GENDER ASSESSMENT VIETNAM REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF 2014

The assessment finds that while Vietnam has a strong legal framework for gender equality, significant disparities persist in the forestry sector, where women are often excluded from decision-making and leadership. It recommends increasing female representation in project staff, developing gender-sensitive operational manuals, and establishing a national system for gender-disaggregated data in forestry.

• Vietnam's national gender-oriented policies generally meet the standards defined by the GCF and JICA, supported by the 2006 Gender Equality Law and the National Gender Equality Strategy 2011-2020.
• Despite legal frameworks, women in the forestry sector are frequently excluded from management and decision-making roles due to gender discrimination, male-oriented systems, and a lack of budget for gender action plans.
• Women's participation in REDD+ planning has been largely limited to a consultative role, with little influence over actual decisions, and the National REDD+ Action Program (NRAP) lacks concrete strategic plans for gender-differentiated benefit sharing at the household level.
• Institutional capacity to integrate gender in forestry is low, as the Vietnam Administration of Forest (VNFOREST) lacks staff with a solid background in gender and local staff are predominantly male and undertrained on gender issues.
• Ethnic minority women (EMW) face severe intersectional vulnerabilities, including a 27% illiteracy rate, disproportionately high infant and maternal mortality, and limited access to legal rights and information in their own languages.
• The report identifies several risks for future Use of Proceeds (UoP) projects, including the possibility that women will be excluded from decision-making or fail to benefit from forest development because their roles are underestimated or they are overburdened by domestic duties.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). GENDER ASSESSMENT VIETNAM REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF 2014. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp294-gender-assessment.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. GENDER ASSESSMENT VIETNAM REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF 2014. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp294-gender-assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025gender, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{GENDER ASSESSMENT VIETNAM REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF 2014}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp294-gender-assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }