaption (LLA), hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD).
Event
4th March 2022
Register today: Empowering women in the green economic recovery from Covid-19
Register today for a side event of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) on 21 March, which will explore: how can Covid-19 economic recovery measures boost women’s economic empowerment? Featuring speakers from Bolivia, Malawi and Senegal.
Climate change, gender and youth: Putting linked topics on Latin American agendas
CDKN and the ClikHub delivered training on 'communicating climate change' to diverse Latin American groups, then provided seed funding for their own communications campaigns. María José Pacha, Gabriela Villamarín and Franco Moreno report on the results.
Feature
28th December 2021
Ensuring that climate solutions empower women: Latin America perspective
Measures to transition to a low-carbon, green economy are not automatically fair and inclusive if they do not actively include a gender equality approach - as highlighted in an event entitled 'Climate governance with a gender focus' in Santiago, Chile.