Generando evidencia sobre la Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima con perspectiva de género para informar políticas en Centroamérica

Esta presentación muestra la importancia de incluir una perspectiva de género en las intervenciones Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC), teniendo en cuenta mayor proporción de la población rural son mujeres, la creciente femininización de la agricultura en Centro América y su vulnerabilidad al cambio climático. En ese sentido, es fundamental incluir aspectos de género en todas las políticas, programas e investigaciones: para apoyar el cumplimiento de los derechos humanos, incrementar la producción agrícola y apoyar el desarrollo nacional

Integración de género en políticas de agricultura, seguridad alimentaria y cambio climático: el caso de Guatemala

La integración de la perspectiva de género en las políticas es fundamental para alcanzar objetivos de desarrollo nacionales y abordar retos como el cambio climático (CC) y la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición (SAN). Dentro del proyecto CCAFS FP1 LAM, analizamos en qué medida el género está incluido en las políticas de CC y SAN de Guatemala. Utilizamos la metodología desarrollada en el informe "Gender integration in agriculture, food security and climate change policy: a framework proposal" (Integración de la perspectiva de género en laagricultura, la seguridad alimentaria y las políticas sobre el cambio climático: una propuesta marco); la cual incluye análisis de narrativas y de documentos. Resultados muestran que a pesar de que Guatemala ha firmado múltiples compromisos internacionales en temas de género, son poco mencionado en documentes de políticas. A nivel de gobierno, se han creado unidades sectoriales, así como una secretaria presidencial de género que tienen pocas capacidades. Existen políticas de género, pero poco se incluye del tema dentro de las políticas sectoriales. A nivel de ciclo de política (de la elaboración al monitoreo y evaluación), si las mujeres con reconocidas como una población más vulnerable, son poco incluida en políticas de SAN y CC. Existen múltiples barreras, ubicadas a diferentes niveles que explica a la falta de integración de género en el ciclo de políticas. Actores entrevistados identificaron más barreras que soluciones frente a esta situación. Las barreras que logran más consenso entre los actores entrevistados se relacionan con (1) racismo, machismo, conservatismo, (2) la falta de presupuesto público y (3) la falta de sensibilización. Contra narrativas permiten ver motivaciones de actores que no tienen interés en hacer avanzar el tema de género en el país.The integration of the gender perspective into policies is essential to achieve national development goals and address challenges such as climate change (CC) and food security and nutrition (SAN). Within the CCAFS FP1 LAM project, we analyze to what extent gender is included in the CC and SAN policies of Guatemala. We use the methodology developed in the report "Gender integration in agriculture, food security and climate change policy: a framework proposal"; which includes analysis of narratives and documents. Results show that although Guatemala has signed multiple international commitments on gender issues, they are little mentioned in policy documents. At the government level, sectoral units have been created, as well as a gender presidential secretary who has few capacities. There are gender policies, but little is included in the topic within sectoral policies. At the policy cycle level (from development to monitoring and evaluation), if women were recognized as a more vulnerable population, are little included in SAN and CC policies. There are multiple barriers, located at different levels that explain the lack of gender integration in the policy cycle. The actors interviewed identified more barriers than solutions to this situation. The barriers that achieve the most consensus among the interviewed actors are related to (1) racism, sexism, conservatism, (2) lack of public budget and (3) lack of awareness. Against narratives, they allow seeing motivations of actors who have no interest in advancing the gender issue in the country

Género, Agricultura y Cambio Climático: estableciendo nexos

Esta charla impartida a estudiantes de pre-grado de la Universidad Zamorano (Honduras), impartida en el marco de las actividades del proyecto "Generando Evidencia sobre la agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima con perspectiva de género" finaciado por IDRC, tenia como objetivo sensibilizar a estos futuros profesionales de la region centroamericana sobre la importancia de entender las relaciones de género, y las desigualdades sociales que pueden derivar de ellas, y mas puntualmente proveerles conocimientos básicos sobre los nexos entre el género, la agricultura y el cambio climático

Integración de género en políticas de agricultura, seguridad alimentaria y cambio climático: el caso de Guatemala

La integración de la perspectiva de género en las políticas es fundamental para alcanzar objetivos de desarrollo nacionales y abordar retos como el cambio climático (CC) y la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición (SAN). Dentro del proyecto CCAFS FP1 LAM, analizamos en qué medida el género está incluido en las políticas de CC y SAN de Guatemala. Utilizamos la metodología desarrollada en el informe "Gender integration in agriculture, food security and climate change policy: a framework proposal" (Integración de la perspectiva de género en laagricultura, la seguridad alimentaria y las políticas sobre el cambio climático: una propuesta marco); la cual incluye análisis de narrativas y de documentos. Resultados muestran que a pesar de que Guatemala ha firmado múltiples compromisos internacionales en temas de género, son poco mencionado en documentes de políticas. A nivel de gobierno, se han creado unidades sectoriales, así como una secretaria presidencial de género que tienen pocas capacidades. Existen políticas de género, pero poco se incluye del tema dentro de las políticas sectoriales. A nivel de ciclo de política (de la elaboración al monitoreo y evaluación), si las mujeres con reconocidas como una población más vulnerable, son poco incluida en políticas de SAN y CC. Existen múltiples barreras, ubicadas a diferentes niveles que explica a la falta de integración de género en el ciclo de políticas. Actores entrevistados identificaron más barreras que soluciones frente a esta situación. Las barreras que logran más consenso entre los actores entrevistados se relacionan con (1) racismo, machismo, conservatismo, (2) la falta de presupuesto público y (3) la falta de sensibilización. Contra narrativas permiten ver motivaciones de actores que no tienen interés en hacer avanzar el tema de género en el país.The integration of the gender perspective into policies is essential to achieve national development goals and address challenges such as climate change (CC) and food security and nutrition (SAN). Within the CCAFS FP1 LAM project, we analyze to what extent gender is included in the CC and SAN policies of Guatemala. We use the methodology developed in the report "Gender integration in agriculture, food security and climate change policy: a framework proposal"; which includes analysis of narratives and documents. Results show that although Guatemala has signed multiple international commitments on gender issues, they are little mentioned in policy documents. At the government level, sectoral units have been created, as well as a gender presidential secretary who has few capacities. There are gender policies, but little is included in the topic within sectoral policies. At the policy cycle level (from development to monitoring and evaluation), if women were recognized as a more vulnerable population, are little included in SAN and CC policies. There are multiple barriers, located at different levels that explain the lack of gender integration in the policy cycle. The actors interviewed identified more barriers than solutions to this situation. The barriers that achieve the most consensus among the interviewed actors are related to (1) racism, sexism, conservatism, (2) lack of public budget and (3) lack of awareness. Against narratives, they allow seeing motivations of actors who have no interest in advancing the gender issue in the country

Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review

More than twenty years have passed since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, where gender mainstreaming was acknowledged as an indispensable global strategy for achieving gender equality. Since then, Tanzania has undoubtedly made efforts in mainstreaming gender in its national policies and strategies (MCDGC, 2012). However, to date some of its policies and strategies still remain gender blind or have not prioritized gender as an area for immediate action. This insufficient consideration to gender in some policy documents, coupled with limited enforcement of the policies that were drafted as gender sensitive, might hinder progress towards gender equality in the country. With climate change increasingly threatening rural livelihoods in Tanzania (Orindi and Murray 2005; Yanda et al. 2013), the need to incorporate gender considerations in the policies and programs dealing directly and indirectly with climate change issues becomes even more apparent. Indeed, if policies fail to acknowledge the different roles, opportunities, perspectives and challenges that women and men have in the face of climate change, the adaptation and mitigation measures proposed in the policies will likely fail or may even ultimately exacerbate gender inequalities (Ncube et al., 2011)

Gender relations and inequalities in the Amazon: The potential of geospatial systems to address gender inequalities

In order for geospatial services to reach their full potential to benefit the people and the environment of the Amazon at multiple scales (regional, national, sub-national, community) by supporting communities in monitoring their territories and addressing the various challenges they face (such as deforestation, illegal mining, climate change, and biodiversity loss), it is important to have an inclusive vision that considers both the situation of local women and other actors in the region. These actions can improve local capacity in the use and exploitation of satellite data and geospatial information to facilitate, strengthen, and promote sustainable natural resource management throughout the Amazon

Towards gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agricultural sector: Opportunities and challenges in Uganda

Achieving economic growth while reducing poverty in an equitable manner demands that governments in Sub-Saharan Africa commit actions and resources to address gender inequalities, even more so under a changing climate which is expected to widen social inequalities (Dankelman, 2012). Internationally, the UN asserts that achieving gender equality, development and peace must be supported by explicit budgetary allocation to targeted activities to ensure gender equality at all scales (OSAGI, 2001). Over the past two decades, Uganda has advanced gender equality and empowerment of women. Uganda’s commitment to promote gender equality and equity was confirmed by enacting the National Gender Policy (1997, revised in 2007). Other components of the political and legal efforts to tackle gender inequality include (i) the 1995 Constitution of Uganda in articles 32 (3 & 4); (ii) the Equal Opportunities Act (2007); (iii) the Public Finance Management Act (2015); and (iv) the National Development Plan II (2015/16-2019/20). However, despite all these initiatives, effective gender mainstreaming as a strategy for addressing gender inequalities remains a big challenge, as manifested by Uganda’s Gender Inequality Index of 0.538, ranking 122 out of 155 countries in the 2014 index (UNDP, 2015)

Gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in Tanzania: do plans and budgets match?

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been ratified by more countries than any other UN convention (Gabizon, 2016). The United Republic of Tanzania is one such country that hopes to fully utilize its human resources, both men and women, for socio-economic development. It is recognized that the continued marginalization of women constitutes a major obstacle to rapid socio-economic development of the country (MCDGC, 2005). The United Republic of Tanzania–through the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children–has prioritized gender equality through different instruments: the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania was amended in 2005 to increase women’s participation in the National Parliament and Local Authorities; the Women and Gender Development Policy of 2000 puts more emphasis on women in development, and the National Strategy for Gender Development was intended to promote gender equality and equity. Despite these developments, challenges still remain, as demonstrated by Tanzania’s low ranking (123rd out of 149 countries) on the 2013 Gender Inequality Index (UNDP, 2015)