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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Understanding the gender-related impact of the crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank for an inclusive response

01/09/2024

This briefing note focuses on assessing the gender-related impacts of the current hostilities in Gaza, emphasizing the importance of understanding the specific needs and vulnerabilities of men, women, girls, and boys. It highlights the necessity of identifying gender-based constraints and vulnerabilities to ensure an appropriate and accountable response that leaves no one behind. 11 pp.

Post-earthquake value chain analysis of greenhouse tomatoes, fisheries and milk products in Türkiye

01/08/2024

This report provides rapid assessments of the earthquake’s effects on agriculture, specifically greenhouse-based tomato production in Samandağ (Hatay), fishing in Hatay’s coastal districts (Samandağ, Arsuz, İskenderun, Dörtyol), and milk production in Elbistan (Kahramanmaraş). 64 p.

Sanitary and phytosanitary measures- Making the African Continental Free Trade Area work for women (Policy brief)

01/08/2024

This policy brief examines how sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures may facilitate or limit women’s participation in the agrifood sector in Africa and how the AfCFTA provides an opportunity for African policymakers to make the SPS framework gender-responsive. 12 p.