INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE OF SMALLHOLDERS RECEIVING THE SERVICES OF THE INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS PROGRAMME (DEFIS +)

The Gender Action Plan for the DEFIS+ programme in Madagascar details specific activities, targets, and budgets to integrate gender mainstreaming into climate resilience efforts. Key initiatives include increasing women's representation in Water User Associations (WUAs) to at least 30%, providing labour-saving equipment and renewable energy technologies to women and youth, and improving access to land. The plan also focuses on training women and youth in climate-smart agriculture, construction standards related to climate change, and the management of food production systems to enhance nutrition and food security.

• The programme aims to increase women's representation and decision-making power within Water User Associations (WUAs), targeting a quota of at least 30% and a specific goal of 210 females in leadership positions.
• To reduce women's workloads and improve energy access, the plan allocates funds for water tanks for drip-irrigation and small livestock, as well as labour-saving equipment such as cooking stoves and post-harvest technologies.
• The plan targets the empowerment of women and youth through land allocation and the establishment of youth-managed input shops and workshops for agricultural equipment manufacture and repair.
• Capacity building efforts include training women and youth on construction standards related to climate change, with targets of 776 women and 664 youth respectively.
• The programme recognizes women as primary vectors of knowledge sharing on climate change and intends to train 600 females on the adaptation and mitigation of food production systems to improve nutrition.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE OF SMALLHOLDERS RECEIVING THE SERVICES OF THE INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS PROGRAMME (DEFIS +). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp227-gap.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE OF SMALLHOLDERS RECEIVING THE SERVICES OF THE INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS PROGRAMME (DEFIS +). 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp227-gap.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024increase, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE OF SMALLHOLDERS RECEIVING THE SERVICES OF THE INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS PROGRAMME (DEFIS +)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp227-gap.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }