Exposing Gender Gaps in Financing Climate Change Mitigation – and Proposing Solutions

The document highlights the systemic neglect of gender considerations in climate mitigation financing, which has traditionally prioritised technological measures over social factors. It asserts that gender mainstreaming—integrating gender issues from a project's outset—is essential for success. Using case studies from Nepal, Mali, and Colombia, the text demonstrates how gender-sensitive approaches in biogas, rural electrification, and mass transit increase public acceptance, optimize ridership, and create economic opportunities for women. It concludes that financial decision-makers require more rigorous methodologies and systematic data collection to effectively incorporate gender equality into mitigation investments.

• Integrating gender equality into project implementation and benefits can enhance the effectiveness and viability of low-emission transitions in the agriculture, transportation, and energy sectors.
• Gender mainstreaming is most effective when integrated from the start of a project, supported by the intentional collection of socially disaggregated data, targets, and indicators throughout the project cycle.
• In Nepal, the Biogas Support Program (BSP) demonstrated that gender-sensitive indicators and assessments led to increased women's ownership of biogas systems (23%) and leadership in financing cooperatives (30%).
• A rural electrification project in Mali found that promoting electricity use in women's businesses could increase the project's economic benefits, leading to the creation of a gender and energy action plan.
• The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit system in Bogotá, Colombia, maximized ridership and customer satisfaction by addressing gender-differentiated concerns, such as safety and designated seating for women and children.
• The TransMilenio project in Bogotá created employment opportunities that prioritized single mothers, resulting in women comprising 24% of the total workforce and 70% of the workforce when including fare collection and bus washing.

APA

Eddy, N., Harris, R., & Karlsson, G. (n.d.). Exposing Gender Gaps in Financing Climate Change Mitigation – and Proposing Solutions. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/financial-mitigation-factsheet.pdf

Chicago

Eddy, Nathalie, Rachel Harris, and Gail Karlsson. Exposing Gender Gaps in Financing Climate Change Mitigation – and Proposing Solutions. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, n.d. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/financial-mitigation-factsheet.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{eddyndexposing, author = {Eddy, Nathalie and Harris, Rachel and Karlsson, Gail}, title = {{Exposing Gender Gaps in Financing Climate Change Mitigation – and Proposing Solutions}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/financial-mitigation-factsheet.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }