This blog post by Elizabeth Bryan, Patti Kristjanson, and Claudia Ringler summarizes recent research by IFPRI on gender and climate change under the CGIAR Program for Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security. Click here to read why gender matters for climate change adaptation.
EMPLOYMENT: Gender Postdoctoral Fellow – Livestock Plus (CIAT)
Gender Postdoctoral Fellow- Livestock Plus CIAT is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to address the key research question: How can Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) be designed and implemented to promote inclusiveness, social equity and decrease existing gender gaps? The Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to work closely with a team of researchers from CIAT and >> Read more
Webinar: Gender considerations in today’s post COP 21 environment; what’s missing?
February 22, 2016 at 10:00 am EST Register here: bit.ly/1TXgOEj The first in a new webinar series on issues related to gender and agriculture, developed by the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network in collaboration with CGIAR Research Programs and partners, this webinar focuses on what’s missing in terms of gender considerations in today’s post >> Read more
Does Uganda sufficiently address gender inequalities in climate policies? (via CCAFS)
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) together with partners International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), recently released an Info Note analyzing Uganda's climate and development policies from a gender perspective. Feel free to explore the following resources: Download Info Note: Gender and >> Read more
Five mid-week gender reads and resources
How do women and men cope with time burden, and what implications do such gendered coping strategies this have for nutrition? This month's post on the Gender-Nutrition Idea Exchange blog shares results from a systematic review of the evidence: It is time: Why time matters in agriculture-nutrition pathways from the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health >> Read more
Launch of online portal for Gender and Social Inclusion Toolbox
Earlier this year, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) together with partners, launched a Gender and Social Inclusion Toolbox for development research via a live-streamed event. We’ve now put the final touches on a platform dedicated to the toolbox, found here, which we encourage you to check out! Here >> Read more
New toolbox for gender and inclusion in climate change projects
After much anticipation, the Gender and Inclusion Toolbox: Participatory Research in Climate Change and Agriculture, presenting gender-sensitive and socially inclusive participatory action research methods, was finally launched yesterday in Nairobi via a well-attended live-streamed event! The launch coincided with the International Day of Rural Women to emphasize the need for more relevant, gender-responsive methods and tools >> Read more
Launch of Gender and Social Inclusion Toolbox, October 15, International Day of Rural Women
On Wednesday, October 15, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) and the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) will organize a special event launching the Gender & Inclusion Toolbox: Participatory Research in Climate Change & Agriculture. The Gender and Inclusion Toolbox is a participatory methodology guide on how to create socially >> Read more
