The EAF-Nansen Programme Gender Strategy

23/09/2020

This is a strategy document of the EAF-Nansen Programme that was formulated to guide the Programme’s activities on gender mainstreaming. It was prepared with the aim of achieving the outcome, purpose and goals defined in the Programme Document, while contributing to the accomplishment of FAO’s strategic objectives. 38 pp.

The Philippines: Impact of Early Warning Early Action Exploring the interplay between El Niño-induced drought, conflict and gender

17/09/2020

This study analyses the outcome of acting early on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines between 2018 and 2019, ahead of an El Niño‑induced drought. It evaluates the effectiveness of anticipatory actions and highlights families’ perspectives on the benefits of acting early. 31 pp.

Indigenous Women, daughters of Mother Earth

16/09/2020

This brochure presents some of the main challenges that indigenous women face. It provides recommendations to eliminate the barriers that prevent them from achieving their full potential and their ability to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 16 pp.

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the context of Food Security and Nutrition

15/09/2020

The purpose of this Scoping Paper is to contribute to a preliminary discussion on the development of Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the context of Food Security and Nutrition. This paper presents a conceptual summary of the subject and a framework through which challenges can be identified. Evidence of the main links between gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food security and nutrition is then presented. 48 pp.

Toolkit for value chain analysis and market development integrating climate resilience and gender responsiveness

01/09/2020

This toolkit aims to help countries in selecting and analyzing value-chain opportunities to improve climate change resilience and reduce gender inequalities. Key strengths of the value chain approach include assisting in adaptation planning, analysis of vulnerabilities and hotspots across the value chain, assessing risks at each node, identifying new market opportunities to help communities adapt, and suggesting partnerships 140 pp.

Deconstructing the gender gap in rural financial inclusion

21/08/2020

This paper examines the financial habits and constraints of rural women in Mozambique and Tanzania with the objective of answering how and why they differ from those of their male counterparts. Building on the results achieved through this analysis, this paper aims to develop a range of general recommendations that can assist local policymakers, public stakeholders and formal financial service providers in shaping their approach towards a more gender-sensitive provision of rural 78 pp.

FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme: Economic inclusion and social protection to reduce poverty: Pro-poor COVID-19 responses for an inclusive post-pandemic economic recovery

20/08/2020

The socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic add urgency to the call to eradicate poverty, particularly in rural areas. Rural women bear a disproportionate burden in the COVID-19 crisis as agricultural producers, processors and traders, and are affected by deeply rooted gender discriminatory social norms and economic practices. This brochure considers how the pervasive inequalities between rural and urban inhabitants, rich and poor, women and men exacerbate these effects. 5 pp.

Rural Women and Girls 25 years after Beijing: critical agents of positive change

06/08/2020

This document highlights the importance to not only take stock of the broad experiences of rural women and girls, but also to recognize and address the specific needs and distinct realities faced by those constituting these two groups. This includes good practices from the members of the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality in the thematic areas of education, food security and nutrition and many more. 48 pp.