Mangroves for climate: Public, Private and Community Partnerships for Mitigation and Adaptation in Ecuador

The Gender Action Plan (GAP) for the 'Mangroves for climate' project in Ecuador aims to close gender gaps in mangrove management to improve conservation efficiency and equity. The plan focuses on three main components: increasing effective climate-adapted management through community-based initiatives, transforming the private shrimp aquaculture sector to be more inclusive, and strengthening governance and coastal management policies. Key targets include ensuring 50% of mangrove association members are women, revising 59 existing stewardship agreements to include gender considerations, and supporting 9 subnational Coastal Development and Zoning Plans (PDOTs) to adopt a gender approach. The project allocates specific funding for gender and social specialists to implement these activities and includes mechanisms to address gender-based violence (GBV).

• The project aims to increase women's representation in mangrove associations to 50%, starting from a baseline where women make up 24% of members (1,078 women).
• The plan targets the revision of 59 existing mangrove use and stewardship agreements to ensure equal engagement, decision-making, and rights to concessions and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for both men and women.
• The project intends to provide tailored leadership training and productive activity support to 50% of women association members (approximately 1,078 women).
• To improve governance, the project will support 9 subnational Coastal Development + Zoning Plans (PDOTs) in incorporating a gender approach.
• The project seeks to make the shrimp aquaculture sector more inclusive by sensitizing 30% of the Chamber of Aquaculture membership on social impact standards regarding human rights, equity, and inclusion.
• The project includes specific safeguards and training to address gender-based violence (GBV), including a gender-sensitive Grievance Redress Mechanism and training for 60 associations on reducing GBV.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Mangroves for climate: Public, Private and Community Partnerships for Mitigation and Adaptation in Ecuador. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp235-gender-action-plan-wither-coer.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Mangroves for climate: Public, Private and Community Partnerships for Mitigation and Adaptation in Ecuador. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp235-gender-action-plan-wither-coer.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024mangroves, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Mangroves for climate: Public, Private and Community Partnerships for Mitigation and Adaptation in Ecuador}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp235-gender-action-plan-wither-coer.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }