Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa

The report identifies systemic gender barriers in the agricultural sectors of Tonga, Vanuatu, and Samoa, where patriarchal norms limit women's access to land, credit, and decision-making. It outlines a Gender Action Plan to increase the visibility of female agricultural leaders and ensure that climate adaptation strategies address the disproportionate burdens faced by women, such as increased unpaid care work and higher vulnerability to gender-based violence during disasters.

• In Tonga, women face significant barriers to land ownership and inheritance due to patriarchal and patrilineal systems, which puts single, divorced, or separated women at high risk of homelessness.
• In Vanuatu, women's access to capital is severely restricted because financial institutions typically require land or vehicles as collateral, which women often do not control.
• In Samoa, traditional village norms and the 'nofotane' status (women married into a husband's family) create barriers to leadership and land inheritance, often leaving women vulnerable to eviction or domestic violence after a husband's death.
• Across all three countries, women's roles in agriculture are frequently undervalued or invisible, with women often categorized as 'unemployed' or 'helpers' despite performing central roles in subsistence farming and market gardening.
• Climate change and natural disasters disproportionately increase the burden on women by increasing unpaid care work, reducing food security, and escalating the risk of gender-based violence (GBV).
• There is a critical lack of sex-disaggregated data and gender-specific monitoring mechanisms within the agricultural ministries of the three countries, hindering the implementation of gender-responsive policies.
• The project aims to achieve a specific gender co-benefit by increasing the visibility of female agricultural leaders, targeting 50% female-led Learning Farms and 35% female-led CRRA agri-business start-ups.
• Gender-based violence is highly prevalent in all three nations, with reports of 40% of Tongan women and 60% of women in a relationship in Vanuatu experiencing physical or sexual violence from a partner.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2026). Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp295-gender-assessment.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa. 2026. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp295-gender-assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2026establishing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Establishing Climate Resilient, Regenerative Agricultural (CRRA) systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp295-gender-assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }