GCF's investment into the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) (previously known as Green and Resilience Debt Platform (GRDP))

The report analyzes gender inequalities in ten target countries to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI). It identifies systemic barriers—including gendered divisions of labor, educational gaps, and limited access to finance and property—that reduce women's resilience to climate change. The document outlines a strategy to mainstream gender into green bond issuances through gender-responsive policies, the use of gender-specific KPIs, and the appointment of gender experts to ensure equitable benefit-sharing and increased women's leadership in climate finance.

• The target countries of the GGBI exhibit high vulnerability to climate change, with impacts on sectors like agriculture, livestock, and energy that are not gender neutral, as women often have unequal access to natural resources and are excluded from decision-making.
• Across the target countries, the largest gender gaps are consistently found in Educational Attainment and Economic Participation and Opportunity, although Namibia has made significant progress in closing these gaps compared to other regional countries.
• Systemic barriers common to all target countries include a gendered division of labor where women are primarily responsible for unpaid care, limiting their ability to invest in sustainable technologies or high-return crops.
• Women in the target regions face significant obstacles in accessing financial resources and property ownership, which limits their ability to secure loans or start businesses due to a lack of collateral.
• The global green bond market is characterized by a lack of gender-focused financing; only USD 17 billion in assets are allocated to gender-labelled financial products worldwide, and African markets have the lowest rates of issuance.
• The GGBI intends to integrate GESI at every operational stage, including conducting gender assessments to inform bond policies and developing standalone gender scores for issuers.
• The European Investment Bank (EIB) will implement the gender action plan, supported by a nominated Environmental and Social Manager and gender experts to ensure the integration of gender-related indicators into the monitoring and evaluation framework.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). GCF's investment into the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) (previously known as Green and Resilience Debt Platform (GRDP)). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp276-gender-assessment.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. GCF's investment into the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) (previously known as Green and Resilience Debt Platform (GRDP)). 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp276-gender-assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025gcfs, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{GCF's investment into the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) (previously known as Green and Resilience Debt Platform (GRDP))}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp276-gender-assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }