Harnessing Climate Change Mitigation Initiative to Benefit Women

The challenges women face adapting to climate change have tended to overshadow the roles women play in mitigating climate change. This project, entitled Harnessing Climate Change Mitigation Initiatives to Benefit Women, sought to compensate for that inattention by supporting gender-responsive mitigation in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. It was financed by the Nordic Development Fund, managed by the Asia Development Bank, and implemented by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation.

Knowledge Products

Mainstreaming Gender into Climate Mitigation Activities

Source: Asian Development Bank

Training Manual to Support Country-Driven Gender and Climate Change

Source: Asian Development Bank

Making Climate Finance Work for Women

Source: Asian Development Bank

Harnessing Climate Finance for Women in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam: A Survey of the Policy Landscape

Source: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Advanced Clean Cookstove supply chain in Cambodia

Source: Asian Co-benefits Partnership

Gender integration in the supply of improved cookstoves in Lao PDR

Source: Asian Co-benefits Partnership

New roles for women in the biogas supply chain in Vietnam

Source: Asian Co-benefits Partnership

Video Series

Hanoi Workshop: 19-20 December 2016

Other Activities

Date	Description	Country
01/11/2012	IGES online article in Monthly Asian Focus Empowering Women—through Climate Finance: an interview with Linda Adams and Lauren Sorkin	region
06/02/2015	Local event Dong Hoi participate in the “Environment Protection Promoters’ Contest in Quang Binh 2015”	Vietnam
14/05/2015	Vientiane Times Vocational training to boost opportunities for disabled women	Lao PDR
30/06-01/07/2015	Online discussion on gender and climate change Active participation on behalf of the project in the online discussion organized by the International Climate Fund (ICF) with the theme Engendering Climate Change Practices.	all
06/2015	SNV website Improved cookstoves break ground at the Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre	Lao PDR
06/2015	Conference participation – Asia (agenda)	all
	Clean Energy Forum in Manila
07/2015	SNV Connect Magazine Bridging the gaps: Women, energy and Environmental sustainability	all
07/2015	Lao National Television - English News Program Disabled women take vocational training to boost opportunities to make a living.	Lao PDR
06/08/2015	Michael Yon Online Magazine Ability, Not Disability: The Newest ICS Production Centre Develops Skills	Lao PDR
07/08/2015	ADB Blog Gender and Mitigation barriers	all
Oct/Nov 2015	Publication/Report Included as a case study – (Box 3, Page 24), (Page 238) RETA 7914 is referenced in IUCN’s latest publication on gender and climate change: Aguilar, L., Granat, M., & Owren, C. (2015). Roots for the future: The landscape and way forward on gender and climate change. Washington, DC: IUCN & GGCA on it’s Chapter4.1. Flipping the Switch: Ensuring the energy sector is sustainable and gender responsive. By Rojas, A., with Prebble, M and Siles, J.	all
22/10/2015	Webinar Gender equality in the energy sector	all
12/11/2015	SNV website news The Biogas construction training first time organized specially for women mason – the Kick-off activity for ADB project TA – 7914 “Harnessing Climate Change mitigation initiatives to benefit women” in Dong Hoi”	Vietnam
07/12/2015	Presentations or participation at panel discussions at COP21 in Paris Gender responsiveness as a tool to increase environmental sustainability, energy access and generate co-benefits: bridging policies, projects and financial opportunities Presentations by Mr. BounEua Khamphilavanh, Senior Official, Department of Disaster Management and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR Andy Wehkamp, SNV Management Director for Energy commented on the RETA in her presentation.	Lao PDR
08/12/2015	Presentations or participation at panel discussions at the COP21 in Paris From Global Commitments to Local Action: National Approaches to Mitigating Climate Change and Advancing Gender Equality Presentation by Mr. BounEua Khamphilavanh, Senior Official, Department of Disaster Management and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao P.D.R.	Lao PDR
15/12/2015	Online Newsletter Energy for All Women, cookstove market in Lao PDR benefit from ADB climate mitigation program	Lao PDR
26/12/2015	VTV Hue (TV channel for the Central Provinces) Gender mainstreaming into Biogas supply chain support the implementation of National target program on New Rural Development in Quang Binh province.	Vietnam
15/01/2016	Abu Dhabi Sustainable Energy Week The use of innovative business models for Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) access. (Panel 3).	all

	SNV Website Women are winners too	all
13/04/2016	Rockefeller Foundation Website Empower Women, Build Resilience	all
09/05/2016	ADB Blog 3 reasons why climate change mitigation should be gender-sensitive	all
09/06/2016	Presentation at Asia Clean Energy Forum, Manila Ensuring gender equality of co-benefits from renewable energy projects in the Lower Mekong Region Program Presentation	all
10/06/2016	Presentation at Asia Clean Energy Forum, Manila Advocacy for Energy: Powerful New Leadership Role for Women’s Strategic Support Group Program Presentation	Cambodia
10/06/2016	Celebration of production of 100,000 ICS Promotion of women’s production of ICS LDWDC was featured at this event, performed as well as promoting and selling stoves	Lao PDR
01/06/2016	Blog for Asia LEDS Partnership Gender equality: ensuring benefits for all in LEDS	all
28/05/2016	Biogas song Recorded following Nghia Ninh event	Vietnam
28/08/2016	Brochure New skills, new opportunities: Empowering women as agents of change	Vietnam
13/10/2016	Quang Binh TV News News item “Women do business with Biogas”	Vietnam
10/12/2016	Publication: Gender-inclusive mitigation proposals Mainstreaming gender into climate mitigation activities	all
22/12/2016	NDF Website Gender-responsive climate mitigation discussed in Vietnam	all
20/12/2016	Closing Workshop Website Website for the final project workshop	all
25/01/2017	CIF-SREP Pilot Countries Meeting Program Presentation	Cambodia
27/01/2017	IUCN-GECCO webinar How gender-responsive methodologies can support NDCs	all
09/02/2016	ADB Gender Project Award 2016 Shireen Lateef Gender Equality Operations Award	all
27/02/2017	Blog in Huffington Post Recognizing Women’s Roles In Combatting Climate Change	all
28/02/2017	NDF Website NDF projects on the vanguard for women’s involvement in climate change mitigation	all
03/2017	Asian Co-benefits Partnership website Advanced Clean Cookstove supply chain in Cambodia	Cambodia
03/2017	Asian Co-benefits Partnership website Gender integration in the supply of improved cookstoves in Lao PDR	Lao PDR
03/2017	Asian Co-benefits Partnership website New roles for Women in biogas supply chain in Vietnam	Vietnam

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