Cartographie des acteurs du genre et de l’adaptation aux effets des changements climatiques en République Centrafricaine

The report identifies 140 organizations and institutions in the Central African Republic operating at the intersection of gender and climate change adaptation. It assesses their technical capacities, influence, and engagement levels, highlighting a systemic gap in 'nexus' expertise—the ability to integrate gender and climate adaptation systematically. While national civil society organizations possess high mobilization and influence capabilities, they lack specific technical expertise. Conversely, international agencies and government bodies have higher technical skills but limited political influence or resources. The report recommends strengthening the capacity of all stakeholders, establishing focal points across all ministries, and creating a multi-actor dialogue space involving high-level political decision-makers and technical and financial partners to implement the National Gender and Climate Change Strategy (SNGCC).

• The mapping identified a total of 140 organizations and institutions, including 70 civil society organizations, 23 international NGOs and institutions, 16 government institutions, and various local actors and research bodies.
• National civil society organizations are the most numerous group and have a strong ability to mobilize and influence, but they lack specific technical skills regarding the nexus between gender and climate change.
• Governmental actors are well-organized for long-term implementation of the SNGCC due to their presence across the territory via decentralized services, including 91 regional structures, 240 prefectural structures, and 672 sub-prefectural structures.
• There is a critical lack of national institutions with true expertise in the 'nexus' approach, which requires the systemic integration of gender into the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of climate adaptation and mitigation projects.
• International NGOs and agencies are well-equipped and possess high technical and financial mobilization capacities, but they have limited influence over political actors and a poor understanding of local issues.
• The current actor system is hindered by a major lack of communication, as there is no formal communication mechanism between the Environment Department and sectoral ministries, or between different institutions.
• Local actors, such as traditional chiefdoms and religious communities, can act as barriers to gender equality in local processes, meaning the success of the SNGCC depends on addressing these issues beforehand.
• Five specific networks were identified as key players: the Network of Central African Women for Climate (REFECC), the Network of Indigenous and Local Populations of Central Africa (REPALCA), the Platform of Central African Civil Society Organizations for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment (GDRNE), the Global Ecovillages Network in RCA (GEN-RCA), and the network of women parliamentarians.

APA

NAP Global Network (2025). Cartographie des acteurs du genre et de l’adaptation aux effets des changements climatiques en République Centrafricaine. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/central-africa-mapping-gacc-V3.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Cartographie des acteurs du genre et de l’adaptation aux effets des changements climatiques en République Centrafricaine. 2025. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/central-africa-mapping-gacc-V3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2025cartographie, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Cartographie des acteurs du genre et de l’adaptation aux effets des changements climatiques en République Centrafricaine}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/central-africa-mapping-gacc-V3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }