The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), in collaboration with the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), has launched Strengthening Gender Integration in Climate Finance Projects, a new guide that presents a framework of recommendations for strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects, with concrete examples and resources to show how it can be done.
This guide is designed for projects teams preparing, designing, implementing and monitoring climate finance projects in developing countries under the four primary multilateral climate funds – the Adaptation Fund (AF), Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) – as well as for those overseeing the approaches of project teams, such as implementing entities and country focal points.
The document also shares broader enabling factors and recommendations to inform advocacy and action beyond individual projects, at the climate fund level. The guide's set of recommendations provides a simple framework for thinking about direct and powerful complementary opportunities for advancing gender equality, stemming from interviews with key stakeholders engaged in project development, design and implementation. The recommendations highlight important opportunities within the project cycle for strengthening gender integration.