Publications
Lessons learned on establishing a "Gender Desk" within a national fisheries institution
01/10/2024
The EAF-Nansen Programme helped establish dedicated “Gender Desk” within the Fisheries Ministries in Tanzania and The Gambia from 2022 to 2023, to mainstream gender in all activities of the institutions’ work within the national fisheries sector. The experience showed that there are different levels of awareness and consideration of gender issues to be taken into account, and that there is a need to build institutional capacity on gender mainstreaming. 4 p.
Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformation - Placing food security, climate change and poverty reduction at the forefront
01/10/2024
The global community has committed to responding to climate change while ensuring decent livelihoods and healthy food for everyone, keeping within planetary boundaries. Transforming agrifood systems is essential to meeting these challenges, with climate response being an intrinsic element. The need for more resilient systems that can sustain increasing demands in a setting of tightening constraints is evident. 126 p.
Gender-responsive value chain analysis in Albania (Case studies of Elbasan, Leskovik and Puka)
01/10/2024
This publication employs FAO's gender-responsive value chain approach to analyze three case studies from Elbasan, Puka, and Leskovik. It highlights the opportunities for strengthening the role of women producers and processors in value chains and identifies key barriers that hinder women's full participation. 124 p.
Advancing women's leadership in dryland regions through the three Rs: rights, representation and resources
01/10/2024
This WeCaN Nurturing Community of Knowledge Practice for Women policy brief focuses on advancing women's leadership in dryland regions through the three Rs: rights, representation and resources. It includes useful case studies collected from WeCaN members across many dryland areas, showcasing the benefits of strong women leadership on environments and communities. 12 p.
Training course material for climate-wise women agents
01/10/2024
The training course material for climate wise women agents (CWWAs) has been launched in Jordan under the project Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Through Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector (BRCCJ). CWWAs will be trained as master trainers in state-of-the-art techniques for climate adaptation and efficient domestic use of water. 206 p.
Supporting Women’s Agrifood Cooperatives and Associations in Lebanon - GCP/LEB/030/CAN
01/10/2024
Agricultural associations and cooperatives are critical for income generation, employment creation and food security in Lebanon, where the population has increased by one-third since March 2011, when the country began to see an influx of refugees from the Syrian Arab Republic. 2 p.
Step-by-step checklist for integrating a gender transformative approach throughout the project cycle
01/10/2024
This handout summarizes the information in the Step-by-step guide to integrating a gender transformative approach throughout the project cycle ("Step-by-Step Guide"). It outlines the five phases of the project cycle, as well as the steps to be taken during each phase. It also includes the full checklist of actions to be taken by project and programme staff when integratingthe gender transformative approach in every phase of the project cycle. 8 p.
Empowering Women, Increasing Institutional and Local Resilience and Recovering and Preserving Forestlands in West Honduras - GCP/HON/045/CAN
01/09/2024
The PROMUCLIMA project was created to address critical challenges in 12 municipalities in western Honduras, where economic and environmental proposals were required to improve governance systems in those communities depending on forest and agroforestry resources. In addition, this context highlighted the need to support rural and Indigenous women, and youth, who were excluded from sustainable development and climate action decision-making processes. 2 p.