THE ENVIRONMENT AND GENDER INDEX (EGI) 2013 PILOT The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) 2013 Pilot THE ENVIRONMENT AND GENDER INDEX (EGI) 2013 PILOT Preliminary Version—18 November 2013 “We have to move beyond the lip service of gender mainstreaming, into concrete actions...It is important to place well-defined, convention-specific strategies on gender with achievable indicators and objectives and to support governments in their efforts to implement and comply with the gender provisions of the Conventions.” —Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Contact the EGI Team at the following website about your country’s rank in the EGI, to make suggestions for the next round of the EGI, or to request technical support on gender and environment: environmentgenderindex.org/contact A summary version of this publication is available at environmentgenderindex.org. Please cite this document as: IUCN (2013). The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) 2013 Pilot. Washington, D.C.: IUCN. To reproduce any section of this report, please send the request to environmentgenderindex.org/contact. The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) 2013 Pilot Table of Contents Development of the EGI and Acknowledgements ............................................ 5 Expert Panel of the Environment and Gender Index ........................................ 6 How to use the EGI .............................................................................................. 7 Foreword .............................................................................................................. 9 Preface ................................................................................................................ 10 Acronyms ........................................................................................................... 11 1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 12 1.1 The EGI’s Purpose .................................................................................................... 13 1.2 The EGI’s Audience ................................................................................................... 14 2. Gender and Environment .............................................................................. 15 3. Methodology and Data .................................................................................. 18 3.1 Methodology Overview .............................................................................................. 18 3.2 Scoring Criteria and Categories ................................................................................ 19 3.3 Data and Country Selection ....................................................................................... 20 3.5 Indicator Construction and Data Modeling ................................................................ 22 3.6 Calculating and Weighting the EGI ............................................................................ 23 3.7 Summary of EGI Audit ............................................................................................... 24 4. Results and Analysis ..................................................................................... 26 4.1 Country Performance ................................................................................................ 26 4.2 Policy Implications ..................................................................................................... 32 5. Filling in the Data Gaps ................................................................................. 34 5.1 Country Report Analysis ............................................................................................ 34 5.2 Environmental Finance .............................................................................................. 40 5.3 Biodiversity and Natural Resources .......................................................................... 48 5.4 Land Tenure .............................................................................................................. 51 5.5 Agriculture ................................................................................................................. 55 5.6 Women’s Participation and Representation .............................................................. 58 5.7 Climate Change, Disasters, and Energy ................................................................... 69 6. The IUCN Global Gender Office .................................................................... 74 Appendix ............................................................................................................ 75 Appendix A: Country Profiles ........................................................................................... 75 Appendix B: Country Scores by Category ..................................................................... 113 Appendix C: Indicator Descriptions ............................................................................... 121 Appendix C: Variable Descriptions for Additional Country Data .................................... 133 The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) 2013 Pilot 3 Appendix D: Removed Indicators .................................................................................. 135 Appendix E: Other Variables of Interest ........................................................................ 136 Appendix F: National Estimation of Poverty .................................................................. 138 Appendix G: Specific Indicator Issues ........................................................................... 141 Appendix H: References ................................................................................................ 142 Appendix I: Audit of the EGI .......................................................................................... 143 The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) 2013 Pilot 4 Development of the EGI and Acknowledgements The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) is a project of the Global Gender Office of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a leader on gender issues in the environmental sector. The EGI is a collaborative effort, and we would like to thank everyone who made the 2013 pilot phase of the EGI possible. The EGI Team at the IUCN Global Gender Office: Rebecca Pearl-Martinez, EGI Manager Lorena Aguilar Revelo, Global Senior Gender Adviser Ruta Aidis, EGI Index Developer Ainsley Lloyd, EGI Data Specialist Margaux Granat, EGI Researcher Tamar Abrams, EGI Communications Specialist Additional assistance with country report analysis in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese was provided by Itza Castañeda, Fida Haddad, Jackeline Siles, Celia Steele, Alina Haddleton, and Ryan Sarsfield. Itza Castañeda contributed to the initial concept development and Cate Owren contributed text to the EGI report. Special thanks go to Michaela Saisana and Dorota Bialowolska of the European Commission Joint Research Centre for the index audit, Angel Hsu at the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) for collaboration with the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), and Bridget Burns of Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) for insights on UNFCCC COP delegation analysis. Design of EGI visuals by Colin Hughes at Juxapo. At IUCN, we wish to express appreciation to Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Stewart Maginnis, Frank Hawkins, Borjana Pervan, Anna Knee, Nicole Gooderson, Lucy Deram-Rollason, Giuditta Andreaus and many others throughout the IUCN community for their whole- hearted support of the EGI initiative. The IUCN Global Gender Office financed the pilot phase of the EGI. Additional support for the 2013 launch was generously provided by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Conservation International. The Environment and Gender Index (EGI) 2013 Pilot 5 Expert Panel of the Environment and Gender Index The EGI Expert Panel guides the EGI methodology and provides input on indicators, data sets, and other methodological choices. The 33 Members of the Expert Panel (listed below) have diverse expertise and represent multilateral institutions, governments, NGOs, and research institutions. The Expert Panel is not involved in approving the final EGI methodology. Rachel Aron Maria Hartl Thu Pham African Development Bank International Fund for Rachel’s Network Agricultural Development Yasmina Bekhouche (IFAD) Michaela Saisana World Economic Forum European Commission Joint Angel Hsu Research Centre Ioana Borza Yale Center for Environmental European Institute on Gender Law and Policy John Scott Equality Convention on Biological Kareen Jabre Diversity (CBD) Kourtnii Brown Inter-Parliamentary Union The Asia Foundation John Shandra Päivi Kannisto Stonybrook University Arzu Rana Deuba Ministry for Foreign Affairs, IUCN Regional Councillor, Finland Gretchen Stevens Nepal World Health Organization Aslihan Kes (WHO) Cheryl Doss International Center for Yale University Research on Women Hanne Svarstad Oslo and Akershus University Natalie Elwell Salma Khan College United States Agency for Former Chairperson of International Development CEDAW Committee Emiliana Florence Tembo (USAID) Gender and Social Prabha Khosla Development Expert, Zambia Hanna Gehor Gender and Cities Consultant United Nations Framework Elin Torell Convention on Climate Khrystyna Kushnir Coastal Resources Center, Change (UNFCCC) World Bank University of Rhode Island Yolanda Gomez Ruth Meinzen-Dick Laura E. Williamson Gender and Water