A gender-response implementation of the Paris climate agreement
Gender Just Climate Finance Manual
The manual offers a comprehensive guide to understanding the intricate connections between climate justice, gender equality, and climate finance. It begins by outlining the “Gender & Climate – Promoting a gender-responsive implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement” project’s background, and this manual’s objectives and methodology.
The manual gives an overview of the concept of climate justice, presenting key facts and figures on climate change, and it reviews international climate commitments and policies. Furthermore, it examines the gender-climate nexus, discussing gender justice, structural inequalities faced by different genders, and the differentiated impacts of climate change on men and women. Lastly it addresses climate finance, the costs associated with climate change, the fundamentals of climate finance, and the international climate finance landscape, including public funding.
Each chapter includes an analysis of specific situations in Colombia, Georgia, and Uganda, providing country-specific contexts in relation to the respective chapter topics. Finally, practical exercises are provided to offer a hands-on approach for incorporating these themes into workshops and training sessions.
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What awaits you
Now, more than ever, climate finance must be accessible and responsive to gender-transformative climate projects.
This resource provides guidance on how to secure and deploy funding in ways that prioritize both gender equity and environmental sustainability.
Effective climate action requires gender-transformative strategies.
This manual equips you with tools to integrate gender equality into climate projects, ensuring inclusive and impactful solutions for both mitigation and adaptation.
Achieving climate justice demands global solidarity.
This manual promotes collaboration across sectors to create unified, gender-responsive solutions for the most vulnerable communities, addressing both immediate and long-term climate impacts.
Our Tutorial on
Gender & Climate Finance
Are you planning workshops or presentations on the topic of climate and gender justice? Then our tutorials are the perfect complement. In three chapters, they introduce interested people to the basics of gender-just climate financing and thus offer a good introduction to the topic.
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The Project
Gender & Climate
Promoting gender-just implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement
The project aims to contribute to the debate on gender just transition and improving the data situation through gender analyses and gender monitoring in order to identify the (structural) barriers that have so far prevented women and girls in all their diversity from participating equally in the 3 Rs: Rights, Resources and Representation.
Furthermore, instruments will be identified on how women and gender-diverse groups can be better integrated into decision-making processes, and thus take responsibility for a gender-transformative climate policy in all areas, and at all levels.
Q&A
What is this report about?
It highlights real-life examples of climate projects that put gender equality at the centre, showing how local initiatives can make a difference through fair access to rights, resources, and decision-making.
Who should read this report?
It’s especially useful for policymakers, NGOs, community leaders, and anyone working at the intersection of climate action and gender justice.
Do I need to pay to access this manual?
No, the report is free. It’s meant to be a public resource to support climate and gender work around the world.
How can this report help shape future policies?
By showing what’s already working on the ground, it offers practical insights and recommendations to help build more inclusive and effective climate policies.
What makes a climate project gender-transformative?
It’s one that not only includes women but also challenges inequality, supports women’s leadership, and works for fair access to resources.
What challenges do grassroots feminist initiatives face in accessing resourcing?
Difficulty in accessing sovereign climate funds if present combined with bureaucratic obstacles. High interest loans due to the lack of collateral possession in the absence of grant funding.
What can be done to eliminate barriers of accessibility?
Simplify funding processes, combined with increased transparency and promote collaboration between governmental and non-governmental entities to reach and support marginalized communities. Establishing capacity-building programs that enhance the local context and promote their agency in the decision-making process.