Gender

Gender mainstreaming in the project cycle adds value by reducing risks and closing gender gaps, and also by increasing effectiveness and efficiency in climate change and environmental initiatives.

We have integrated gender analysis and perspectives in over 20 project cycles and proposals. In many cases this has been under the context of key requirements for development banks, climate finance institutions and international NGOs. Through our gender department we help our clients identify existing gender bias in project planning and implementation as well as to understand and respond to the potentially unequal consequences of environmental and climate change on women and men, children, youth and the elderly.

Our gender specific portfolio in LAC and Africa includes projects related to gender equality and social inclusion as well as projects related to disaster risk reduction and behavioural change. We also apply a cross-cutting gender perspective across our range of services and through all our projects and initiatives. In the past 2 years we have produced 8 Gender Analysis and Gender Action Plans, conducted more than 12 gender specific workshops and training in gender mainstreaming, and we have designed gender-sensitive and gender-transformative strategies and ad hoc indicators. We have also mainstreamed gender into National strategies (e.g. REDD+) or ESMF, supported institutions in designing their Gender Policies and in seeking accreditation to the GCF.

Services offered:

• Mainstreaming gender in project cycle: Identify and address gender inequalities in project design to include components and activities that ensure equal access, participation and benefits during implementation, also advising in disaggregated data collection methods for tracking gender impacts during M&E;
• Gender Assessments and Gender Analysis: As part of specific requirements from climate funds and development banks,, we apply different methodologies to conduct tailored assessments or analysis that inform specific gender inequalities in regional, national or local contexts, and are linked to climate change, adaptation, protected areas, etc;
• Gender Action Plans: Design sensitive and responsive GAPs or Frameworks, including M&E indicators and gender budgeting, to ensure gender-based interventions and initiatives;
• Training and capacity building: Design training material, manuals and guidelines, and conduct of online and on-site workshops and sessions to enhance teams’ and decision makers’ capacities on how to mainstream gender in climate initiatives;‍
• Gender and SEA/SH Policies: Support public and private organisations in policy design to strengthen their capacities for addressing gender inequalities in line with institutional commitments and funds and development banks requirements.