Maximizing the Impacts of Targeted Gender Analyses for the National Adaptation Plan Process

The document examines the application of gender analyses within the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes of nine countries between 2017 and 2022. It identifies four primary impact areas: changes in policy (such as the integration of gender-specific actions in NAPs), improvements in knowledge and practice (including targeted training), enhanced collaboration between gender and climate ministries, and increased investment in gender-responsive adaptation. The briefing concludes that while gender analyses provide a critical foundation for equitable adaptation, their impact is maximized when there is high-level ownership, diverse stakeholder engagement, proactive dissemination, and ongoing technical support beyond the initial reporting phase.

• Gender analyses have directly influenced national policy documents, with most countries that conducted the analysis before finalizing their NAP referencing it in the final document. Examples include Chad's NAP, which identifies gender and social protection as a new priority sector, and Madagascar's NAP, which incorporates specific priorities identified by women into water and sanitation infrastructure planning.
• The process of gender analysis has improved knowledge and practice by helping stakeholders understand the links between gender and adaptation. In Benin, this led to the systematic integration of gender considerations into terms of reference for vulnerability assessments, while in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Côte d’Ivoire, the analysis provided the basis for targeted training.
• Gender analyses have fostered institutional collaboration, particularly between environment ministries and gender-focused ministries. In Côte d’Ivoire, this collaboration was formalized through a memorandum of understanding, and in Benin, it reinforced the link between the Environment Ministry and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Microfinance.
• There is evidence that gender analyses facilitate access to climate finance. In Côte d’Ivoire, the analysis contributed to a successful proposal for NAP readiness funding from the Green Climate Fund and has been used to support projects submitted to the African Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Carbon Action Partnership.
• Several countries have used the findings of their NAP gender analyses to develop broader, dedicated climate change and gender strategies, including Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Central African Republic.
• The impact of gender analyses is maximized when specific enabling factors are present: high-level ownership by decision-makers, engagement of a diverse range of stakeholders (including women's rights organizations), proactive and multi-format dissemination of results, and the creation of concrete recommendations tied to specific NAP entry points.

APA

Ceinos, A., & Dazé, A. (2023). Maximizing the Impacts of Targeted Gender Analyses for the National Adaptation Plan Process. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-en-2023-gender-analysis-briefing-note.pdf

Chicago

Ceinos, Aurélie, and Angie Dazé. Maximizing the Impacts of Targeted Gender Analyses for the National Adaptation Plan Process. NAP Global Network, 2023. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-en-2023-gender-analysis-briefing-note.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ceinos2023maximizing, author = {Ceinos, Aurélie and Dazé, Angie}, title = {{Maximizing the Impacts of Targeted Gender Analyses for the National Adaptation Plan Process}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-en-2023-gender-analysis-briefing-note.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }