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The document establishes a programmatic gender approach for the &Green Fund, which aims to delink deforestation from commodity supply chains (livestock, palm oil, soy, rubber, cocoa, and forestry). It defines a two-tracked investment strategy—gender-sensitive and gender-transformative—integrated into the fund's due diligence and monitoring processes. The report provides detailed gender and socioeconomic baselines for 11 countries, highlighting systemic barriers such as limited land tenure for women, unpaid care burdens, and the prevalence of sexual exploitation, abuse, and sexual harassment (SEAH) in agribusiness. It recommends using Environmental and Social Action Plans (ESAPs) as binding loan covenants to ensure equitable benefits and the removal of gender barriers in the target landscapes.

The report assesses gender-based vulnerabilities and socioeconomic baselines in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles to ensure that climate information services (CS) and early warning systems (EWS) are inclusive. It identifies systemic barriers, such as gendered access to information, time poverty, and gender-based violence, which can hinder the effectiveness of climate adaptation. The assessment recommends tailoring CS products to end-users in vulnerable sectors like agriculture and fishing, utilizing local knowledge, and addressing the specific socioeconomic disparities of each member state to maximize regional resilience.