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The document outlines the gender-based vulnerabilities in Haiti's climate-sensitive sectors—agriculture, health, infrastructure, and water—and assesses the legal and institutional frameworks for gender mainstreaming. It highlights significant disparities in land ownership, credit access, and decision-making power between men and women. To address these, the report proposes a gender mainstreaming strategy focusing on awareness, capacity building, inclusive institutional arrangements, and gender-sensitive budgeting, while recommending the integration of gender experts into the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) and municipal planning processes.

The National Gender and Climate Change Strategy (SNGCC) 2023–2030 of the Central African Republic seeks to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (EGIS) into all climate actions to ensure sustainable and equitable results. The strategy is structured around five strategic axes: governance and finance, sector-specific actions, capacity building, communication, and the empowerment of women and vulnerable groups. It identifies 112 total actions, with 31 prioritized activities estimated to cost 575,000 USD. Implementation is led jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) and the Ministry for the Promotion of Gender, Protection of Women, Family and Children (MPGPFFE).

The report identifies systemic gender inequalities in Haiti—particularly regarding land ownership, credit access, and decision-making power—that increase the vulnerability of women and girls to climate change. It assesses the legal and institutional framework, noting that while gender units exist in ministries, they lack sufficient climate change expertise and coordination with the Ministry of Environment. The document proposes a four-axis strategy focusing on awareness, capacity building, institutional strengthening, and gender-responsive budgeting to ensure that climate adaptation benefits are equitably distributed.

The report examines gender inequalities in Thailand, specifically within rice farming, noting that while women are active in agriculture and often manage household finances, they are frequently categorized as 'unpaid family workers,' making their contributions invisible in policy. It identifies significant barriers including a gender wage gap, heavy burdens of unpaid care work, and under-representation in decision-making. The document argues that women are key drivers for adopting climate-smart technologies due to their attention to detail and cost-sensitivity, but they require targeted support to overcome structural inequalities and be recognized as entrepreneurs.

The report assesses gender-based inequalities in Rwanda's Congo Nile Divide to inform a GCF project on forest and landscape restoration. It identifies that while Rwanda has progressive national gender laws, rural areas remain dominated by patriarchal norms that limit women's access to land, credit, and decision-making. The document outlines a strategy to empower women and youth through social behavior change communications, financial autonomy, and technical skills in agroforestry and beekeeping to enhance climate resilience.

The report identifies deep-seated patriarchal norms in Benin that limit women's access to land, education, and financial resources, thereby increasing their vulnerability to climate change. It notes that while Benin has a strong legal framework for gender equality, climate-specific policies often lack gender integration. The LoCAL programme aims to address these gaps by mainstreaming gender in local governance and using the Women Economic Empowerment Index (WEEI) to prioritize resilient investments in four specific departments.

The Green Climate Fund's Accreditation Panel recommends the re-accreditation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a second term, maintaining its scope for medium-sized projects and medium environmental and social risk (Category B). The assessment confirms FAO's strong technical expertise in adaptation, REDD+, and the blue economy, and its ability to implement GCF's gender and environmental and social policies. While generally compliant, the Panel identified a gap in explicit policy statements regarding Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), making the re-accreditation conditional upon the formal approval of an AML/CFT policy or the inclusion of consistent statements within its prohibited practices policies.

The Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ) programme aims to transform agricultural value chains in Togo, Senegal, and Guinea by integrating climate-resilient production with low-carbon processing. The project focuses on four regions: Kara in Togo, the Southern agropole in Senegal, and Boké and Kankan in Guinea. It combines adaptation measures, such as solar-powered drip irrigation and climate-resilient agriculture (CRA), with mitigation efforts, including biogas digesters and agroforestry. The programme targets 1.104 million direct beneficiaries and 5.612 million indirect beneficiaries, with a strong emphasis on women's empowerment. Total financing is USD 271.70 million, with USD 102.79 million requested from the GCF as a mix of grants and loans.

The document explores the 'care economy'—the system of paid and unpaid activities that sustain human life—tracing its roots from the 1970s Wages for Housework movement to modern policy frameworks like the 3R/5R models. It critiques neoliberal 'human capital' approaches that view care primarily as a tool for economic growth and highlights how care in the Global South differs from the Global North due to the prevalence of non-capitalist production and infrastructure gaps. The paper concludes that the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the systemic fragility of care structures and the tokenistic nature of 'essential worker' labels, calling for a transformative justice approach to care.

The National Gender and Climate Change Strategy (SNGCC) of the Central African Republic (2023–2030) aims to institutionalize a gender and social inclusion approach across all climate actions. It identifies agriculture and water resources as the most vulnerable sectors and outlines five strategic axes: governance and financing, sector-specific actions, capacity building, communication, and the empowerment of women and vulnerable groups. The strategy includes a detailed action plan with 31 priority activities for 2023–2026, budgeted at 351 million FCFA (approximately 575,000 USD), to be co-managed by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Ministry for the Promotion of Gender.

The document analyzes the demographic transition of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, noting that all are facing population ageing while still in a middle-income economic phase. It highlights the risks of economic stagnation, fiscal pressure on pensions and healthcare, and the political challenges of raising retirement ages. The author recommends that BRICS members leverage their collective resources to invest in human capital, assistive technologies, and age-friendly urban planning, while sharing policy lessons to create a sustainable development precedent for other Global South countries.

The authors provide a classification of land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs), identifying afforestation, reforestation, and forest management as having high potential worldwide. While bioenergy with carbon capture and storage and biochar are more viable in higher-income countries due to funding and technology, the broader deployment of LMTs is hindered by insufficient financing and limited implementation knowledge. The text emphasizes that large-scale deployment must account for gender and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and marginalised groups to avoid increasing inequalities.

The project proposes an $810 million facility to overcome financial and technical barriers to compressed bio-gas (CBG) development in India. By providing a blend of ADB loans, GCF grants, and partial credit guarantees, the project aims to encourage participating financial institutions (PFIs) to lend to CBG developers. The initiative targets a reduction of 124 million tCO2eq over 10 years by replacing fossil-fuel-based compressed natural gas (CNG) and reducing crop residue burning. It includes a $10 million technical assistance component to build capacity in the CBG value chain, from feedstock collection to offtake.

The assessment of nature-based infrastructure in the Peruvian Andes indicates that land restoration provides systemic benefits including job creation, increased carbon storage, and improved climate adaptation by reducing landslide risks and enhancing water availability. The study utilizes the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) method to move beyond conventional cost-benefit analysis, highlighting that the most significant impacts are found in livelihood protection and agricultural resilience. Additionally, the document notes that restoration can foster gender equality by involving women and create economic opportunities through agroforestry and non-timber forest products.

The ASAP Ghana Gender Action Plan establishes a framework to increase the accessibility of solar PV financing for women-led households and MSMEs, build gender-responsive institutional capacity within Ecobank and government agencies, and implement crosscutting safeguards against gender-based violence.

The Stockholm Environment Institute commemorates Dr. Lisa Segnestam, a Research Fellow from 2000 to 2023, noting her influence on the organization's approach to gender and social equity. Her work emphasized norm-critical and intersectional perspectives on power, vulnerability, and gendered constructions within the contexts of poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction, and water governance.

The South African Youth Gender Action Plan (SA YGAP) is a framework developed by youth aged 13-30 to address systemic gender inequalities in South Africa. It proposes specific interventions across seven pillars: education, health, safety, gender-based violence (GBV), identity and sexuality, the public/private sector, and sustainable transformation. Key demands include the national adoption of inclusive school policies, the provision of free menstrual products, the recognition of obstetric violence as a form of homicide, and the integration of marginalised genders into 'Just Transition' climate policies. The plan emphasizes an intersectional approach to dismantle patriarchal and heteronormative structures affecting women, youth, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

The Centre for Environmental Rights, on behalf of the Life after Coal Campaign, submits that the draft South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) fails to sufficiently integrate gender justice. The submission highlights significant underrepresentation of women in South Africa's energy sectors—including only 14% in renewable energy and 21% in coal—and argues that without deliberate design and measurable targets, the transition will maintain existing inequalities. It recommends that SAREM explicitly elevate gender equality as a key outcome, implement conditional state support for women's employment, and provide dedicated financial and developmental support for women-owned businesses through mechanisms like the proposed Transformation Fund.

In Karonga District, Malawi, women and girls face disproportionate risks from extreme weather, including displacement, cholera, and sexual exploitation. To combat this, the Green Girls Platform has supported a community club that trains women in climate change, early warning systems, and green skills such as briquette making and tree nursery management. These activities provide both climate adaptation and income-generating opportunities for vulnerable women.

The SOLKAS project is a 72-month initiative designed to benefit 185,102 direct beneficiaries across six provinces in the Solomon Islands. It focuses on three main components: building community and school capacity for adaptation planning, implementing physical resilience measures (such as school retrofits and climate-resilient agriculture), and strengthening institutional governance through the deployment of a digital Climate Resilience Information Management System (CRIMS). The project specifically targets youth, women, and children to address systemic vulnerabilities and promote locally led adaptation (LLA).