Boîte à outils pour un processus d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de plans nationaux d’adaptation (PNA) qui répond aux questions de genre

The document serves as a supplement to the UNFCCC Technical Guidelines for the NAP process, arguing that climate change impacts are not gender-neutral and that adaptation effectiveness depends on addressing gender inequalities. It outlines specific 'entry points' within the NAP cycle—from preparatory work and vulnerability assessments to implementation strategies and monitoring—where gender considerations must be integrated. The toolkit defines key concepts such as gender equality, equity, and intersectionality, and provides six essential tools: gender analysis, gender-responsive facilitation, multi-criteria analysis, gender mainstreaming, gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and gender-responsive budgeting. It includes case studies from countries such as Peru, Guinea, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Fiji, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Mexico, and Kenya to illustrate the practical application of these principles.

• Climate change impacts are not gender-neutral, and adaptation investments can inadvertently increase gender and social inequality or reinforce existing vulnerabilities if gender considerations are not addressed.
• A gender-responsive NAP process is based on three primary considerations: recognizing gender differences in adaptation needs and capacities, ensuring equitable gender participation and influence in decision-making, and providing equitable access to financial resources and other benefits from adaptation investments.
• Gender influences vulnerability through the intersection of gender with other factors such as age, race, ethnicity, disability, class, and sexual orientation, which shape socially determined roles and access to resources.
• Women are significantly underrepresented in environmental decision-making; a 2015 analysis of 193 countries found that women held only 12% of ministerial positions related to the environment, and 65% of analyzed countries had no female minister in these sectors.
• Gender gaps persist in access to essential resources for adaptation, including education (e.g., female literacy in Chad is only 14%, less than half that of men), financial services, and technology (women in low- and middle-income countries are 10% less likely than men to own a mobile phone).
• The toolkit identifies specific strategic entry points for gender integration in the NAP process: preparatory work/gap analysis, preparatory phase elements, implementation strategies, and notification, monitoring, and review.
• Effective gender-responsive adaptation requires the use of sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis to identify specific vulnerabilities and ensure that adaptation options produce equitable benefits.
• Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is essential to track the effectiveness of adaptation investments in reaching vulnerable groups and to evaluate the equity of benefits resulting from these investments.
• Gender-responsive budgeting is recommended to ensure that public funds are allocated to activities that promote gender equality and that adaptation investments do not exacerbate existing inequalities.

APA

A., D., & C., C. (2019). Boîte à outils pour un processus d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de plans nationaux d’adaptation (PNA) qui répond aux questions de genre. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/napgn-fr-2019-toolkit-for-a-gender_responsive-process-to-formulate-and-implement-naps.pdf

Chicago

A., Dazé,, and Church, C. Boîte à outils pour un processus d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de plans nationaux d’adaptation (PNA) qui répond aux questions de genre. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/napgn-fr-2019-toolkit-for-a-gender_responsive-process-to-formulate-and-implement-naps.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{a2019bote, author = {A., Dazé, and C., Church,}, title = {{Boîte à outils pour un processus d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de plans nationaux d’adaptation (PNA) qui répond aux questions de genre}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/napgn-fr-2019-toolkit-for-a-gender_responsive-process-to-formulate-and-implement-naps.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }