Gender and Environment
Understand, define, and advocate for issues located at the gender-environment intersection, with a focus on identifying and addressing gender gaps in environmental impact management.
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Environmental Impact Management
Levels
Aware of gender-environment intersection
Defines environment impact management (EIM) and its role within broader environmental impact assessment processes
Aware of linkages between gender, gender-based realities and the environment
Summarises the underlying intent for prioritising gender-environment intersections at local, national, and international levels
Supports gender analysis of EIM plans
Synthesises research for EIM plans, with an emphasis on gender-differentiated impacts of the environment
Identifies key issues located at the gender-environment intersection (food security, clean energy, women in the fisheries sector, etc.)
Supports gender analysis of EIM through data collection and preliminary analysis
Prepares EIM plans with a focus on identifying and addressing gender gaps
Prepares EIM plans while ensuring gender gaps are identified and addressed
Adapts key issues located at the gender-environment intersection to other variables like age, social class, caste, religion, etc.
Conducts a gender analysis of EIM using gender and sex-disaggregated data
Transforms issues located the gender-environment intersection into policy lessons
Oversees the development of EIM plans to ensure all elements are present (mitigation measures, monitoring, capacity development, etc.)
Transforms key issues located the gender-environment intersection into policy lessons
Prioritises gender analysis in EIM plans with a focus on gender-equality targeted approaches
Advocates for the integration of gender analyses into policymaking
Streamlines the inclusion of women in decision-making processes at all levels of EIM (planning, budgeting, etc.)
Advocates for the adoption of gender budgeting in policies, processes, and mechanisms located at the gender-environment intersection
Facilitates and pursues the integration of gender analyses into policymaking for climate change adaptation and mitigation