Roots for the Future: the Landscape and Way Forward on Gender and Climate Change
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Roots for the Future The Landscape and Way Forward on Gender and Climate Change ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE This publication was produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Gender Office (GGO) under the auspices of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) joint programme, which has been made possible by the generous support of the Government of Finland. A wide range of collaborators, including from across the diversity of the GGCA membership, have contributed content, case studies, and peer review. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the whole of IUCN, nor the views of all collaborators. http://iucn.org/ www.gender-climate.org http://genderandenvironment.org/ Roots for the Future: The Landscape and Way Forward on Gender and Climate Change ISBN 978-9968-938-70-9 The GGCA, founded by IUCN, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) in 2007, is a unique alliance comprised of nearly 100 members—UN, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations from around the world, working together to ensure climate change decision-making, policies and initiatives at all levels are gender responsive and improve the lives and livelihoods of women and men. ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE Lead authors and editors Lorena Aguilar, Margaux Granat, and Cate Owren In collaboration with Publication coordinators • Manuel Oliva (Chapter 1) Cate Owren and Margaux Granat • Eleanor Blomstrom and Bridget Burns (Chapter 2.1) • Cheryl Anderson, with Molly Gilligan, Fidaa F. Designers Haddad, Ali Raza Rizvi, and Cristina Tirado Pablo Porta and Laura Hidalgo, (Chapter 3) Estudio Relativo • Ana Rojas, with Maria Prebble and Jackelline Siles (Chapter 4.1) Sourcing and formatting • Elizabeth Eggerts (Chapter 4.2) Molly Gilligan • Gotelind Alber and Kate Cahoon, with A.E. Boyer (Chapter 5) Copy editor • Liane Schalatek (Chapter 6) Georgina Kenyon Case study coordinators GGO communications coordinator • A.E. Boyer and Cate Owren, drawing content from Maggie Roth inter alia GGCA member submissions and the UNFCCC Momentum for Change initiative The citation for the full publication is: Aguilar, L., An example chapter citation is: Blomstrom, E., Granat, M., & Owren, C. (2015). Roots for the future: & Burns, B. (2015). Global policy landscape: A The landscape and way forward on gender and climate supporting framework for gender-responsive action change. Washington, DC: IUCN & GGCA. on climate change. In L. Aguilar, M. Granat, & C. Owren (Authors), Roots for the future: The landscape and way forward on gender and climate change. Washington, DC: IUCN & GGCA. ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE Table of Contents Acknowledgements 6 Chapter 1 14 Prologue 7 Roots for a more equal and sustainable future: An Introduction to Foreword 8 climate change—and the value of a gender-responsive approach to tackling it Introduction 10 By Manuel Oliva and Cate Owren Chapter 2 46 Chapter 3 129 Policy Promoting resilience, rights and resources: Gender-responsive adaptation 2.1: Global policy landscape: A 47 across sectors supporting framework for gender-responsive action on By Cheryl Anderson, with Lorena Aguilar and Molly climate change Gilligan, and Fidaa Haddad, Ali Raza, and Cristina Tirado By Eleanor Blomstrom and Bridget Burns 2.2: National and regional policy and 81 planning: From global standards to transforming local reality By Lorena Aguilar and Cate Owren ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE Chapter 4 202 Chapter 5 290 Mitigation Into the cities: Developing and supporting resilient, sustainable, and 4.1: Flipping the switch: Ensuring 205 gender-responsive urban environments the energy sector is sustainable and gender-responsive By Gotelind Alber and Kate Cahoon, with A.E. Boyer and Margaux Granat By Ana Rojas, with Maria Prebble and Jackelline Siles 4.2: The Path through the woods: 257 Gender-responsive REDD+ policy and action By Elizabeth Eggerts Chapter 6 328 Chapter 7 383 Unlocking the door to action: Leading the way: Case studies of Gender-responsive climate finance gender-responsive initiatives By Liane Schalatek, Lorena Aguilar and Margaux Granat ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE Acknowledgements This publication—much like the GGCA itself—was financial support—as well as technical partnership made possible by the collective effort of a wide range and transformative leadership on the gender and of contributors. The GGCA membership and joint climate agenda—from the Government of Finland. programme results inspired this publication in large part, thanks to the tremendous gains achieved across GGO also expresses gratitude to the United Nations the gender and climate policy and programming Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) landscape, especially over the last eight years. Secretariat and to all the collaborators affiliated with the innovative initiative, Momentum for Change: The lead authors of each chapter ensured that each Women for Results—which has uniquely generated theme was covered comprehensively and in light applications from and spotlighted extraordinary of the very latest developments in the respective examples of women and women’s initiatives leading fields. IUCN Global Gender Office (GGO) deeply the way on mitigation and adaptation. This publication appreciates the collaboration with Manuel Oliva, has benefitted from the ability and access to draw on Eleanor Blomstrom and Bridget Burns, Cheryl those examples and share them. Anderson, Elizabeth Eggerts, and Gotelind Alber and Kate Cahoon, and Liane Schalatek. Lead authors were Finally, inside the GGO, this publication was a team supported by a number of expert contributors for key effort: Global Senior Gender Advisor, head of the content in the adaptation chapter, including Fidaa F. GGO, Lorena Aguilar was supported by publication Haddad (drylands, desertification), Cristina Tirado coordinators Cate Owren and Margaux Granat, (nutrition, food security, health), and Ali Raza Rizvi who were in turn joined by Ana Rojas, Jackelline (ecosystem-based adaptation, loss and damage). Siles, Molly Gilligan, A.E. Boyer, and Maggie Roth in writing sections of chapter narrative, reviewing Expert reviewers added another layer of insight to dozens of drafts, identifying illustrative cases, each chapter. GGO extends thanks to Ana Rojas formatting and researching citations, and analyzing (introduction), Aira Kalela (international policy), Fleur and including original data, including from the Newman (national policy, and CDM section), Verania GGO’s own Environment and Gender Index (EGI). Chao (national policy), Itzá Castañeda (national policy), GGO team members Itza Castaneda, Natalia Armijo, Patrick Wylie (REDD+), Marcela Tovar-Restrepo (cities), Barbara Clabots, Erin Knight, and Maria Prebble Manuel Oliva (cities), Elizabeth Eggerts (finance), also contributed research and support—and nothing Gabriella Richardson (GEF), and Dima Shocair Reda in the GGO is possible without the financial and (Adaptation Fund). administrative backbone provided by Celia Steele and Roxanne Halley. GGO moreover expresses This publication, along with a wide range of impactful its appreciation to IUCN and especially to the programming that IUCN GGO is proud to implement, Washington, D.C. office for its support. has been made possible thanks to the generous 6 ROOTS FOR THE FUTURE Prologue Women living in developing countries face two We tell the stories of women making transformational different, but intrinsically linked scenarios when it change, such as the Thai industry leader who comes to climate change. has turned her solar company into a billion-dollar business, or the Australian trailblazer who is creating On the one hand, they are disproportionately a movement to get 1 million women across the vulnerable to the effects of climate change. On the country to act on climate change, or the Ghanaian other hand, they are powerful agents of change. entrepreneur who is bringing bamboo bicycles to the global market. Because these women are the ones adapting to droughts, floods and other extreme weather events But if women are to be true agents of change, real and right now, they are at the front lines in the battle measurable action at all levels must be ramped up. against climate change. This puts them in a better position to recognise some of the opportunities that This new publication is a valuable tool to help increase climate change presents. the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies and For example, nearly 2.4 billion people—the majority strategies that ensure women are engaged at all levels of them women—still cook on open fires inside their of the decision-making process. This publication homes. New, clean technologies are allowing many comes at a crucial moment in time, as governments of these women to switch from open fires to fuel- around the world work toward a new, universal climate efficient cookstoves that improve their health, use less change agreement in Paris, France, this year. wood and cut down on emissions. It is my sincere hope that the practical examples At the UNFCCC, we work hard to showcase the critical contained in this publication will strengthen efforts role women play in responding to climate change toward a new agreement, one that enables women to through our Momentum for Change initiative. The act as agents of change at all levels. initiative highlights women-led activities that are making a real difference in the fight against climate change—activities