Gender Action Plan SAP060:Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods for Food Insecure People in Southern Iraq

The Gender Action Plan for project SAP060 in southern Iraq establishes a framework to integrate gender equality into climate-resilient agricultural development. The plan targets a minimum of 40% female participation across project beneficiaries and technical staff, focusing on reducing the disproportionate impact of climate change on women. Key interventions include providing efficient irrigation equipment, solar pumps, and rooftop water harvesting systems to women-headed households, as well as supporting income-generating activities such as apiculture and date-palm processing. The project also aims to strengthen the capacity of female government staff and civil society organizations to provide climate-resilient support services. To overcome socio-cultural barriers, the plan mandates women-only training sessions facilitated by women in safe locations.

• Women in Iraq face disproportionate impacts from climate change, characterized by limited access to financial and technical resources, low participation in decision-making, and a heavy reliance on primary agricultural production that is highly susceptible to extreme weather.
• The project implements a strict gender targeting strategy, requiring at least 40% of total project beneficiaries to be women and setting a 40% target for female participation in awareness and capacity building trainings.
• Specific technical interventions for women-headed households include the provision of solar pumps, efficient irrigation equipment, and rooftop water harvesting systems to reduce the time and cost of transporting water, with an expected saving of 1–2 hours per day.
• To diversify income and reduce dependency on safety nets, the project provides start-up packages for women-led enterprises in sectors such as mushroom production, henna production, apiculture, and date-palm processing, with an expected income increase of approximately 70% for women-headed households.
• The plan focuses on institutional capacity by training female government staff, including 19 agro-meteorological officers and 140 water and agricultural extension agents, to serve as technical leaders in climate resilience.
• To address traditional socio-cultural norms and mobility constraints in rural southern Iraq, the project will utilize women-only training sessions conducted by female facilitators in safe and accessible locations.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Gender Action Plan SAP060:Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods for Food Insecure People in Southern Iraq. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap060-gender-action-plan.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Gender Action Plan SAP060:Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods for Food Insecure People in Southern Iraq. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap060-gender-action-plan.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025gender, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Gender Action Plan SAP060:Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods for Food Insecure People in Southern Iraq}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/sap060-gender-action-plan.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }