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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 Georgia, specifically within the forestry and energy sectors, to inform a Green Climate Fund project. It identifies significant disparities in decision-making, asset ownership, and labor, noting that while men dominate forest management and commercial wood extraction, women are the primary managers of household fuel consumption and are more vulnerable to poverty and time poverty. The document proposes targeted interventions, including strengthening gender competencies in partner institutions, ensuring women's participation in sustainable forest management plans, and improving access to financing for energy-efficient stoves for women-led households.

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 paper examines the impact of environmental policies on ethnic minorities in the Dong Phuc commune of Vietnam, finding that tenure and environmental policies often reinforce pre-existing ethnic inequalities and use conservation discourses to justify the appropriation of natural resources.

The document examines the vulnerability of agriculture-based livelihoods to climate hazards in peri-urban Gorakhpur and argues that climate-resilient development requires gender-responsive strategies. It identifies structural governance gaps, such as the lack of gender sensitisation in urban local bodies and the siloed management of urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, as barriers to inclusive resilience. The report advocates for a two-pronged strategy: sensitising policy-makers and planners while engaging diverse social groups, particularly women, through participatory methods and community-based institutions to ensure their needs and priorities are addressed in climate-compatible development.

The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) argues that South Africa's land reform programs have failed poor black women, leaving them marginalized and vulnerable. The letter highlights a stark gap between women's roles in the agricultural workforce and their actual land ownership, noting that this landlessness increases women's susceptibility to food insecurity and domestic violence, a situation worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ASER Solar Rural Electrification Project aims to provide 100% solar mini-grids to 1,000 isolated villages in Senegal between 2021 and 2026. With a total financing package of EUR 198.7 million, including EUR 75.4 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the project targets the electrification of 38,900 households and the support of 3,739 productive use applications. The initiative focuses on reducing CO2 emissions, improving rural resilience to climate change, and empowering women and youth through technical assistance and financial incentives for energy-powered businesses.

The document argues that failing to adopt a gender-responsive approach to private sector engagement in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) could "reinforce existing gender and social inequalities and exacerbate vulnerabilities." It highlights that women-led and women-focused businesses are frequently "underserved and underrepresented" due to barriers such as limited access to formal education, financial services, and land ownership. To address this, the guide recommends five steps: collecting gender-disaggregated data, identifying champions among women-led businesses, using inclusive communication strategies, striving for gender balance in stakeholder meetings, and collaborating with other actors to overcome systemic gender-related barriers in the private sector.

The document outlines a 24-month readiness project requesting USD 1,312,296 to support eight Central American countries in developing a regional GCF concept note. The initiative targets the protection of the 'Five Great Forests'—transboundary forest systems spanning from Mexico to Colombia—by addressing illegal cattle ranching, strengthening Indigenous land tenure, and aligning national climate strategies (NDCs). Key activities include stakeholder mapping, vulnerability assessments for Indigenous Peoples, the creation of a land tenure database, and the development of economic models for forest-based livelihoods.

The report examines how micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are addressed in trade agreements, noting a trend toward dedicated SME chapters in 'new-generation' RTAs. It highlights that while developed economies like the EU, Canada, and Japan lead in advanced provisions, developing countries often prioritize exemptions to protect domestic MSMEs from costly obligations. Most MSME provisions use 'best-endeavour' language and are excluded from dispute settlement, limiting their enforceability. The document also assesses the WTO's piecemeal approach to MSMEs and suggests expanding the scope of support in areas like e-commerce, government procurement, and gender equality to better integrate MSMEs into global trade.

The report examines how MSMEs are integrated into regional and multilateral trade frameworks, noting a trend toward more sophisticated but often non-binding 'goodwill' provisions in newer 'next-generation' agreements. It highlights specific areas of support such as trade facilitation, public procurement, and e-commerce, while noting a persistent gap in the explicit integration of gender-specific MSME support.

The summary brief describes Ghana's commitment to a gender-integrated National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to address differing climate vulnerabilities between men and women. It identifies key gender-related barriers—such as unpaid work, discriminatory social norms, and gaps in resource access—and proposes specific entry points for integration, including risk assessments and institutional arrangements. The strategy emphasizes the necessity of disaggregated data to inform evidence-based policies and establishes principles for gender-responsive governance, such as equal representation in decision-making and the use of gender analysis in adaptation appraisals.

SEforALL's 2021-2023 business plan introduces 'SEforALL 3.0', an evolution from global agenda-setting to an implementation-focused model. The strategy centers on four thematic areas: Energy Diplomacy and Advocacy, Energy Access and Closing the Gap, Energy Transitions and Climate Change, and Intersection with Other SDGs. Key initiatives include the Universal Energy Facility for results-based financing, the 'Women at the Forefront' program, and the 'Powering Healthcare' agenda. To support these goals, SEforALL requires a three-year budget of USD 58.9 million and plans to establish regional staff presence in Africa and Southeast Asia to better support high-impact countries.

The report examines the intersection of biophysical climate changes and environmental policies in Bac Kan Province, Vietnam, finding that policy-driven resource demarcation and hydropower development often reinforce existing socio-economic inequalities among ethnic groups. While biophysical changes like prolonged hot seasons disproportionately affect the poorest households, the report highlights that women's empowerment through education and migration is shifting traditional patriarchal land-control structures.

The Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GSLERP) is a medium-sized initiative requesting USD 30.1 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to restore degraded landscapes in Ghana's Northern Savannah Zone (NSZ). The project focuses on four main outputs: restoring 200,000 hectares of off-reserve savannah forests under community management (CREMAs), restoring 100,000 hectares of shea parklands through public-private partnerships, establishing 25,500 hectares of Modified Taungya System (MTS) plantations in forest reserves, and strengthening national REDD+ monitoring and safeguard systems. It targets a total emission reduction of 25.24 million tCO2e over 20 years and aims to benefit 100,200 direct beneficiaries, with a strong emphasis on empowering 20,000 women shea collectors through value chain improvements and cooperative formation.

The document examines the intersection of gender and social equity within Indonesia's energy transition, specifically through case studies in West Sumatra. It argues that without a gender-sensitive approach to decision-making, renewable energy projects risk entrenching existing inequalities and excluding women from the workforce and leadership roles.

The document examines how renewable energy transitions in West Sumatra, Indonesia, can either entrench or challenge existing social inequities. Through case studies of geothermal, micro-hydro, and biofuel projects, it highlights how patriarchal land management and closed decision-making processes exclude women and marginalized groups from benefits. It also analyzes the limitations of national LPG subsidies and grid electrification in reaching the rural poor, concluding that a gender-sensitive approach is essential to ensure just transitions.

The document outlines a transition from administrative to strategic public procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting four regional case studies and ten essential components for reform to support sustainable development.

The project aims to address water insecurity in Mexico City caused by climate-driven precipitation variability. It proposes installing 10,500 rainwater harvesting systems in poor neighborhoods, providing capacity building for local stakeholders, and operationalizing a financial mechanism through the Public Environment Fund to ensure long-term sustainability and access for women-led households.

The report details a consultation between the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO), and various civil society organisations (CSOs) to determine the focus of Botswana's APRM submission. Based on a non-scientific survey of 24 CSOs, the meeting identified approximately 20 major governance concerns, including the lack of separation of powers, rampant corruption, and high inequality. The group discussed the need to narrow these down to 12 key issues, debating whether the final submission should adopt a problem-solving tone or remain critical of the government. Participants from Zambia and Namibia provided comparative perspectives on evidence-based submissions and common regional issues like gender-based violence and land reform.