UNDP-GEF Community-Based Adaptation Programme Anne-France WITTMANN CBA-Morocco Programme Manager (UNV) Tools & Tips to foster Gender Mainstreaming & Inclusion in CBA projects

1 10 pilot countries 5 years SGP mechanism - grants up to $50K UNV support at country and global levels 55 community-driven projects Lessons and best practices for national and global stakeholders UNDP-GEF CBA Programme

2 GENDER MAINSTREAMING stragegy of making women’s & men’s concerns & experiences an integral dimension of a project INCLUSION process of reaching out to & supporting full participation of all community groups, including the most marginalized Essential for effective, equitable and long-term adaptation

3 HOW ? … TO TAKE AN INCLUSIVE & GENDER-SENSITIVE APPROACH TO PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, MONITORING & EVALUATING CBA PROJECTS

4 Identify the differences Analyze gender roles, activities, assets, needs and available opportunities for men & women APPLIED throughout the project cycle GENDER ANALYSIS A tool for gender mainstreaming

5 Assessment & analysis - Identify the problem Gather contextual data (social, economical, cultural, political) – disaggregate by sex, age, social or ethnic group… Identify roles & responsibilities; access / control over resources, benefits How are they affected by climate change ? Understand … Power relations & decision-making processes Barriers to inclusive participation Underlying factors of inequality Assess specific vulnerabilities, CAPACITIES & ASSETS of men & women, related to climate change Use different data collection techniques & sources - research, observation… and direct consultation of men & women (group, individual)

6 Inclusive & Participatory Multi-Purpose Project Tools VULNERABILITY REDUCTION ASSESSMENT (VRA) -Assesment, design, M&E -Participatory workshops / Inclusion through separate focus group -Gender-specific insight & concerns -Experience & observation of climate change -Percieved impacts -Perception of future risks & vulnerability -Challenges & assets for adaptation -Emergence of adaptation solutions from the group ALMANARIO (Guatemala) 100% participatory assessment & planning tool, tailored to marginalized groups’ needs -Accomodate women & marginalized groups : schedule, location, communication means (creative activities, participatory videao, mapping…) -Communicate explicitely to communities / partners that INCLUSIVE participation is required & valued LEARNING PROCESS / EMPOWERMENT

7 Mainstream gender in project design & planning Ensure that the project’s objectives, goals, outcomes, outputs, indicators and baselines are gender-sensitive Take women’s (and other groups) needs & ideas into account / Value their expertise Mainstream gender in project budget & calendar Plan M&E, set targets for women’s participation, develop gender sensitive indicators Mainstream gender in project templates, to guide partners / teams How will the project : address women’s specific needs & vulnerabilities benefit men & women equally challenge existing inequalities & stereotypes contribute to women’s empowerment

8 Gender-sensitive Monitoring & Evaluation MONITOR GENDER-RELATED INDICATORS -Collect sex-disagregated data -Monitor women’s participation, including in project governance -Women’s contribution to the project (knowledge, expertise, work…) -Quantitative & qualitative EVALUATE & REPORT -Project impacts on women’s & men’s vulnerability and adaptive capacities -Changes in perceptions / role distribution / access & control over resources -Improvements in gender equality & women’s empowerment (confidence, expanded opportunities…) -Unintended gender effects Foster women’s active participation in M&E (project committees, reporting…) Creative M&E techniques (photo- report, interviews…) Mainstream gender & inclusion in TORs for external evaluators, and encourage gender expertise DOCUMENT EXPERIENCES & PRACTICES GENERATE GENDER-SENSITIVE KNOWLEDGE

9 EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CONCRETE ACTION During project implementation, facilitate women’s involvment Accomodate & PLAN EFFICIENTLY / Multi-purpose activities Respect cultural context & encourage women to perform their traditional roles…. while ensuring WOMEN’S EQUAL & MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION in other roles & tasks involved in the project RECOGNIZE & VALUE all contributions to adaptation Support access to knowledge & capacity development Support women to take RESPONSIBILITIES in project activities & governance Community Gender focal point Identify men & women LEADERS / Make them ADVOCATES of gender & inclusion

10 VOLUNTEERISM INCLUSION ENGAGED ACTORS

11 CONTRIBUTE TO A GENDER-FRIENDLY ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Aware of deeply-rooted attitudes, beliefs, practices / Creativity & flexibility Role-model : proactively EXPLAIN / DEMONSTRATE Enhance our own capacities & those of partners (project team, CBOs, local government, extension workers…) on Gender, rights approaches, inclusion… Identify leaders & advocates, both MALE & female REASSURE, while emphasizing the NECESSITY of gender inclusion, focusing on the valuable input & contribution of women (WIN-WIN) TIME is critical MAJOR CHALLENGE for the practitionner SHARED RESPONSIBILITY & COMMITTMENT of CBA partners

12 CBA – An opportunity for gender mainstreaming ? Develop a better understanding of differential vulnerabilities Address them in inovative ways Introduce flexibility in grassroots perceptions of gender roles Open new perspectives SHARE OUR LESSONS & KNOWLEDGE, for inspiration and influence…

13 Contact: CBA Morocco Programme Manager