Gender in Climate Change, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Policies: Insights from East Africa
Publisher: Climatic Change
Author(s): Edidah L. Ampaire, Mariola Acosta, Sofia Huyer, Ritah Kigonya, Perez Muchunguzi, Rebecca Muna, and Laurence Jassogne
Date: 2019
Topics: Climate Change, Economic Recovery, Gender, Land, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources
Countries: Tanzania, Uganda
Gender mainstreaming was acknowledged as an indispensable strategy for achieving gender equality at the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action. Since then, governments have made substantial efforts in developing gender-responsive policies and implementation strategies. The advent of climate change and its effects, which have continued to impact rural livelihoods and especially food security, demands that gender mainstreaming efforts are accelerated. Effective gender mainstreaming requires that gender is sufficiently integrated in policies, development plans, and implementation strategies, supported by budgetary allocations.