GEDA Member Resources

This is a curated list of resources produced by GEDA Core Partners (GEDA members who actively contribute to the work of the Alliance) since 2015. Listed in alphabetical order by producer, these concern relevant GEDA topics at the nexus of gender and environment. This list will be updated on a quarterly basis as new research is produced and as the GEDA membership expands.

Language accessibility: All of the resources below are available in English unless specified.

Data2X

Policy Briefs:

Gender Data Must Be the Bedrock of Climate Justice (2023) with IISD and WEDO
Resilient Communities Need Gender Data (2022)
Persistent Gaps in Gender Data Will Challenge Movement from Zero Draft Rhetoric to Action (2022)

Reports:

Transforming the Data Landscape: Solutions to Close Gender Data Gaps (2022) with Open Data Watch
Mapping Gender Data Gaps: An SDG Era Update (2020)

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Resource Library:

Resource Center

DIVA for Equality

Reports:

Unjust, Unequal, Unstoppable: Fiji LBT women and gender non-conforming people tipping the scales toward justice (2019)

GenderCC

Tools:

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Publications

Global Greengrants Fund

Reports:

Understanding Resilience in International Development (2022) with Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, TrustAfrica, and Impact Trust
Building Resilience in International Development (2021) with Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace
Climate Resilience: Lessons from flexible, community-based grantmaking in the Pacific Islands (2020)
Our Voices, Our Environment: The state of funding for women’s environmental action (2018) with Prospera and the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action

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Publications

Heinrich Boell Foundation (North America)

Reports:

The Loss and Damage Finance Facility: Why and How (2022)
Racism and Climate (In)Justice (2020)
Gender and Climate Finance (2020)

Webpages:

Feminist perspectives on global environmental justice

Resource Library:

Feminism and Gender

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Policy Briefs:

Gender Analysis in Building Climate Resilience in Da Nang, Vietnam: Challenges and Solutions (2016)

Working Papers:

Local responses to climate-related non-economic losses and damages (2022)

Tools:

Pamoja voices climate-resilience planning toolkit (2020)

Resource Library:

Publications – Gender

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Reports:

Tools:

Toolkit for a Gender-Responsive Process to Formulate and Implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) (2019) with UNFCCC

Websites:

NAP Trends – Trends in Key Themes – Gender

Resource Libraries:

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Reports:

Articles:

New data reveals slow progress in achieving gender equality in environmental decision making (2021)

Briefs:

Energizing Equality: Unlocking the potential of women’s participation in sub-Saharan African energy utilities (2019) with USAID

Academic papers:

Gender and biodiversity: Analysis of women and gender equality considerations in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) (2017)
Gender in Mitigation Actions: EGI brief (2016) with USAID

Factsheets:

EGI: Women’s Participation in Global Environmental Decision Making factsheet (2015)

Resource Libraries:

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)

Reports:

Equality Insights Rapid: Tool Development Report (2021)
Food security, gender and resilience in the Solomon Islands (2020)

Policy Position Papers:

Taking a Gender-Sensitive Approach to Climate Change Prevention, Mitigation and Adaptation (2022)
Feminist Perspectives on Climate Diplomacy (2022) from the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition – convened by IWDA
Building from the foundations: improving data to inform future fit social protection (2020)

Guidance Notes:

Equality Insights and individual-level, gender-sensitive measurement of multidimensional poverty and inequality (2021)

Resource Libraries:

IWDA – Resources – Gendered Climate Justice
Equality Insights
Inclusive Gender Data
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Reports:

Differentiated impacts of climate change on women and men; the integration of gender considerations in climate policies, plans and actions; and progress in enhancing gender balance (2019)

Webpages:

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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

Reports:

Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2022 (2022)
Making Every Woman and Girl Count: Moving the Needle on Gender Data [Final Annual Report] (2021)
Women and the Environment: An Asia-Pacific Snapshot (2021)
State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in ASEAN (2021)
Sustaining Inclusive Peace on the Frontlines of Climate Change: Gender, Climate and Security (2021)
Mainstreaming Gender in Environment Statistics for the SDGs and Beyond: Identifying Priorities in Asia and the Pacific (2019) with ESCAP, IUCN, and UNEP
Turning promises into action: gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2018)

Research Papers:

Think-piece on Gender and Climate Change in the context of COVID-19 (2020)
Utilizing big data to measure key connections between gender and climate change (2022) published in Statistical Journal of the IAOS
Women on the Move in a Changing Climate: A discussion paper on gender, climate & mobility (2018) with Sierra Club
Leveraging Co-Benefits Between Gender Equality and Climate Action for Sustainable Development (2016)

Tools:

Model questionnaire: Measuring the nexus between gender and environment (2018)
Training Manual on Gender and Climate Change Resilience (2021)

Resource Libraries:

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Reports:

Shelter from the storm: a transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world (2015)

Tools:

A Framework for the Assessment of Population Risk and Resilience to Climate Change (2016)

Resource Libraries:

Publications – Climate Change
Data Portal on SRHR and Population Trends

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Reports:

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Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Reports:

Who Decides: Women’s Participation in the UN Climate Convention (2023) (available in Spanish, French and Arabic)
Women’s Participation in the UNFCCC: Report 2022
Pocket Guide to Gender Equality under the UNFCCC (2020) European Capacity Building Initiative
Gender and Climate Change in the United States: A Reading of Existing Research (2020)
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Updated and New Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) (2020)
Engagement of Women and Gender-related Groups in the Climate Investment Funds: An Assessment (2020)
Women’s Organizations and Climate Finance: Engaging in Processes and Accessing Resources (2019)
Gender and Climate Change: A Closer Look at Existing Evidence (2016)
Background Paper: Gender Mainstreaming Practices in the Context of Climate Responses (2016)
WEDO Reflection Report: Feminist Solidarity and Resilience: A Look Back At 2020 (2021)
Feminist Economic Justice for People and Planet (2021)

Policy Briefs:

Toward a Gender-Transformative Agenda for Climate and Environmental Action (2022) with APWLD, FEMNET, Fós Feminista
FemGND Releases Care & Climate Issue Brief (2021), WEDO as part of the Feminist New Green Deal Coalition

Papers:

Intersectionality and collective action: visioning a Feminist Green New Deal in the US (2020)

Tools:

Gender Climate Tracker (available in Spanish and French)

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Resources

Guide:

Guide to strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects (2021)

WOCAN

Tools:

W+ Standard

Podcast Series:

10 Solutions for Feminist Climate Resilient Recovery

Women Environmental Programme (WEP)

Policy Brief:

Preventing the Environmental and Health Impacts of Artisanal Oil Refining on Women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region (2023)

Report:

Gender and Climate Change Issues in Agriculture in Nigeria (2019)

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Training Manuals

World Resources Institute (WRI)

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Last updated: September 20, 2023

This research is part of the GEDA Technical Guidance and Data Mapping consultancy undertaken by Trimita Chakma and Bea Moraras from late 2022 through September 2023, shared under Resources on the GEDA website. To learn more about Trimita and Bea, please read their interview for the GEDA Insights Newsletter.