Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo

The report analyzes gender inequalities in Togo, specifically how climate change and natural disasters disproportionately affect women and girls. It outlines a gender mainstreaming strategy for a resilience project, including specific activities to address gender-specific vulnerabilities, promote women's economic empowerment, and mitigate risks of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH). The project is categorized as having a high value for its contribution to gender equality.

• Togo exhibits significant gender inequalities in socio-economic life and governance, where cultural heritage often reserves domestic tasks for women and girls while certain professions are reserved for men.
• Women and girls in Togo are disproportionately affected by climate change, with women, youth, and vulnerable groups representing 70% of victims of harmful climate effects.
• Climate-related vulnerabilities for women are exacerbated by limited access to land, financial services, and climate-resilient seeds, as well as barriers to formal climate information and digital tools.
• The project identifies specific SEAH (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment) risks associated with community engagement, infrastructure installation, and data collection, particularly for women and girls in remote project sites.
• To mitigate SEAH risks, the project will implement a survivor-centered grievance response mechanism, mandatory codes of conduct for staff and contractors, and the hiring of a Gender Specialist to monitor prevention measures.
• The project's gender mainstreaming strategy includes integrating gender-disaggregated data into risk assessments and ensuring women's participation in early warning and communication systems.
• Based on the BOAD Gender Project Classification Manual, the project is classified as category 3, indicating it has a high value in terms of contribution to gender equality.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap048-genderassessment.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap048-genderassessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap048-genderassessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }