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The Gender Action Plan for the E-Motion Sub-Program 2 in Panamá, Paraguay, and Uruguay establishes a framework to integrate gender equality into the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs). The plan focuses on three primary outputs: conducting country-level gender assessments to inform EV roadmaps, facilitating regional knowledge exchange on gender in transportation, and integrating gender-responsive components into financed sub-projects. Key objectives include improving women's access to green jobs, addressing sexual harassment in public transport, and accounting for 'mobility of care' in infrastructure design. The program allocates a total budget of 621,000 USD for these activities, including the employment of a four-specialist gender implementation team.

The gender assessment for the Peruvian Amazon Eco Bio Business Facility (EBBF) identifies systemic gender inequalities in Peru's forestry and agricultural sectors, including limited land ownership, high rates of informal employment, and significant gaps in education and decision-making power. It highlights that women in the Amazon face particular vulnerabilities due to lower Spanish language proficiency and higher poverty levels. To address these, the document proposes six mitigation measures: requiring portfolio companies to create gender-specific action plans, promoting women's leadership in eco and bio businesses, ensuring equitable access to project benefits, implementing a gender-sensitive complaint mechanism (including SEAH protocols), strengthening the capacity of project management units, and establishing a monitoring system for the Gender Action Plan (GAP).

The Sector Adaptation Strategy and Adaptation Plan (SASAP) for Water Resources in Suriname outlines a framework to build resilience against climate-driven threats such as sea level rise, erratic precipitation, and saltwater intrusion. It identifies the water sector as a high-priority 'now' sector and proposes seven project concepts—ranging from vulnerability assessments and data system establishment to infrastructure rehabilitation—with an estimated total budget of USD 18.25 million. A central pillar of the plan is a gender-responsive approach, addressing the disproportionate burden on women in water collection and their underrepresentation in governance, while integrating local and Indigenous knowledge into adaptation actions.

The report identifies systemic gender inequalities across seven Sahelian countries that hinder women's resilience to climate change, specifically citing limited land ownership, high burdens of unpaid care work, and restricted access to climate information and financial services. It proposes a Gender Action Plan to increase women's economic empowerment, reduce workloads through solar-powered technologies, and improve access to climate-smart agricultural inputs and micro-insurance, targeting at least 40% of interventions for women.

The report analyzes gender inequalities in Indonesia across education, health, politics, and labor, specifically examining how these dynamics affect forest management and REDD+ initiatives. It finds that while legal frameworks for gender equality exist, women remain underrepresented in forest-related decision-making and face barriers to land and financial resources. The document recommends implementing a Gender Action Plan, hiring gender consultants, and ensuring the collection of sex-disaggregated data to improve the inclusivity of REDD+ implementation.

The report assesses gender inequalities in Colombia, specifically within the Amazon biome, to inform a Gender Action Plan for a REDD+ project implemented by FAO and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. It identifies significant gaps in land ownership, labor market participation, and decision-making power for rural and indigenous women. The document outlines a strategy to mainstream gender by promoting women's leadership in forest management, recognizing ancestral knowledge in food security and biodiversity, and implementing differential quotas for participation.

The report assesses gender inequalities in Sudan and their intersection with climate change to inform a Gender Action Plan (GAP) for a resilience-building project. It identifies that women are disproportionately affected by climate variability due to existing poverty, limited access to resources, and socio-cultural norms. The proposed GAP focuses on mainstreaming gender equality through Farmer Field Schools, the use of Household Methodologies (such as GALS), and targeted interventions like horticulture gardens and microfinance to enhance the adaptive capacity of women and men in rural Sudan.

The report assesses gender-based vulnerabilities and inequalities in Sri Lanka's agricultural and forestry sectors to inform a climate resilience project in the Knuckles Mountain Range. It identifies that while women are central to home gardens, nursery production, and forest monitoring, they face systemic barriers including limited land rights, lower wages in plantations, and restricted access to technical extension services. The document outlines a gender-sensitive project design that integrates women into decision-making for irrigation and forestry, promotes female-led SMEs, and targets female-headed households for land allocation to improve food security and economic resilience.

The report assesses gender inequalities in Brazil, specifically within the context of forest conservation and REDD+ implementation. It identifies significant gaps in women's political representation, land ownership, and decision-making power in forest management, despite advances in education and health. The document recommends a gender-responsive Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), the establishment of quotas for the Floresta+ Pilot Program, and the hiring of a gender specialist to ensure equitable benefit-sharing and participation in climate funding activities.

The report assesses gender disparities in Nigeria, specifically within Northern states targeted for solar IPP sub-projects. It identifies systemic barriers for women, including limited land ownership, lower literacy rates, and energy poverty, while outlining a regulatory framework and a Gender Action Plan to promote inclusive employment and energy access.

The report provides a gender context analysis and a strategic framework to integrate gender perspectives into the 'Green Energy Services for Communities in Rural Mali' project. It identifies that rural women in Mali face significant energy poverty and a heavy domestic workload due to reliance on biomass, which contributes to deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. The plan proposes specific actions across three project components: capacity building for institutions, installation of solar-powered minigrids, and support for the productive use of electricity. Key objectives include improving women's participation in decision-making, providing solar equipment for income-generating activities (such as motor pumps and dryers), and establishing a gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation system with sex-disaggregated data.

The Agriculture Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan (SASAP) 2018-2028 is a component of Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process. It addresses the high vulnerability of the island's small-scale, rain-fed agriculture to extreme weather, including hurricanes, droughts, and sea-level rise. The plan outlines 45 adaptation measures organized under four major outcomes: enhancing the enabling environment, improving nutrition and food security, strengthening partnerships, and building adaptive capacity to climate extremes. The document includes 11 project concept notes to attract international and national funding for initiatives such as biological pesticide production, climate-resilient livestock centers, and agro-meteorological mobile applications.

The report identifies barriers preventing institutional investors from allocating capital to climate-friendly assets and proposes a two-tiered action plan for EU policymakers. Short-term actions focus on increasing the volume and discoverability of assets through green bonds, credit enhancements, and securitisation. Medium-to-long-term actions aim to shift the decision-making frameworks of investors by lengthening investment horizons, improving stewardship, and mainstreaming carbon risk accounting.

The document outlines a comprehensive Gender Action Plan for a climate resilience project in Uganda. It specifies gender-responsive actions across three main outputs: the restoration and management of wetland hydrology, the improvement of agricultural practices and livelihoods, and the strengthening of access to climate and early warning information. The plan emphasizes the equal participation of men and women in leadership, the integration of sex-disaggregated data in monitoring, and the tailoring of technical training and infrastructure to meet the differentiated needs of both genders.

The report assesses gender inequality in the Maldives, highlighting disparities in political representation, labor force participation, and resource access. It specifically examines how water scarcity disproportionately affects women due to their domestic roles and proposes a gender-responsive project design that targets female-headed households and utilizes women's development committees to ensure equitable water service delivery.

The Community Action Plan (CAP) for Wetlar Inn and Nar Myittar village focuses on preserving a 6.0 ha permanent swamp wetland in the Upper Chindwin Basin of Myanmar. The plan addresses threats such as deforestation, land use change, and biological resource overexploitation by implementing a community-led governance framework through Village Working Committees (VWC). Key strategies include the creation of conservation zones, the promotion of sustainable livelihoods like pig farming and groundnut cultivation to reduce dependence on wetland resources, and a comprehensive Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness (CEPA) programme. The plan includes a detailed monitoring framework to track water quality, biodiversity, and land use changes to ensure the long-term ecological integrity of the site.

The Community Action Plan (CAP) for Hman Pin village and Hman Pin inn aims to balance biodiversity conservation with local development in the Upper Chindwin Basin of Myanmar. The plan identifies high-priority threats to the 4-acre wetland, including gold mining, logging, and overfishing driven by cultural festivals. To mitigate these pressures, the CAP proposes a three-pronged approach: habitat conservation through the demarcation of zones and local regulations; the promotion of sustainable livelihoods such as groundnut cultivation, pig farming, and fish farming; and a Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness (CEPA) programme. Implementation is led by a Village Working Committee (VWC) with support from the Stockholm Environment Institute and other partners, utilizing a monitoring framework to track water quality, biodiversity, and land-use changes.

The Community Action Plan (CAP) for Maing Naung village focuses on the conservation of the Naung Taw and Naung Loam wetlands in the Upper Chindwin Basin, Myanmar. The plan addresses high-level threats such as mining, illegal fishing (electric shock and poisoning), and deforestation through a three-pronged approach: wetland habitat conservation, the promotion of sustainable livelihoods, and capacity building via Communication, Education, Participation and Public Awareness (CEPA) programs. Implementation is led by a Village Working Committee (VWC) with support from the Stockholm Environment Institute and other partners, utilizing a monitoring framework to track biodiversity, water quality, and socioeconomic impacts.

The Community Action Plan (CAP) for Tharyarkone village focuses on the conservation of the Naung Sa Pin/Naung Salein wetland, a permanent swamp of approximately 1.1 hectares in the Upper Chindwin Basin. The plan addresses high-level threats including mining, logging, and overfishing by promoting sustainable livelihood alternatives such as groundnut cultivation, pig farming, and fish farming. It outlines a governance structure led by a Village Working Committee (VWC) to implement habitat conservation, boundary demarcation, and a Communication, Education, Participation and Awareness (CEPA) program. The plan includes a monitoring framework to track water quality, biodiversity, and land-use changes to ensure the long-term ecological integrity of the wetland.

The report analyzes systemic gender inequalities in Madagascar, specifically within the Diana, Manambolo-Tsiribihina, and Mahafaly seascapes, to inform a Gender Action Plan for the management of Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). It identifies that while women are central to nearshore harvesting and household food security, they are largely excluded from formal governance, high-value offshore fishing, and strategic decision-making. The Gender Action Plan sets specific targets, including a 30% minimum female representation in governance bodies and 50% participation in training, while proposing strategies for gender-responsive budgeting, leadership training for women, and the engagement of men to shift discriminatory social norms.