Integrating Gender Considerations in Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process

The report identifies critical gender disparities in Ethiopia that affect climate vulnerability and adaptive capacity, specifically regarding roles in agriculture, access to natural resources, and participation in decision-making. It proposes 13 overarching recommendations to integrate gender considerations into the NAP-ETH, ranging from addressing social norms and improving access to information to institutionalizing gender-responsive resource allocation and monitoring systems.

• Gender roles in Ethiopia create distinct vulnerabilities to climate change; women are more frequently engaged in subsistence agriculture and informal work, while men typically pursue commercial agriculture and paid employment.
• Women face significant barriers to accessing and controlling natural resources, particularly land, which limits their ability to secure credit and engage in long-term adaptation planning.
• Women are underrepresented in decision-making processes for climate-sensitive sectors like water and agriculture due to social norms, lack of formal education, and time constraints.
• Women often possess critical traditional knowledge for adaptation, such as sustainable farm management and seed saving, which is frequently unrecognized in formal planning.
• Climate-induced water scarcity disproportionately affects women and girls, who are the primary household water suppliers, increasing their physical hardship and risk of violence.
• There is a critical lack of sex-disaggregated data in existing literature, which hinders a comprehensive understanding of gender dimensions across different adaptation sectors.
• Effective implementation of NAP-ETH requires addressing underlying social norms and personal security issues, such as gender-based violence, to avoid causing further harm during adaptation.
• To ensure equitable access to climate services, information must be disseminated through channels that account for women's literacy levels and limited access to technology.
• Gender-responsive technology promotion should prioritize tools that reduce time poverty and labor for women and girls, and involve both genders in the design process.
• The report recommends institutionalizing gender-responsive resource allocation through tools like gender equality scorecards and earmarked funds within the NAP-ETH mobilization strategy.
• The monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for the NAP process must include measurable gender equality indicators and sex-disaggregated data to track progress.

APA

Dazé, A., Church, C., Adem, A., Waltengus, F., & Tesfaye, M. (2019). Integrating Gender Considerations in Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/napgn-en-2021-gender-considerations-in-ethiopias-nap-process.pdf

Chicago

Dazé, Angie, Clare Church, Alebachew Adem, Fasika Waltengus, and Munaye Tesfaye. Integrating Gender Considerations in Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/napgn-en-2021-gender-considerations-in-ethiopias-nap-process.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{daz2019integrating, author = {Dazé, Angie and Church, Clare and Adem, Alebachew and Waltengus, Fasika and Tesfaye, Munaye}, title = {{Integrating Gender Considerations in Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/napgn-en-2021-gender-considerations-in-ethiopias-nap-process.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }