Publications
Gender, Environmental and Social Policy of the Green Climate Fund
14/07/2019
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) gender policy aims to ensure contribution of the GCF projects to gender equality, to take into account gender aspects, and, in turn, mainstreaming of gender and social factors make climate events more effective, sustainable and efficient. 2 pp.
Gender Asia Pacific Newsletter, July 2019 - Issue #2 Gender-Responsive Social Protection
01/07/2019
This publication showcases FAO’s gender-related work at country and regional levels thus contributing to FAO’s strategic objective 6 – Technical quality, knowledge and services. 8 pp.
Strengthening small aquaculture entrepreneurs: the case of a women’s association in the Philippines
28/06/2019
On the basis of interviews, farm visits and data collection, this study identifies the factors that enabled a small farmers’ association to become more effective in the value chain of their products, including through stronger partnerships with buyers and suppliers. 28 pp.
Uzbekistan: Gender, agriculture and rural development (Country Gender Assessment Series)
28/06/2019
Closing the gender gap in agriculture is a critical means of increasing agricultural productivity, reducing poverty and nutrition insecurity and promoting economic growth. This Country Gender Assessment aims to inform the development of strategic objectives at the national level, and it provides recommendations to ensure that gender is taken into consideration in project design and implementation. 75 pp.
Women’s access to rural finance: challenges and opportunities
25/06/2019
This technical paper aims to provide a review of the main demand and supply-side constraints linked to women’s access to rural and agricultural finance, to then present the key strategies which can be adopted to address these challenges, while displaying examples of good practices and providing core policy recommendations to promote women’s financial inclusion. 30 pp.
Guidelines on strengthening gender equality in notarial practices South-East Europe
31/05/2019
This paper highlights guidelines that are intended as a practical assistance document for notaries in the Western Balkans in order to strengthen gender equality in the services that they provide. Notaries play an important role to advise all parties of their rights and obligations, to enable them to make well-informed and prudent decisions in sensitive legal matters, and identify potential infringements of the weaker party’s rights that are guaranteed by the law. 42 pp.
Building connections: Information and communication technologies for gender equality and rural development
29/05/2019
The aim of this paper is to bring rural communities, women and other marginalized groups at the centre of discussions on ICTs. Advances in this field have made available increasing quantity of information to more people than ever before, shaping their social, cultural, economic and political life. The ability to access and make use of these resources often marks the difference between those who thrive and those who are left behind. 17 pp.
Regional Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan for Europe And Central Asia 2019–2022
27/05/2019
This strategy defines the priorities, roles and responsibilities of FAO’s regional, sub-regional and country offices in gender mainstreaming and is supplemented by an action plan which includes time-bound outcomes, outputs and activities. 36 pp.