Gender in international global frameworks on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development

This briefing guide outlines the integration of gender equality and social inclusion within four global frameworks: the Sustainable Development Goals (specifically SDG 5), the UN Commission on the Status of Women's guidance, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It highlights that while some frameworks like the SDGs have standalone gender goals, others like the Paris Agreement mention gender equality in the preamble and adaptation articles but omit it from mitigation and financing sections. The Sendai Framework focuses on inclusive policies and the needs of disproportionately affected people in disaster risk management.

• Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 is dedicated specifically to achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. Its targets include ending discrimination and violence, eliminating harmful practices like female genital mutilation and forced marriage, valuing unpaid care work, ensuring equal leadership opportunities, and providing universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. It also calls for reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, including land ownership and financial services.
• The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) provides a roadmap for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through gender-responsive mainstreaming across all SDGs. In its March 2016 agreed conclusions, the CSW emphasized the role of women as leaders and agents of change, advocating for the integration of gender perspectives into financing, policies, and strategies related to environmental issues, climate change, and disaster risk reduction to build resilience for women and girls.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2019). Gender in international global frameworks on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Gender-in-the-international-frameworks_accompanying-handout.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Gender in international global frameworks on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. 2019. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Gender-in-the-international-frameworks_accompanying-handout.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2019gender, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Gender in international global frameworks on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Gender-in-the-international-frameworks_accompanying-handout.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }