Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities Ethiopia

The document outlines a Gender Action Plan for a drought resilience project in Ethiopia, specifying objectives to identify gender-differentiated climate impacts, empower women through the documentation of indigenous knowledge, and ensure gender balance in decision-making. It sets targets such as a 50/50 gender balance in committees and the training of 600 women in the use of improved technologies. The plan is supported by a review of international agreements and an analysis of gender-specific vulnerabilities and capacities in disaster management.

• The project aims to achieve a 50/50 gender balance in decision-making and all committees, with a specific target that at least 40% of beneficiaries will be women.
• Capacity building efforts include training 600 women on the use, management, and maintenance of improved technologies, and training 640 women on communication and knowledge management to share indigenous practices.
• The plan identifies specific gender-based disparities that increase disaster risks: women are more vulnerable due to higher poverty levels, care responsibilities, and domestic violence, while men's risks are increased by occupational segregation and internalized norms of masculinity.
• The document notes that while the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) promotes equal participation of men and women in drought-affected regions, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) contains an 'Absence of any mention of gender'.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2017). Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities Ethiopia. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gender-action-plan-fp058-mofec-ethiopia.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities Ethiopia. 2017. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gender-action-plan-fp058-mofec-ethiopia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2017responding, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Responding to the increasing risk of drought: building gender-responsive resilience of the most vulnerable communities Ethiopia}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2017}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gender-action-plan-fp058-mofec-ethiopia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }