Title:
Soutenir une résilience climatique centrée sur le genre en Afrique
Agreement Number:
7419501 P007526001
Agreement Value:
$7,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This project contributes to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), focusing on gender equality and climate action in Africa. This funding supports small-scale, climate-resilient projects aimed at increasing women’s economic empowerment and initiatives enhancing women’s participation in climate negotiations in countries across Africa. Project activities include: (1) supporting women and girls in climate change adaptation work and other grantees seeking to address opportunities and challenges for women in the transition to low-carbon economies; and (2) organizing training, outreach and awareness-raising activities to increase women’s participation in climate negotiations and to promote the integration of gender equality issues in national climate plans (NDC) and other national climate change strategies.
The project beneficiaries include women entrepreneurs and their communities in adapting to climate change, government officials working on climate change strategies and negotiations, and stakeholders seeking to integrate gender equality considerations into the NDC process.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased use of climate-change-responsive financing, technologies and practices by women entrepreneurs to facilitate their adaptation to climate change; (2) increased participation of women and women’s groups in community-level, national and international climate change negotiations; and (3) gender equality considerations mainstreamed in subnational, sectoral-level and national policies and programs, including nationally determined contributions.
Reference Number:
064-2020-2021-Q3-00395
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2019-2020 4th Quarter report.
Recipient's Legal Name:
African Development Bank Group
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.